dozens Five public schools across Maine have opened HealthReach Community Health Centers on campus to provide students with contraception, vaccines, mental health care and, in some cases, sex-change drugs.
Some parents are concerned that their child's school will become medicalized with federal funds, especially since Maine law allows clinics to administer certain drugs and services to children without parental consent. However, the opportunity is already being exploited.
Deandra Staples, HealthReach's deputy director of operations, admitted in October that just last year, seven out of 181 students kept their parents in the dark about services provided at the clinic.
reported WGME-TV. “It will probably remain secret for safety reasons or because they may not have support at home,” Staples said.
Alvin Louie, president of the parent advocacy group Courage is a Habit, said that after months of controversy and debate, the Maine Board of Education “secretly” voted on Dec. 5 to ban such education. The establishment of this agency is sounding an alarm.
Federally Qualified Health Center In that district.
“They have to submit their agenda within five business days. They waited until Thanksgiving Eve hoping no one would pay attention throughout the Thanksgiving weekend,” Louis told Blaze News. “Even if a few parents happened to notice it on Tuesday or Wednesday, it would be too late to alert the community. That's what this MSAD 11 school board was hoping for.”
There is a possibility that a health clinic will be approved to be held at Gardiner Regional High School during the 2025-2026 school year.
agenda Staples is attending Thursday's meeting of the Maine School District 11 Board of Governors, where he plans to make a presentation.
“Everything is done quickly, without parental consent.”
“We are fortunate that the wonderful frontline parents we work with knew and were watching how unethical this school board was,” Louis added.
Asked about instances of “secret” student visits being granted and whether parents will be kept in the dark more and more about the medicalization of their children, Louis said: “Good, that happens a lot'' is a disingenuous line of manipulation that they gave to the seven children who had to be treated without their parents' consent (the parents were “dangerous and abusive''). ) would be the same. The next 70 kids, the next 700 kids, and ultimately all the kids whose parents don't agree with transgender ideology or birth control. ”
“This is the same blueprint they used to protect transgender secrecy in schools and the same transgender trafficking bills we've been fighting for,” she said, referring to bills like Maine's LD 227. Louis added, however.
Although Courage is a Habit and other parental rights activists succeeded in defeating the previous version, Gov. Janet Mills said:
ratified Democratic state Rep. Anne Perry's LD 227 in April. LD 227, which Louis previously referred to as the “Transgender Trafficker Protection Act,” prohibits “interference” with abortion and gender reassignment mutilation, protects health care workers from lawsuits, and prohibits interstate child runaways. The Act stipulates that children's known whereabouts must be concealed from their parents. thing.
Michelle Tucker, newly elected member of the Board of Education, out loud Opposing the state's cross-dressing student policy, noticed In October, “They are children and may not be mature enough to make these decisions without parental support.”
Louie said that while parents may be willing to resist various medical interventions at school, “no matter their age, they should work with an affirming counselor or therapist to guide their children down the transgender path.” They will be in pairs. Children will be given binders and tucks.” Because of their transgender status, girls have immediate access to all types of contraception without parental consent. ”
“Ultimately, all medical decisions will be made on school grounds without parental consent. All that is required is for someone at the clinic to determine that the parent is 'dangerous and abusive.' ” added Louis.
Blaze News reached out to the MSAD 11 Superintendent's Office and HealthReach for comment, but did not receive a response by deadline.
When the idea of setting up a clinic at Gardiner Regional High School first arose, Maine Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Lindsey Hames said,
said In a statement to the Kennebec Journal, they said, “School-based health centers limit absence time for outside commitments, reduce absences due to chronic illness, and improve discipline for students who require behavioral or medical support. By reducing punishments, we are improving educational outcomes for students.”
'Courage is a habit' ahead of Thursday's vote
online form Community members can use the last few hours before the vote to send a mass email to the board expressing their concerns about this initiative.
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