A New York City elementary school is being called out for teaching a class on gender identity to kindergartners after copies of the course began circulating on social media.
Hillside Elementary School, part of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District, teaches a “gender curriculum” to elementary-age children to promote “inclusion” in the school, according to a course description reviewed by Fox News. It is said that there is digital.
According to a message to parents, the course includes showing kindergarteners photos of other children and “introducing vocabulary to describe characters of a variety of identities, including cisgender, transgender, This includes teaching people about the term “non-binary.” curriculum.
“Our gender curriculum focuses on Hillside's core values of respect and aims to center discussions around gender identity. “We will learn and discuss that there are many things that cannot be said about people,” the course description for the kindergarten level reads.
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“Students look at pictures of children and talk about what they notice and what they think they know about the children from the pictures alone. They use their observations to identify characters of different identities. “Take the opportunity to introduce descriptive vocabulary,'' the school writes.
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The school explains that “identity'' taught to children includes discussing “gender and the pronouns they use,'' and “as they learn and grow, the words they use to describe their gender identity also grow.'' It is said that it includes “there is a possibility.”
When asked about the curriculum by Fox News Digital, the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free District's public relations team said the class has been in place for several years and is “in line with Hillside's core commitment to respect and fostering dignity for all students.” It is rooted in “personal values.''
Elementary schools in New York City are being asked to teach kindergarteners about gender identity. (Gina Moon)
“Once a year, each class will have a 30-minute gender lesson. Classes will be taught by certified educators who follow a specific series of lessons designed to help students respect the full diversity of their classmates. ” said Superintendent William S. McCarthy. he said in a message to teachers and parents. “Classes are developed in accordance with NYS’ culturally responsive and sustainable education framework,” he wrote. The school pointed out that the lessons did not cover sex education or sexuality.
The district said the course is typically posted online, but it was removed from the website after the gender lesson description went viral.
LibsofTikTok, a social media account known for posting content aimed at criticizing the far left, posted a copy of the message to parents and quickly gained millions of views.
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“Our children can't read, write, or even have a basic understanding of history, yet we're injecting gender communism into kindergartners,” New York City Councilmember Vicki Palladino said in a repost of the curriculum. The indoctrination continues unabated.” “This situation will not stop until these people face real consequences.”
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kemberly kay The editor-in-chief of Critical Race Training in Education (a database that identifies schools that implement critical race theory teachings) responded in X that “kids should be kicked out of public schools.”
