School officials describe it as an informal expectation, not a written policy, designed to make sure parents are aware of a child's request to be addressed by a different name or pronoun.
A controversy has erupted at Lenape Middle School in Central Bucks County over how teachers must address their students, specifically students who don't identify with their gender at birth.
Marlene Pray is a Central Bucks parent and local community organizer who says the district's informal policy risks "outing" students who are contending with gender identity issues, or in effect keeping them in the closet. Superintendent Dr. Abe Lucabaugh sent Action News a statement saying, "Parents are stakeholders in these matters, too. We talk with students about the importance of including parents in decisions like these, and we help prepare students for those conversations and also help facilitate them to reach an agreed-upon solution."
"We've heard enough studies out there that say when LGBTQ people are left in the closet, and not given a supportive environment, that there's an increase in suicide, depression, and drug use," said Jennifer Herring of Doylestown.
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