not taught as part of the curriculum. In those cases, the law would effectively serve as a gag order: teachers could potentially be disciplined or fired simply for acknowledging the concept of gender identity exists in an offhand manner, as when trying to respond to or side-step a student’s query on transgenderism; affirming the gender identity of a transgender child by calling them by a name or pronouns that don’t match their assigned sex at birth; or even intervening to stop bullying of a transgender student at the hands of others.SF 167 is being backed by a cadre of Republican lawmakers: Jim Carlin (R-Sioux City), Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig), Jeff Taylor (R-Sioux Center), Craig Johnson (R-Independence), Mike Klimesh (R-Spillville), Amy.
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