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Maryland school district dismantles transgender student protections under Trump pressure

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A Maryland school district says school employees may no longer use LGBTQ+ students’ requested names or pronouns without parental permission. Anne Arundel County Public Schools issued new guidance directing employees to follow a parent’s instructions regarding a student’s name, pronouns and bathroom use if the parent objects to recognizing the student’s gender identity. “If the parent does not agree, the school must comply with the parent’s request, including preferred name, group bathroom use and pronouns,” states an internal document sent to faculty and reviewed by The Baltimore Banner . The guidance came less than two weeks after Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell announced that the district would end anti-outing policies and give parents or legal guardians access to all records concerning their children, even over a student’s objection. Related : Trump’s education secretary claims schools are secretly transitioning children. They aren’t That announcement f

First report: Anne Arundel schools now need parent permission to call transgender students by preferred names — thebaltimorebanner.com, 14d