Iowa bill would notify parents if students request change in which gender pronouns they identify with

By Andrew Mark Miller

Published January 21, 2021 3:09pm ET

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Iowa bill would notify parents if students request change in which gender pronouns they identify with — A bill that would require schools to notify parents of which gender pronouns are being used to describe students’ gender is stirring controversy in Iowa. The new bill, Senate File 80, says that if a school employee or a school curriculum asks a student to identify which preferred pronoun they would like to be called, […]

A bill that would require schools to notify parents of which gender pronouns are being used to describe students’ gender is stirring controversy in Iowa.

The new bill, Senate File 80, says that if a school employee or a school curriculum asks a student to identify which preferred pronoun they would like to be called, then parents must be notified about the request as well as the student’s response.

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