EXCLUSIVE — Documents uncovered in a public records request reveal how a Missouri public school district “knowingly deceive[s] parents” by enabling transgender students to hide their gender identity and preferred pronouns.

The documents obtained by the Washington Examiner indicate that Springfield Public Schools staff members ask transgender students how they want to be addressed depending on the setting: in class, in correspondence to the home, or at conferences with the student’s parents. The student’s legal name is reflected in the system, as opposed to the student’s preferred name.