Parental bill of rights narrowly fails in NH House, but debate isn't over yet
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The New Hampshire House on Wednesday voted down an effort to require educators to tell inquiring parents whether their child had made any changes to their pronouns at school – or face jail time.
But the chamber left open the possibility of revisiting the issue when a similar Senate bill crosses over to the House next month.
In a close 190-194 vote, House lawmakers voted down an amendment from Rep. Bob Lynn that would have required schools to tell a parent who asks whether their child had “being identified as having a gender or pronouns other than that which was recorded or used when the child was enrolled.”
The House then tabled the original, unamended bill, House Bill 10, which lays out a number of other parental rights in schools, 193-192. Four Republican lawmakers joined all 191 Democrats present to vote against that bill.
Chris Erchull, attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) said he was “relieved” at the outcome.
“Parents and schools can and should partner to support students in their education, but proposals like HB 10 are the wrong way to do that,” Erchull said. “All they do is take away important sources of safety for LGBTQ+ kids and make it harder for educators to do the job we all rely on them to do.”
The string of votes signaled a narrow rejection of a proposal that has gained traction among Republican lawmakers in recent years: that schools be required to tell parents if their child is transitioning to a different gender.
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