School Cancels Reading After Parents Threaten to Sue [View all]

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http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/school-cancels-reading-after-parents-threaten-to-sue/113128

A Wisconsin elementary school has cancelled the reading of a children’s book about a transgender girl after parents threatened to sue claiming that the reading would be a violation of parents rights.

The school’s principal, school psychologist and counselor sent out a note to parents alerting them to the reading of I Am Jazz by Jessica Hershel and Jazz Jennings. The note explained that a student at the school identifies as a girl but has male anatomy and the reading would support that student.

“We believe all students deserve respect and support regardless of their gender identity and expression, and the best way to foster that respect and support is through educating students about the issue of being transgender,” the note read, reports The Cap Times.

The Florida organization Liberty Counsel contacted the school on behalf of several parents threatening to sue and the reading was cancelled.