Elementary school teachers say 'no' to parents' wishes they refer to students by pronouns given at birth

Former DOJ official and director of Fight for Schools Ian Prior joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss lawsuits over pronoun policyA group of elementary school educators revealed in a recent virtual panel that they would say "no" if a parent asked them to refer to their students by the pronouns they were given at birth, as opposed to their preferred pronouns.Katy Butler, a second grade public school teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy in San Francisco, moderated the meeting, "Creating and Sustaining GSAs in Elementary Schools," on April 26. Provost, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, who said he'd seen the panel discussion, confirmed to Fox News Digital that Slattery described using the name and pronouns which a student had requested and that he checked both with him and his principal "on the appropriateness of this practice." He added that Slattery went on to "accurately summarize" the District policy on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Transgender and Gender Non-conorming Status. (iStock)Daniel Alonso, a fifth-grade Spanish teacher at César Chávez Elementary School in San Francisco, Calif., also told his fellow panelists that he would put the students' wishes first, adding that he wasn't sure if they were even "respectful" about it when they notified parents."Similarly to what Kieran said, in my school district, LGBTQ+ students have a bill of rights, and the fourth one is that they have the right to be referred to by their gender pronouns, a name that fits their gender identity," Alonso said. Like, our district-wide rule is that the student determines that, not you, even though you are the parent.'"César Chávez Elementary School did not immediately respond to a request for comment.A third panelist, Maryland School Counselor Heather Eig, agreed that she was following her school's policy on pronouns, but noted the laws differ in other districts and her calling students by preferred pronouns' depends on whether she has "the backing" of their administration.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP