More than 100 Alaskans spoke out against a “parental rights” bill proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in a wave of opposition to the legislation many said would harm already vulnerable transgender youths.
“After reviewing and parsing this bill, I don’t think that it’s actually about parents’ rights. At least it won’t give them any rights that they don’t already have,” said James Selvog, a transgender man and teaching aide from Kodiak who addressed the committee by phone in the third hour of the hearing.
Jay McDonald compared schools’ practices in allowing students to identify as LGBTQ+ — even if their guardians don’t approve of such identities — to the forced indoctrination of Native American children who were sent to board schools. The House Education Committee meets Thursday evening, March 30, 2023 to hear testimony on the parental rights in schools bill.
“All parents are vital, even the ones with which we disagree on political, culture or religious grounds,” said Bishop, adding that the bill “invests in building trust among our students, their families and our teachers” and it would not detract from school boards’ local control.adopted by the Anchorage School District allowing students to change the pronouns they use at school without seeking parental permission.
Members of the governor’s office have insisted that the bill would not affect curriculum meant to address dating violence and sexual abuse — calledBut the parents of Bree Moore — who fought for Bree’s Law after their daughter was killed in 2014 as a result of dating violence — testified Thursday that they were opposed to the bill because they believed it would limit the required curriculum on healthy relationships.
Ruffridge said Friday he was still uncertain about whether the bill would impact curriculum contained in Erin’s Law and Bree’s Law, even after discussing the question directly with Attorney General Treg Taylor and requesting an analysis on the topic by legislative counsel.Rep. Mike Prax of North Pole, one of four Republicans on the education committee, said Friday that he would vote against the bill.
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