{"id":1843760,"date":"2023-02-12T06:42:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1843760"},"modified":"2023-02-12T07:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:03:30","slug":"maud-maron-radicalized-sex-ed-a-telling-tale-of-how-nyc-educrats-shut-out-parents-even-on-community-education-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maud-maron-radicalized-sex-ed-a-telling-tale-of-how-nyc-educrats-shut-out-parents-even-on-community-education-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"Maud Maron: Radicalized Sex-Ed: A Telling Tale of How NYC Educrats Shut Out Parents, Even on Community Education Councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaud-maron-radicalized-sex-ed-a-telling-tale-of-how-nyc-educrats-shut-out-parents-even-on-community-education-councils%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1843760&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>I recently listened to our school\u2019s sex educator proudly exclaim that she teaches her entire puberty course without saying \u201cboy or girl, man or woman once\u201d Because she was so committed to \u201cinclusivity.\u201d I was astonished.<\/p>\n<p>This is how the courses would be taught, and no one, not even members of the Community Education Council, had ever told parents. But it\u2019s all-too-typical of how the Department of Education treats these councils. Parents.<\/p>\n<p>In the same elementary school, five years ago, the same educator spoke to my eldest children about puberty. She explained to the boys and girls what to expect as they grow up, and what to expect on their journey into womanhood.<\/p>\n<p>She did this in sex-segregated classrooms, because all the adults, including her, agreed 9- and 10-year-olds were most comfortable learning about the soon-to-happen changes to their bodies in sex-specific groups, where they\u2019d be more likely to ask questions.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the DOE&#8217;s parent coordinator wrote fifth-grade parents in 2019. \u201ctwo [of four classes] will be with students separated by gender. <em>This is more comfortable for the boys and girls when discussing certain topics and issues<\/em>.\u201d (Emphasis added.)<\/p>\n<p>Yet I was now listening to a parents-only Zoom presentation about the upcoming course \u2014 taught by the same sex educator at the same school \u2014 and the changes from just a few years ago made it unrecognizable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-522685388-40-scaled.jpg, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-522685388-41-scaled.jpg, 100&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-522685388-42-scaled.jpg, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Maron believes that parents should have a seat at Maron&#8217;s table when it comes to how their children learn sex. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For sex-ed classes, boys and girls no longer have to be separated. Instead, they all attend the class together. The educator also explained to parents that she adheres to DOE guidelines on subject matter. \u201cIt is so important to them that we are discussing gender identity and sex assigned at birth at every opportunity so that no kid ever feels othered.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She provided a gift for her parents. \u201cGender &#038; Sexuality Glossary for Parents &#038; Caregivers,\u201d Which word is used? \u201cgender\u201d 27 times. It&#8217;s never defined except to say that it has been. \u201cgender binary\u201d It is \u201cthe cultural concept that male (masculine) and female (feminine) are the only genders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet \u201cgender-fluid\u201d is defined; it\u2019s a person who \u201cidentifies with multiple genders.\u201d As is \u201cgender identity\u201d: \u201ca person\u2019s internal sense of their gender \u2014 who they are in their heart and mind relating to their gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How did a normal, rational puberty program become a radical session of gender-ideology training?\u00a0I knew one thing for certain: Kids are the losers.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter loved this puberty-education program in 2019, which she had just completed. For half of her sessions, she was placed in a girl-only classroom. The girls were allowed to ask questions and they did. Recently, I asked her if any of the girls would have asked questions if there had been boys present. \u201cI doubt it,\u201d She replied.<\/p>\n<p>Bizarrely, DOE\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/school-life\/school-environment\/guidelines-on-gender\/guidelines-on-gender-inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sex-segregation rules <\/a>Only apply for health classes. My son\u2019s high school currently offers a financial literacy club open only to girls and non-binary students. Boys are not eligible to apply.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter alignright\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\nKeep up with the latest news\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\nKeep up-to-date with Evening News.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nobody has ever suggested that kids have changed. Or that girls now feel comfortable asking about tampons or bras in front of boys, or that boys won\u2019t be embarrassed hearing about erections in front of girls.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/school-life\/school-environment\/guidelines-on-gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC DOE Guidelines for Gender <\/a>They would shock parents if they found out about them. Parents were not allowed to comment on the Gender Guidelines despite having one of the largest and most expensive elected parent-leader systems in America. This allows boys who identify themselves as girls full and compulsory access to girls&#8217; bathrooms and prevents educators from saying things like &#8220;awww!&#8221; \u201cboy\u2019s penis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines were created by DOE\u2019s first \u201cLGBTQ liaison,\u201d Jared Fox is an Iowan politician who has no children and seems to not need to consult parents in the city before changing the way our kids are educated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, DOE holds biannual elections to its Community Education Councils. It does a lot of lip service to \u201celevating parent voice\u201d This agency spends millions to promote these elections in many languages. Parents shouldn&#8217;t have to run away from their families and exert influence over school policy when the agency makes huge changes like the Gender Guidelines. But the parent leaders are not informed about the changes.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t say I\u2019d be surprised by low interest in these elections. I served as president of Manhattan\u2019s largest school district\u2019s Community Education Council, 2017-2021. I was also a member of my kids\u2019 elementary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/get-involved\/families\/school-leadership-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School Leadership Team<\/a>, 2016-2022. Despite both positions overlapping with the development of the Gender Guidelines, nEver once did anyone from DOE, my school principal or \u00a0district superintendent <em>ever <\/em>Let us know what you think about these guidelines and get feedback from your parents.<\/p>\n<p>DOE must be willing to work with parents to help them run for office.<\/p>\n<p><em>Maud Maron is a parent to four children who attend public-schools and was the former president, Community Education Council District 2.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently listened to our school\u2019s sex educator proudly exclaim that she teaches her entire puberty course without saying \u201cboy or girl, man or woman once\u201d Because she was so committed to \u201cinclusivity.\u201d I was astonished. 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