{"id":1946329,"date":"2023-06-14T03:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T07:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/private-schools-religion-teacher-pushes-students-to-attend-pro-trans-rallies\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T03:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T07:46:58","slug":"private-schools-religion-teacher-pushes-students-to-attend-pro-trans-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/private-schools-religion-teacher-pushes-students-to-attend-pro-trans-rallies\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion teacher at private school urges students to join pro-trans rallies."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fprivate-schools-religion-teacher-pushes-students-to-attend-pro-trans-rallies%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=1946329&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--><h2>Religion Teacher Encourages Students to Attend Pro-Transgender Protests<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Queer existence is being rendered invisible by force of law across our nation. What can we do today to say: I see you? Here are a few ideas!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A religion teacher at St. Stephen&#8217;s and St. Agnes School, a private Episcopalian school in Virginia, sent an email to high school students encouraging them to attend pro-transgender protests and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-staters-donate-here-to-help-texans\/\" title=\"Out-Of-Staters: Donate Here To Help Texans\">donate money<\/a> to transgender organizations. The email was sent just four days after transgender shooter Audrey Hale murdered six people, including three children, at a Christian school in Nashville. <\/p>\n<h3>Pushing Students to Engage in Activism<\/h3>\n<p>In the message, which was not sent to parents, the teacher, Scott Singer, pushed students to &#8220;recognize and affirm trans youth.&#8221; Parents of students at the school complained that Singer&#8217;s email pressured students to engage in activism. &#8220;What do you think these kids are going to feel they have to do to get good grades, a letter of recommendation? This is coercive,&#8221; a parent of a St. Stephen&#8217;s student who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-returns-to-2020-style-makeshift-hospitals-for-coronavirus-but-claims-mild-cases-fueling-outbreak\/\" title=\"China Returns to 2020-Style 'Makeshift Hospitals' for Coronavirus \u2013 but Claims 'Mild' Cases Fueling Outbreak\">requested anonymity told<\/a> the Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<h3>Defending the Message<\/h3>\n<p>A school spokeswoman defended Singer, saying his message &#8220;fits within our mission.&#8221; &#8220;Our school community encourages teachers to share information with students that is educational, timely, and relevant to the lives of young people,&#8221; Jen Desautels, director of communications for St. Stephen&#8217;s, told the Free Beacon. &#8220;This fits within our mission of preparing students to be active members of a vibrant and complex society. We generally defer from highlighting any particular organization to avoid the possibility of a reference being seen as an endorsement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Moves by St. Stephen&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p>The email is not the first controversial move by St. Stephen&#8217;s. In March, the school sent a book list to parents of fourth-graders that included the novel Melissa, which tells of a fourth-grade boy named George who believes he is a girl. The characters in the book discuss genitalia and includes graphic lines such as &#8220;what she has between her legs was nobody\u2019s business but hers and her boyfriend.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A school administrator justified the assignment to parents in the name of &#8220;DEIB,&#8221; or diversity, equity, inclusion, and a fourth term: belonging. &#8220;I worked with teachers to identify books for this unit that provide both mirrors and windows into diverse identities and experiences,&#8221; St. Stephen&#8217;s librarian Julie Esanu, who refers to herself as a &#8220;DEIB advocate,&#8221; wrote in her email announcing the book list.<\/p>\n<h3>What Can We Do?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Singer&#8217;s message raises an important question: what can we do to support marginalized communities? Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend protests and marches<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer for transgender organizations<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to your own language and biases<\/li>\n<li>Donate money to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/private-schools-religion-teacher-pushes-students-to-attend-pro-trans-rallies\/\" title=\"Religion teacher at private school urges students to join pro-trans rallies.\">organizations supporting trans folk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s all work together to create a more inclusive and accepting society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Religion teacher Scott Singer at a private Christian school in Virginia urged high school students to attend pro-transgender protests and donate to transgender organizations in an email sent days after the Nashville mass shooting. 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