{"id":1954617,"date":"2023-06-22T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-school-board-member-suggests-teachers-must-be-able-to-discuss-gender-identity-or-kids-wont-learn-math\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:41:10","slug":"idaho-school-board-member-suggests-teachers-must-be-able-to-discuss-gender-identity-or-kids-wont-learn-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-school-board-member-suggests-teachers-must-be-able-to-discuss-gender-identity-or-kids-wont-learn-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho School Board Member: Teachers must address gender identity for effective math learning."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fidaho-school-board-member-suggests-teachers-must-be-able-to-discuss-gender-identity-or-kids-wont-learn-math%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=1954617&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>An Idaho School Board Member Stands Up for Students&#8217; Education<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/idaho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Idaho<\/a> school board member suggested that if teachers are not permitted to discuss gender identity with students, children may not be able to learn math, reading, or writing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, the Nampa School District just west of Boise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/news\/local\/nampa-school-board-approves-controversial-gender-sexual-orientation-policy\/article_0483472a-0f8f-11ee-b0be-9bf47356ff38.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> to adopt a policy banning discussion of gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender identity, and gender expression in all grades.<\/p>\n<p>School board trustee Mandy Simpson was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-of-nyc-calls-for-independent-investigation-of-blm-co-founder-after-3-2-million-home-buying-binge\/\" title=\"BLM Of NYC Calls For \u2018Independent Investigation\u2019 Of BLM Co-Founder After .2 Million Home-Buying Binge\">sole board member<\/a> to vote against the policy in the three-to-one vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest problem, and the most sleep I\u2019ve lost over this, is this idea that our teachers can\u2019t survey our students,\u201d Simpson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/news\/local\/nampa-school-board-approves-controversial-gender-sexual-orientation-policy\/article_0483472a-0f8f-11ee-b0be-9bf47356ff38.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during the board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know from firsthand experience that if kids don\u2019t feel safe in a classroom, they will not even begin to try to learn the reading, the writing, the math,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahoednews.org\/news\/nampa-trustees-pass-policy-limiting-discussions-on-gender-identity-sexual-orientation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Simpson, who is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsd131.org\/apps\/pages\/BoardOfTrustees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">math teacher<\/a> in the neighboring Boise School District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does silence people,\u201d Simpson said of the policy. \u201cWe do need a policy that respects parent involvement and parents\u2019 decision-making \u2014 I agree. I actually don\u2019t think this does it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simpson added that \u201creligion should not come into play\u201d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-school-district-drops-one-acronym-for-another-while-claiming-theyre-a-symptom-of-white-supremacy-culture\/\" title=\"San Francisco School District Drops One Acronym For Another While Claiming They\u2019re A \u2018Symptom Of White Supremacy Culture\u2019\">school board\u2019<\/a>s decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about the morals and health of the pupils, not my morals, not anyone else\u2019s morals, but the morals of the pupils that are in our buildings,\u201d Simpson said.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Other board members disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want you to discuss my child\u2019s sexuality unless I know you and I are on the same page. Sorry, I just don\u2019t,\u201d board chair Brook Taylor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/idaho-school-district-votes-ban-classroom-discussions-gender-identity-sexuality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you ask a 5-year-old their pronouns, this has happened, you are challenging that family through their child, and that is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-parents-sue-school-district-saying-that-educators-referred-to-their-daughter-with-male-pronouns-and-name-without-their-knowledge\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Parents Sue School District Saying That Educators Referred To Their Daughter With Male Pronouns and Name Without Their Knowledge\">school district challenging<\/a> that family\u2019s core beliefs because these are core beliefs,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cI want to preserve our rights to have all of our individual beliefs, and to me this policy does that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Board member Marco Valle said, \u201cif I was to say \u2018what is the best thing I\u2019ve ever done in my life\u2019 when I die, I would say number one: I raised a good family and I tried to do good. Number two: I passed this policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/idaho-school-district-votes-ban-classroom-discussions-gender-identity-sexuality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> the policy \u201cso neutral,\u201d and said it\u2019s \u201cnot stopping the kids,\u201d it\u2019s \u201cstopping the district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new Nampa schools policy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/news\/local\/nampa-school-board-approves-controversial-gender-sexual-orientation-policy\/article_0483472a-0f8f-11ee-b0be-9bf47356ff38.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a> that the school board recognizes the \u201crights of parents, guardians, and caregivers to discuss, address, and educate their child on every subject matter, especially the non-academic subject matters not addressed in the District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The policy also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/idaho-school-district-votes-ban-classroom-discussions-gender-identity-sexuality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevents<\/a> staff from being forced to use a student\u2019s new pronouns and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahoednews.org\/news\/nampa-trustees-pass-policy-limiting-discussions-on-gender-identity-sexual-orientation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requires<\/a> students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>The policy came about because of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-school-board-member-suggests-teachers-must-be-able-to-discuss-gender-identity-or-kids-wont-learn-math\/\" title=\"Idaho School Board Member: Teachers must address gender identity for effective math learning.\">controversial high school psychology class<\/a> that included discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation, according to a student. The class <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/news\/local\/psychology-class-sparks-debate-at-nampa-school-board-meeting\/article_c225d1dc-de19-11ed-82b5-57d2e7d1879d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sparked<\/a> debate at an April school board meeting, and the policy was first considered by the board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/news\/local\/nampa-school-district-considers-policy-that-has-similarities-to-controversial-florida-bill\/article_72836b4e-f8db-11ed-8217-ef3d8fb90664.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to concerns about students who may not have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/researcher-debunks-claim-trans-youths-mental-health-improves-with-gender-affirming-care\/\" title=\"Researcher Debunks Claim Trans Youth\u2019s Mental Health Improves With \u2018Gender Affirming\u2019 Care\">supportive family environment<\/a>, Superintendent Gregg Russell said those students should be referred to a school counselor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A school board member in Idaho warned that prohibiting teachers from discussing gender identity could hinder children&#8217;s learning of math, reading, and writing. The Nampa School District, located near Boise, voted on Monday to implement a policy that forbids conversations about gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender identity, and gender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":1954618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}