EXCLUSIVE: House committee probes Chicago Public Schools over hiding 'gender affirmation' from parents
EXCLUSIVE — The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is demanding Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Superintendent and CEO Macquline King respond to concerns that schools are hiding information regarding students' gender transitions from parents.In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Committee Chair Rep.Tim Walberg, R-Mich., reached out to King in response to her testimony at a June 10 hearing titled, "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools.""When asked by Rep.
Mary Miller, R-Ill., at the June 10 hearing about CPS’ 'socially transitioning children without parental knowledge or consent,' [King] responded, '[w]e do not hide information from parents.' However, several of CPS’s policies and resources suggest otherwise," Walberg wrote.TRUMP ADMIN TARGETS WOKE SCHOOLS ACCUSED OF HIDING STUDENTS' GENDER TRANSITIONS FROM PARENTSThe House Committee on Education and the Workforce sent a letter to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Superintendent and CEO Macquline King about the staff's gender identity guidelines.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)Walberg cited CPS' interim guidelines along with a "Gender Diversity Toolkit" that prohibit staff members from disclosing a student's "transgender status or gender-nonconforming presentation" without the student's permission and clarified that parental consent is not required.The Michigan congressman expressed concerns that the vague language of the guidelines could prevent faculty from communicating with parents about students' gender identity, which could go against the Supreme Court's ruling in Mirabelli v.
Bonta earlier this year."When Rep.Bob Onder, R-Mo., asked you at the June 10 hearing whether CPS had made any changes in its policies to align with the Supreme Court’s decision in Mirabelli, you deflected and failed to give a clear, direct answer.
You stated that you 'hope[d]' that 'the parent, the families, the student…and the school would all be in comm...