JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri bill looks to regulate how schools address gender identity, specifically a student’s preferred use of pronouns.
Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) has introduced SB 117 for the ongoing legislative session, which aims to restrict how educators discuss or address gender identity in specific situations.
If approved, the bill would require parental consent for school officials to use a student’s preferred pronouns when those pronouns differ from ones associated with the student’s assigned sex at birth.
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Joey Schneider, ozarksfirst.com)
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