The TRANS-GENDER Issue....
I recently attended a school committee meeting at East Providence High School. Child advocate Bob Chiaradio was addressing them to point out how unsafe and dangerous the R.I.D.E. “TRANSGENDER POLICY” is, especially for girls. The R.I.D.E. guidance is not mandatory and he encouraged them to write their own guidance that will keep students SAFE!
R.I.D.E.’s Transgender Policy allows biological BOYS who say they are GIRLS to share the same locker rooms, showers and bathrooms as GIRLS. On over-night events they can share the same room as GIRLS and in sports they can play and compete on ALL-GIRLS TEAMS. In contact sports, nationally, we have seen examples of serious injury and physical harm that can occur when BOYS are allowed to compete against GIRLS.
Most of the meeting focused on safety but ONLY from the perspective that ‘Transgender Students’ not be bullied. No student should be bullied. But, what about the physical and emotional safety of the girls who would have young naked boys in their showers or bathrooms or in their rooms on overnight trips. And, then there is the physical danger with contact sports. Some caring coaches in our area have chosen to forfeit games rather than put their girls at risk by competing with teams who had boys identifying as girls.
Bob Chiaradio has been gaining state and even national attention with his campaign to visit all 35 school districts in Rhode Island. As a result, parents and the public in general are taking notice and speaking out for their children. Come out and show support when Bob comes to your town’s school committee. His October committee meetings are: October 16 – Providence, October 22 – Tiverton, October 28 – Bristol/Warren. Look him up on Facebook.
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