EDUCATION
“I didn’t want them to write my obituary”
In a conservative culture war on sex and gender, queer teachers and staff seek refuge from the frontlines.
EDUCATION
In a leaked web meeting, school board candidates doubled-down on anti-trans rhetoric.
The webcast, organized by Arizona Women of Action, is part of a campaign to use LGBTQ+ issues as a galvanizing issue this November.
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Elected school board members and candidates in Arizona are using anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric as a political platform for upcoming school board elections with the help of a Turning Point USA advisor.
On a recent private webcast obtained by LOOKOUT, members of a conservative Judeo-Christian advocacy organization laid out bogus claims about Peoria Unified School District counselors and educators attempting to change students’ genders, and discussed their strategies to oppose inclusive education practices.
The information shared throughout the near 90-minute meeting is incorrect. The presenters—which included Peoria Governing Board member Heather Rooks, Higley Unified School District Governing Board vice president Anna Van Hoek, and Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) Governing Board candidate Tiffany Hawkins—used examples from misleading documents and rhetoric based on debunked science.
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