Johnson County Schools Deny 'Social Transitioning' Argument From Kansas AG Kobach

Suburban Kansas education leaders argue terminology and tactics against the to law man in Kansas right now. 

Dutifully carried by KCUR . . . We clipped the most relevant portion of their argument . . . Check-it; 

Both SMSD and Olathe schools have challenged the attorney general’s actions.

“Transgender students are welcome in all schools in the Shawnee Mission School District,” SMSD’s Chief Communications Officer David Smith said in an emailed statement. “We categorically denounce any attempt by any outside individual or entity to make even one student feel something less than welcome in an SMSD school.”

Olathe schools offered a similar assessment.

“As the second largest district in the state supporting tens of thousands of students, Olathe Public Schools does not have time to engage in political agendas,” the school district said in a prepared statement.

Additionally, Olathe schools said that the district follows all state and federal laws, and added that the school district “does not and has never socially transitioned our students.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KCUR: Johnson County school districts push back on Kobach accusations of ‘illegal’ trans student policies

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