Above Image: Vineland Board of Education Rejects Policy 5756 on February 8, 2024. Click This Link For Details: Vineland repeals transgender student guidelines – NJFPC
Board Member Ethel Hermenau is trying to get Policy 5756 out of the Galloway Township Public Schools. She needs your support. Here’s why.
Policy 5756 is a recommendation of the New Jersey State Board of Education. It is NOT mandatory. However, NJ’s public-school establishment used lies and threats to “persuade” most local school boards to adopt it. During the past year, several school districts, including Vineland, cancelled Policy 5756. See below for details.*
Policy 5756 is evil and based on lies. It requires teachers to lie to parents. It makes it normal for children to mistrust their parents and lie to them. It falsely presumes that public school government employees love, understand, and know what is best for children better than parents.
Every parent has a fundamental right and Biblical obligation to teach his or her children. Our Declaration of Independence reminds us that we as parents consent to government and public schools to help us. Our public-school employees, like all government employees should be our servants, not our adversaries.
Policy 5756 suggests that teachers, counselors and nurses refuse to give parents information on vital issues pertaining to his or her child’s mental and physical health, behavioral concerns, and sexual or gender issues. Teaching children to confide in government employees while mistrusting parents often blur boundaries and lead to inappropriate relationships.
When school staff is empowered to keep secrets from parents, it creates opportunities for misconduct and compromises the safety of students. Safeguarding children should always be the highest priority, and such policies undermine this fundamental responsibility.
Parents play an irreplaceable role in their children’s development and well-being. When schools fail to communicate openly, it hinders parents’ ability to provide support and guidance. Additionally, policies that exclude parents from crucial conversations foster distrust in the education system and could unintentionally expose students to harm.
New Jersey has a child welfare system and a mandated reporter law designed to protect children from maltreatment. While the system may not be perfect, it serves as a critical safeguard for identifying and addressing abuse or neglect. However, it is both unethical and potentially illegal to violate parents’ or guardians’ rights without substantiated evidence of maltreatment obtained through a child welfare or criminal investigation. Any actions that bypass these established processes undermine trust, violate due process, and risk infringing upon fundamental parental rights.
In addition, Policy 5756 permits biological males to access female locker rooms, bathrooms, and sports teams under the guise of inclusivity raises significant concerns regarding fairness, safety, and privacy. While inclusivity is an important value, these policies often disregard the legitimate rights and concerns of female students, leading to unintended consequences that undermine equity and trust in the educational environment.
First and foremost, allowing biological males in female-only spaces compromises the privacy and safety of female students. Locker rooms and bathrooms are inherently private areas where individuals should feel secure and respected. Introducing biological males into these spaces can create discomfort, anxiety, and a sense of vulnerability for many young women, especially those who may already feel self-conscious in such settings.
Biological differences between males and females, such as muscle mass, bone density, and overall physical capacity, give males a competitive advantage in sports. Allowing biological males to compete against females can diminish opportunities for female athletes, undermine their hard work, and create an inherently unequal playing field. This contradicts the very purpose of Title IX, which was established to ensure equal opportunities for female athletes.
Furthermore, these policies can alienate parents, students, and educators who feel their voices are ignored in the decision-making process. By prioritizing one group’s inclusion over another’s rights to safety, privacy, and fairness, schools risk fostering division and resentment within their communities.
Ultimately, schools have a responsibility to uphold fairness, protect student safety, and maintain trust within their communities. Schools should create an environment where all students feel valued, policies must balance the needs of diverse groups without infringing upon the rights of others. Policies that allow males in female spaces or sports to fail to meet these obligations should be reevaluated to ensure a balanced, equitable approach that respects all students.
*“Transgender Student Guidelines Policy #5756 prohibits school staff from informing a parent of their child’s mental health, and emotional and social wellbeing by keeping parents in the dark about their child’s chosen gender identity at school starting in Kindergarten. Per the guidelines, a child of any age can assert a new gender identity at school without any medical diagnosis. The school is then required to accept the child’s gender identity, thereby allowing them to change their preferred name, pronouns, school records, and grant the child access to the locker rooms, bathrooms, sex education classes, and sports teams of the opposite biological sex without their parent being notified – unless the child gives approval for the school to inform their parents. Again, this even applies to incredibility young and impressionable children in Kindergarten.
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