At least 32 public school districts in Rhode Island have parental exclusion policies and refuse to notify parents if their child begins identifying as a gender different from their own.
According to a report from Parents Defending Education (PDE), 113,452 Rhode Island students (83%) attend schools that actively hide this information from parents. PDE noted the number is likely higher, as the 32 have their policies publicly available, but the state actually enacted guidance to get all school districts to keep the critical medial information secret.
“Parents have a right to know what’s going on with their children in school, especially something as sensitive and emotional as gender identity. These parental exclusion policies are one of the biggest scandals in America and are now found in a supermajority of Rhode Island schools,” Paul Runko, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Parents Defending Education, told…
