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Vermont Health Officials Advise Against Using The Words ‘Son’ And ‘Daughter’ In Schools – One America News Network

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Melissa Moy, a teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124, goes over a lesson on a monitor with in-person Summer program students on July 22, 2021 in New York City. Positive COVID-19 cases in some New York City public schools have resulted in classroom quarantines. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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OAN Staff James Meyers
3:18 PM – Thursday, August 29, 2024

Vermont’s Department of Health is telling teachers and families to not use the terms “son” and “daughter” when talking to students. 

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In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the department suggested using “inclusive language for families” in the new school year.

“Equity in the classroom is an essential piece of a productive and healthy learning environment,” the post read.

Additionally, the department advised using the terms “child” or…

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