{"id":27316,"date":"2022-05-02T09:21:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=27316"},"modified":"2022-05-02T09:41:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:41:59","slug":"school-counselors-get-caught-in-the-gops-culture-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2022\/05\/school-counselors-get-caught-in-the-gops-culture-war\/","title":{"rendered":"School counselors get caught in the GOP\u2019s culture-war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gsapart25222.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gsapart25222.jpg.png 500w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gsapart25222.jpg-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d bill has created confusion, fear and anxiety for the state&#8217;s school counselors. They wonder if sponsoring their schools\u2019 Gay Straight Alliance means they\u2019ll have to break their students\u2019 confidences. They\u2019re confused about whether they can assess suicide risk if a student comes to them in crisis. The new law requires parental permission first. They\u2019re harassed by activists who accuse them of \u201cgovernment indoctrination.\u201d Most of all, they worry the new law will discourage students from seeking help when they need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The law&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/18\/us\/dont-say-gay-bill-florida.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">requires<\/a>&nbsp;schools to notify parents when students receive most mental health services. The legislation will also force the state to rewrite its school counseling standards \u2014 likely, in a way that no longer \u201cadvocates for and affirms\u201d diversity in sexual orientation and gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/04\/10\/1091543359\/15-states-dont-say-gay-anti-transgender-bills\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">inspired<\/a>\u00a0copycat legislation in at least a dozen other states and conservatives have championed these restrictions as a victory for \u201cparents rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 240 anti-LBGTQ bills have been introduced since January 2022 \u2014&nbsp;a rate of more than three per day, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/nearly-240-anti-lgbtq-bills-filed-2022-far-targeting-trans-people-rcna20418\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">data<\/a>&nbsp;from the American Civil Liberties Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d bill has created confusion, fear and anxiety for the state&#8217;s school counselors. 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