TX ISD bans use of pronouns out of step with student birth certificates

In the ever-intensifying battle over pronoun use in public and private realms, one school district in Texas is taking a stand that has delighted some and infuriated others.

As Breitbart reports, the Keller Independent School District (ISD) has taken steps to ban the use of pronouns that are inconsistent with a student's biological sex, no matter their declared preference, something which will surely stoke the rage of LGBTQ+ advocates in the Biden-Harris administration.

Keller ISD takes a stand

At issue is a policy implemented by the ISD in which teachers will be required to use pronounce that match a student's gender as found on their birth certificates.

Furthermore, parents in the district must be informed if one of their children asks teachers or others in the school to refer to them by different pronouns or names.

Parents would then need to put in writing their willingness to allow the use of alternative monikers or pronouns.

Not surprisingly, the policy has drawn responses from both sides of the political spectrum.

Controversy, however, is reportedly not new for the ISD, with disagreements having erupted back in 2022 over a review of books contained in school libraries.

Opposition emerges despite unanimous vote

As Fox 4 News in the Dallas Fort Worth area reported, students in the ISD were among those most concerned about the new policy, with some taking the time to speak during the public comment period of a recent board meeting.

Senior student Kennedy Schultz lamented, “Every day I walk into a school and myself and my peers are suffering. It seems like more and more then school district is prioritizing budget cuts and a political agenda over the health of its students.”

Student Madison Hickman agreed, saying, “You've created an environment where fear and isolation might just become the norm for our most vulnerable students.”

“I hope this brings you the kind of community you're striving for, one where conformity is valued over compassion. Hate is not a Keller ISD value,” Hickman scolded.

Though the district board also received a stern letter from the American Civil Liberties Union blasting the proposed policy, the measure was passed by a unanimous vote of the governing body, perhaps setting the stage for additional – likely heated – community discourse on the topic.