Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Requiring Students To Use Bathrooms Matching Their Biological Sex3/24/2023 Credit to NPR Article by Haddon Lockyer
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed a bill into law Tuesday blocking schools from allowing transgender students to use the bathroom matching their supposed "gender identities." The now-law declares that K-12 students attending public & chartered schools in Arkansas may not use restrooms that are inconsistent with their biological sex. However, the law also requires schools to have single-person restrooms to accomodate transgender students. Under the law, school staffers who violate - or allow students to violate - the policy will be fined at least $1,000. Parents will also have the ability to file private lawsuits against staffers if the law is not heeded. Speaking of the bill, Sanders's spokeswoman Alexa Henning said to AP: "The Governor has said she will sign laws that focus on protecting and educating our kids, not indoctrinating them and believes our schools are no place for the radical left’s woke agenda. Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite the rules of biology just to please a handful of far-left advocates."
Credit to Arkansas Advocate The new law will not go into effect until 90 days after the end of Arkansas's current legislative session. It will, however, begin before the start of the 2023-2024 school year. Arkansas is one of four states that have passed this type of law, and they likely won't be the last. According to the Human Rights Campaign, over two dozen bills have been created to protect minors in a variety of ways, including: preventing minors from taking harmful & irreversible "gender-affirming medications," banning transgender athletes from playing women's sports, and these "bathroom bans." Speaking to lawmakers earlier this year, Arkansas Representative Mary Bentley (R), who sponsored the bill, said: "Each child in our schools has a right to privacy and to feel safe and to feel comfortable in the bathroom they need to go to." The law has been met with criticism from Arkansas liberals. Have comments? Share them below. Recently, The Informed Youth announced our Insiders initiative. If you become an Insider, you'll get early access to some of our projects, a special "thank you" message from Haddon Lockyer, and more. Plus, you'll be supporting young conservatives. How cool is that? Find out more. The Informed Youth is America's newest conservative source for reliable and factual news, brought to you by the Nation's patriotic young people. Learn more about us by clicking here, and sign up for our mailing list below. If you would like to support our cause, click the Donate button below:
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Roberta
3/24/2023 12:30:39 pm
They are so lucky to have her!!!!
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