Maryland Schools Guidelines: Hide Child’s Gender Transition From Parents

Teachers must have the child's consent

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The largest public school district in Maryland is instructing teachers and staff not to inform parents about their child’s gender transition at school without the child’s consent.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), which serves more than 160,000 students in 209 schools, has provided employees with guidelines (pdf) on “proactively working with transgender and gender non-conforming students.”