LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group has formed to push for transparency and parental rights at Lincoln Public Schools.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the parents had shared concerns over gender identity handouts used during a teacher training session. The handouts suggested words to replace gendered terms like "girls" and "boys." School officials have stressed that they were suggestions, not mandates.
Jon Cosby is president the group, which is called Citizens for Accountable and Responsible Education. Cosby says the group will seek school board candidates with similar values, and he says the group hopes to work with state legislators to establish a parental bill of rights.
District Superintendent Steve Joel says he's is willing to have conversations with group members.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
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