A New York elementary school found itself in hot water shortly before Thanksgiving after it allegedly introduced a new “gender curriculum” for kindergartners. But Superintendent William S. McKersie says it’s nothing new — the whole school district has been teaching gender ideology for years.
The popular X account @LibsofTikTok outed Hillside Elementary School for teaching gender ideology after it obtained a copy of its kindergarten “gender curriculum.” The program synopsis, which Hillside reportedly emailed to parents, endeavors to “center [kindergarten students’] discussions on gender identity” by introducing concepts like:
“Identity is who you are.”
“Identity includes your gender and the pronouns that you use.”
“There is no right or wrong way to be any gender.”
The curriculum teaches that gender isn’t linked to biological sex. The five- and six-year-olds learn to use “cisgender,” “transgender” and “non-binary” to describe a person whose internal sense of being male or female matches their biological sex, a person whose feeling of being male or female doesn’t match their biological sex, and a person who doesn’t feel male or female, respectively.
Unlike the alphabet or addition, Hillside’s kindergarten gender lessons don’t teach students how to perceive or navigate reality. Instead, it perpetuates a philosophical belief system that denies the importance and, in some cases, the existence of biological sex.
But don’t worry, parents — educators will introduce this vocabulary in a “developmentally appropriate way.”
@LibsofTikTok’s original post suggested that Hillside hadn’t yet implemented the curriculum. Superintendent McKersie’s internal response to the backlash claims gender ideology has been a district-wide mainstay for years.
“The gender lessons have been in place for several years and are rooted in Hillside’s core values of respect and fostering dignity for all students,” he wrote.
McKersie claims the brouhaha began when his district, Hastings-on-Hudson, “notified elementary families that Curriculum Synopses for all subjects were available on the website.” By his reckoning, parents should not have been surprised:
A third-grade gender curriculum obtained by @LibsofTikTok supports McKersie’s claim that gender ideology is an established part of the district’s teaching material. The synopsis suggests the school’s 8- and 9-year-olds learn to use people’s “preferred pronouns” as soon as they learn what a pronoun is.
McKersie promises HOH’s gender lessons “do not address sex education or sexuality.” But gender ideology is intimately tied to sexual expression and behavior. Consider this “resource” design to help students determine their “gender identity”:
Regardless, teaching gender ideology defeats the purpose of sending children to school. Taxpayers pay for public schools so kids can become productive members of society. Perpetuating gender ideology diminishes their creative potential.
Teaching children they can “choose” their gender exponentially increases their likelihood of experiencing gender confusion. Natural bodily discomforts become indications a child was “born in the wrong body.” Gender-confused children learn to interpret their bodies as worthless errors, rather than intentional gifts.
Though research shows gender confusion is a socially sensitive, often temporary phenomenon, some of these children will undergo irreversible opposite-sex hormone treatments and surgeries to “affirm” their “gender identity.” These interventions occur before the legal age of consent but consign the recipient to a lifetime of medical complications. “Gender affirming treatments” do not demonstrably improve mental health, but frequently result in sterilization.
Prioritizing “gender identity” over biological sex effectively eliminates sex-based protections for women. Men who “identify” as women can access women’s sports, bathrooms, locker rooms and other private spaces. Biological differences that can make women vulnerable to men, like men’s greater strength and bone density, are minimized or ignored.
In other words, gender ideology has the educational benefit of a beginner’s course in Klingon and the social benefit of “Armed Robbery 101.” The fact that a New York school district has been hawking gender ideology for years — apparently without some parents’ knowledge — is unconscionable.
Even worse? The tax-funded body responsible for more than 2.4 million public school students explicitly endorses it.
Stay tuned for Part 2.
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