The North Carolina Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would require teachers to notify parents if a student questions their gender, sending it next to the state House for final approval.
The Republican-backed Parents’ Bill of Rights has been met with backlash from LGBTQ advocates, students and parents. Critics say the measure could lead to children being abused in unaccepting homes. Republicans say it’s necessary to stop children from keeping secrets from their parents.
Sen. Amy Galey, a bill sponsor, said the bill acknowledges parents as the primary decision-makers for their children, not the school, and not the children themselves. Galey, R-Alamance, said parents deserve to make decisions based on their own cultural, social and religious beliefs. “The government is not a partner in raising our children,” she said.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper opposes the bill. He said Tuesday that North Carolina’s economic growth is due in part to the fact that the state has for the most part stayed out of the culture wars that have roiled other states.
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