Hanover Township New Jersey School District Adopts LGBTQ Students Outing To Parents Policy

Hanover Township New Jersey School District Adopts LGBTQ Students Outing To Parents Policy

Students walk out of the school building after the school day, Thursday afternoon. Hanover Township Public Schools in Hanover Township, New Jersey, United States on May 18, 2023. Hanover Township Public Schools adopted a policy requiring school staff to disclose students' sexual orientations and gender identities to parents. New Jersey's Attorney General Matt Platkin filed a civil rights complaint against Hanover Township Public Schools, attempting to block the policy requiring school staff to disclose students' sexual orientations and gender identities to parents. ''Because the policy requires school staff to 'out' LGBTQ+ youth to their parents, it exposes them to severe harms to their safety and mental health,'' Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office wrote in a statement on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The policy, which the Hanover Township School Board adopted on Tuesday night, May 16, 2023 violates the state's Law Against Discrimination and Department of Education guidance, according to Platkin's office. P

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      Brandi Monaco (Left) and 12-year-old Anabel (Right) participate in an interview about the controversy. Hanover Township Public Schools in Hanover Township, New Jersey, United States on May 18, 2023. Hanover Township Public Schools adopted a policy requiring school staff to disclose students' sexual orientations and gender identities to parents. New Jersey's Attorney General Matt Platkin filed a civil rights complaint against Hanover Township Public Schools, attempting to block the policy requiring school staff to disclose students' sexual orientations and gender identities to parents. ''Because the policy requires school staff to 'out' LGBTQ+ youth to their parents, it exposes them to severe harms to their safety and mental health,'' Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office wrote in a statement on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The policy, which the Hanover Township School Board adopted on Tuesday night, May 16, 2023 violates the state's Law Against Discrimination and Department of Education guidance, according t