In the United States, parents overwhelmingly reject gender ideology in schools

Parents across the political spectrum in the United States oppose gender ideology in schools, according to a new survey from Parents Defending Education (PDE).

The PDE investigation, which describe himself as a grassroots organization “working to reclaim our schools from activists who impose harmful programs on them,” found that 75 percent of parents “oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, teacher aides, coaches, or administration withhold information about a child’s gender identity from parents.

This sentiment is shared by a majority of parents with varying political views, including 88% of Republican parents, 72% of Independent parents, and 58% of Democratic parents.

Strong majorities of all ethnicities agree, including 76 percent of white parents, 79 percent of black parents, 69 percent of Asian parents and 73 percent of Hispanic parents.

Notably, the PDE found in 2023 that more than 1,000 school districts across the United States have policies openly stating that district staff can or must hide students’ transgender status from their parents. This figure includes 18,335 schools and 10,712,558 students.

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“This poll shows overwhelming opposition to school staff denying parents information about their child’s gender identity at school. » Erika Sanzi, director of outreach at PDE, said in a statement.

“This is important because the policies propagated by activist groups, the National School Boards Association, and teachers unions all permit – and often require – the deliberate deception of parents by school staff if that is what the school wants. minor child,” Sanzi added. “It’s refreshing to see even more confirmation that people think this pervasive trend of facilitating gender transitions behind parents’ backs is complete madness and needs to stop.”

The PDE survey also found that a strong majority of parents of all political affiliations oppose allowing men who identify as women to be allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams and use restrooms and the women’s locker rooms.

Seventy-eight (78%) of parents “oppose biological males, who identify as female, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams.” This opinion is shared by 86 percent of Republican parents, 80 percent of independent parents and 60 percent of Democratic parents.

By ethnicity, the survey found that 75 percent of white parents, 82 percent of black parents, 88 percent of Asian parents and 83 percent of Hispanic parents agree.

Similarly, 77 percent of parents overall “oppose biological males, who identify as female, being allowed to use women’s restrooms and locker rooms and vice versa.” By political affiliation, 92 percent of Republican parents, 75 percent of Independent parents, and 58 percent of Democratic parents say they oppose men entering women’s restrooms and locker rooms.

Majorities of all ethnicities hold the same position, including 75 percent of white parents, 85 percent of black parents, 71 percent of Asian parents and 78 percent of Hispanic parents.

Overall, parents mostly agree that “focusing on core subjects, such as math, reading, writing, science and social studies, would improve the quality of public education,” by 90 percent.

Ninety-two percent of Republican parents, 88 percent of independent parents and 91 percent of Democratic parents agree, according to the survey.

The survey was conducted by CRC Research among 1,000 parents with children aged 18 or younger in their household between December 12 and 18, 2024. The margin of error is ±3.10 percentage points.

Katherine Hamilton is a politics reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on @thekat_hamilton.