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Will I need an attorney to respond to the grievance against my license?

Also, we had the police department come out and speak to the student body on bullying, recognizing it, reporting it, and stopping it. the school board would not approve any other action, including education for teachers, in regards to bullying. I am considering if my employment here is...

Hello - I posted back in March about a question regarding an LGBTQ student and the private school I work for as a school counselor. It appears you all were correct in all your assessments. we elected not to invite the transgender student back for the 2023-2024 school year. The student’s...

Ok. Well thank you all for your opinions and the time you have extended to me. you’ve given me quite a bit to think over. I will bring all of this to the other admins at the school so we can consider both our next steps and how to do better. we will most likely consider seeking legal advice...

Why does this one transgender student seem to get more consideration and credibility than an entire school of other students and professional educators? and since the mother hasn’t brought any official complaints of bullying to us since January I can’t believe a judge or jury or whomever would...

Is it our place to educate young people on LGBTQ issues? I feel rather strongly that type of education should come from their parents.

This is an interesting perspective, and I had not considered this. The child’s mother did argue that her child has OCD that would prevent their touching another child voluntarily due to fear of contamination, however our principal stated she had witnessed this child randomly touching others...

Our school doesn’t have an attorney. I was given the task to research the issue and, if necessary, find an attorney, but preferably find another solution. I realize, as the school counselor, the onus was on me to handle this before it spiraled out of control. I failed all of our students...

I am a liscensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage/family therapist. and as an aside, our non-LGBTQ students have had complaints about this student. Several girls complained this child touched their hair without their consentand made them uncomfortable. So perhaps bullying goes...

we don’t expel students mid semesters. We withhold class credit with the intention of the student repeating the grade level. We are trying to give this family an out, by giving the credit for the year of school work, in deference to the child’s excellent academic work, but also encouraging them...

Perhaps I am. But I don’t understand why, if the child is so miserable at our school, they would want to stay. Since they don’t seem inclined to leave voluntarily, we’re just trying to give them an opportunity to leave.

Thank you. I think there is little they have proof of. The child was on an antidepressant prior to starting at our school. So how will they prove that bullying at our school made the child too depressed to attend school? they are in clear violation of our attendance policy.

thank you for this. As Governor Abbott made seeking gender affirming care illegal here, we were unaware that transgender students have any specific rights … outside of Title IX, and since we are a private school, we thought Title IX wouldn’t apply to us. we are not a religious oriented...

I am not a bigot or homophobic. However, I have to ensure the school stays financially solvent and I do that by not offending the parents of students who pay (vs scholarship/financial aid) full tuition. we are 92% Caucasian, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American, and 2% Asian. We have a good mix...

I am the professional counselor and one of the board members. So I will take this suggestion to the board. Thank you.