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RCS TEACHER TO BOARD: "NOT IN THE BUSINESS" OF OUTING STUDENTS TO PARENTS

(Richmond, IN)--One Richmond Community School teacher addressed the RCS Board Wednesday night about several bills working their way through the Indiana Statehouse.  That includes a bill that would require teachers to notify parents if children use names or pronouns that don’t match their biological sex.  Ti Washington is a teacher at Hibberd.  Here she is Wednesday night:  "I would then have to call their parents and basically out them.  I'm not in the business of doing that.  Our students trust us with so many things."  Washington also took issue with a bill that addresses concerns over books that could contain graphic depictions of sex.  "A parent can say 'well, I don't think that book is appropriate' and then they can turn me in.  I can get a felony for that.  Since when are we in the business of putting librarians and teachers in jail simply for educating our students?"  The comments came during the public comment portion of Wednesday night’s meeting, which does not draw a response from the Board.