A Mother鈥檚 Muzzling Request
January 01, 2024
Ethical Educator
Scenario: 
A middle school counselor has been supporting a student who is transgender. Upon discovering their child鈥檚 request to the school to be referred to as 鈥渢hey/them鈥� and electronic communication with friends exploring this issue, the parents pull their child from school and transfer the child to a conservative private school. The mother e-mails the counselor asking her to tell their child鈥檚 friends not to reply to any communications from the child. While wanting to respect the wishes of a parent, the counselor cannot imagine telling children to ignore a friend who is going through a challenging phase of life. She seeks guidance from her principal.
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The Ethical Educator panel consists of
- Sheldon H. Berman, author of Implementing Social-Emotional Learning: Insights from School Districts鈥� Successes and Setbacks.
- Roark Horn, the Pomerantz endowed professor in educational excellence, University of Northern Iowa;
- Baron Davis, senior adviser, Digital Promise, Columbia, S.C.; and
- Maria G. Ott, Irving R. and Virginia A. Melbo chair in education administration, University of Southern California.
Award
This article was the recipient of the 2025 Regional AZBEE Silver Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
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