Governor Patrick Morrisey signed in the draft law of the Law in Senate 154, who says that the teacher has to tell the student’s parent if the teacher believes that the student is of the opinion that the teacher distinguishes from another name when he is called a different name if he is of the opinion that the student is in danger if they do so. (Getty Images)
Now that governor Patrick Morrisey has ended his actions on all the legislative templates adopted during the legislative period, we can finally say that it is officially over.
On Wednesday, he Veto six bills – For “financial reasons” – and signed some of the most controversial laws from the meeting in legally.
Morrisey was so proud to sign a draft law for the voter ID that he held a press conference in the Capitol. He even had a tiny sign on his speaker, who said: “Election integrity.”(Memo in itself: Contact a public recording request to find out how much expenses for these administrative expenses this Sign for everyone Event? Talk about financial waste.)
House bill 3016 Require that voters offer a kind of fotistification when voting in the surveys. Even the governor said During his ceremonial signing of the law that he and other legislators recognize that voter fraud in West Virginia is not widespread.
Voter fraud is extremely scarce. Not only that, but also the change of voters is “practically not available”. Investigations have shown that many cases of fraud are actually citizens’ mistakes or destitute data agencies.
The laws on voter ID only prevent personal voter imitation, which according to the Brennan Centeris extremely low at 0.00004.% In the report, it was found that a voter is hit by lightning than to comment on a person in the surveys.
What voter -id laws actually do is suppress the vocal access for older people, low -income people and People with color – Who tends to do so democratic as a republican.
In a further blow against marginalized groups, Morrisey also signed his legislation To end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in West Virginia. This was one of his first facilities that he granted on his second day. The only thing that surprises is that he didn’t sign it earlier.
The most hazardous legal template may have been signed in the law Senate Bill 154what prohibits teaching in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity. In this legislation, if a student asks to obtain pronouns that differ from his biological gender or are called a different name, the teacher must inform the student’s parents. Even if the teacher believes that the student is in danger, they still have to report this, or the parents can take legal action against the school.
It is disappointing that this bill was sponsored by a teacher of the public school teacher. Senator Amy Grady, R-Mason, has introduced several legislative templates to aid teachers and students, but this legislation will put children at risk.
“In such cases, a teacher would be confronted with the choice of compliance with this new law or compliance with their student’s life,” said Andrew Schneider, Executive Director of the LGBTQ Civil Rights Organization Fairness WV.
The teachers know better than anyone else that not all parents accept their children and that school can be the only sheltered space for them, or a teacher could be the only sheltered adult to speak to.
Transgender people are misused by their immediate family and thrown out of the house, which leads to depression, an increased risk of suicide and drug abuse, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Trans -young people are a tiny percentage of the population, are overrepresented in the care system, youth criminal centers and homeless accommodation.
Is it really worth saying that he wants to make another pronoun or another name to the parents of a child if this can lead to this child being homeless or dead?
About 54% of transgender and non-binary children found their school as a gender-specific one and reported according to the The national survey of Trevor Project 2024 on the mental health of LGBTQ+ Young People. The survey also showed that LGBTQ+ children who said they had lived in the assumption of communities, with less than half of the rate, the said that their communities were very uncomfortable.
A child cannot learn whether it does not feel sheltered or respected. The preferred name of a child to accept nicknames or pronouns is a great way to create a supportive place of learning.
While it is true that legislators take other measures – and even – that this was a priority in a session where much more Must be done to aid West Virginians is ridiculous. For example, they didn’t do anything to fix it health insurance For public employees who have been a chaos for years. No, thousands of more taxpayers are used for Morrisey’s special session to tackle this problem.
