One might look back on middle school as a time of increasing social awkwardness, basic learning in things like algebra and chemistry, and all the other tropes out there for young teens having to show up at the schoolhouse for most of the year. Unpleasant at the time, perhaps, but better than adulthood when viewed through rose-tinted glasses.<\/p>\n
Not so in California, where a mother just had to fight a legal battle against her school district when she found out it had secretly started transitioning her 11-year-old daughter, with teachers trying to \u201csocially transition\u201d her with male pronouns and permitting her to use the boy\u2019s bathroom.<\/p>\n
All that happened without the knowledge, much less the consent, of Jessica Konen, the mother. So she took Spreckels Union School District to court over what the teachers at Buena Vista Middle School tried to do to her young daughter.<\/p>\n
The Center for American Liberty, which helped the Konens in court, described that horrific behavior from the teachers, saying, \u201cThis was the experience of Jessica Konen. Her daughter, Alicia, was recruited to join an \u201cEquality Club,\u201d where she was taught about bisexuality, transgender identities, and other LGBT concepts in just the sixth grade. Shortly after joining the club, the school began to foster Alicia\u2019s identification as a boy, giving her articles on how to conceal her supposed new gender identity from her mother and giving her a \u201cGender Support Plan\u201d that required school staff to refer to her by a male name and male pronouns and to let her use the unisex teachers\u2019 restroom instead of the girl\u2019s restroom\u2014all without even informing Jessica what it was doing.\u201c<\/p>\n
Somewhat surprisingly for super-blue California, Konen won. In fact, she won big in the courtroom, walking away from her legal battle with the insane school district with $100,000 in winnings. But, still, the cost she had to pay to get there \u2013 almost losing her daughter to the teachers that tried to trans her \u2013 was an immense one, and now she\u2019s speaking up so that other parents aren\u2019t afraid to fight back too.<\/p>\n
One way she encourage parents to resist was by appearing in a videa alongside her daughter. In the video, they explained what happened and called on parents to fight back, saying, \u201cHi, everyone. I\u2019m Jessica Konen and I\u2019m Alesia and as you know, we\u2019ve been battling this for quite a while now. But we have great news. We settled our case. We are now receiving justice from the school that decided to try to transition my daughter behind my back. This is so wrong and this settlement right here proves in the public eye. Parents, please be bold. Stand up for your children and fight for them. Fight for your rights. Thank you to the Center for American Liberty for all of your help, and thank you for believing in me. We let our voices be known and we are so glad we did. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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