PR: NC Values applauds Senate Committee for voting to fully fund Opportunity Scholarships for all NC families
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May 1, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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NC VALUES APPLAUDS SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR VOTING TO FULLY FUND OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL NC FAMILIES
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today in support of the Senate Committee’s vote to fully fund Opportunity Scholarships:
“I applaud the Senate Committee’s decision to increase funding for Opportunity Scholarships in response to the overwhelming number of applicants who are eager to send their children to successful schools of their choice. Indoctrination has taken priority over teaching basics like reading, math, history and science, and it shows in test scores. Parents are tired of their children being subjected to indoctrination with sexually explicit books such as Lawn Boy, Gender Queer, George, and impromptu CRT lectures. The freedom for parents to choose which school is best for their child, regardless of income, is one of our most basic liberties. I thank Senator Mike Lee for taking leadership on this issue. There are 58,400 families waitlisted, hoping their children will not be left behind and trapped in failing, dangerous schools. Every child deserves a chance.”
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PR: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decides NC taxpayers must pay for state employee gender transitions
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April 29, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECIDES NC TAXPAYERS MUST PAY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE GENDER TRANSITIONS
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision which states that North Carolina taxpayers must pay for gender transitioning procedures for state employees. An opinion on the case, Kadell v. Folwell, was released today.
“The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has incorrectly decided that forcing states and taxpayers to foot the bill for genital mutilation and chemical castration is now a Constitutional right. It is unthinkable that taxpayers would be forced to support such harmful, unethical, and permanently life-altering devastation to people who suffer from mental disorders,” said Fitzgerald. “This is the new eugenics, and history will judge this Court harshly for failing to follow the science, common sense, and the will of the people. We applaud Treasurer Folwell for protecting this vulnerable population, and for standing up for the right of taxpayers to say ‘no’ to elective procedures that are not supported by science and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.”
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PR: Biden Administration weakens Title IX protections for women
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April 19, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WEAKENS TITLE IX PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the Biden Administration’s changes to Title IX which were announced this morning:
“The Biden Administration is at it again. This time, through regulations, bureaucrats have altered Title IX to advance its woke agenda at the expense of parents, students and teachers. The changes redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity’ and ‘sexual orientation.’ In time, through additional regulation and complicit activist judges, the long-championed protections for women will be obliterated.
“While deferring to another pending rule addressing sports teams or living facilities directly, the regulations set the stage for the inevitable collapse of Title IX’s protection for female athletes and female privacy. Under the regulations’ new definition of ‘sex’ and the redefinition of a ‘hostile environment harassment,’ school personnel could be forced to use ‘preferred names and pronouns.’ In the name of safety, information about their child’s transgender status could be withheld from parents.
“Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted to advance opportunities for women in education and athletics. Millions of women, in both academics and sports, have benefited from this law. NC Values will continue to fight for females, teachers and parents through elections, policy and the courts.”
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