In recent years, conservative advocates have obscured their transphobia by framing their concerns as religiously-based parental rights claims. They have advocated for limitations on youth rights to gender identity self-determination. This article examines policy debates over transgender-inclusive practices in schools, including conservative demands for parental notification and limitations on healthcare access for transgender youth. I suggest that schools ought to be more concerned with children’s or students’ rights to help enable diverse students to flourish and become who they are in supportive schools. This shift would move schools away from the distractions of conservative parental rights claims and re-focus them instead on the needs of students.

近年来，保守派拥护者将他们的担忧归结为基于宗教的父母权利主张，从而掩盖了他们的恐惧感。他们主张限制青年在性别认同自决方面的权利。本文探讨了有关学校中跨性别共融实践的政策辩论，包括对家长通知的保守要求以及对跨性别青年的医疗保健服务的限制。我建议学校应该更加关注儿童或学生的权利，以帮助使多样化的学生蓬勃发展并成为他们在支持学校中的身份。这种转变将使学校摆脱对父母的保守权利主张的干扰，而将其重新集中在学生的需求上。