From a letter by state Republican lawmakers to Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens:
We understand that the Obama administration has issued a federal directive to our local schools under the guise of Title IX enforcement.
As we should know by now, the social engineering goals of the Left are designed to destroy our constitutional system of federalism in order to grow the power of the federal government in all aspects of our lives. This latest intrusion comes at the cost of our children and goes against all common sense, modesty, and nature itself.
This federal directive endangers children in various ways. First, it destroys all expectations of privacy in the restroom, locker room, and dormitory. Immediate and long-term consequences will follow. Unfortunately, the ones most likely to be victimized will be the girls in our schools. We are hearing reports where this open-door policy has been implemented, that voyeurism and sexual exploitation have occurred. Sexual assaults will not be far behind. Predators will seize the opportunity to pretend to be transgender in order to gain access to women’s locker rooms, bathrooms, and dorms. What kind of scars will result for girls who are exposed to this type of abuse?
Beyond the critical issue of student safety is the broader issue of privacy and decency. Most Georgia parents try to instill in their children respect for natural modesty around members of the opposite sex. The federal government is now dictating that the schools override these teachings, and instead inculcate in students the demonstrably false and harmful philosophy that there are no natural differences between the sexes and that any common-sense recognition of those differences is somehow discriminatory. No government has the right to confuse children by teaching them to disregard reality.
From a statement by the Georgia Faith & Freedom Coalition and other conservative leaders:
We would also like to see Gov. Deal boldly join Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas in pushing back against this social-engineering project of President Obama’s. Rather than simply handing off the issue to State Superintendent Richard Woods and local school systems, we expect Governor Deal to put the full weight of his office against this federal overreach. While we trust Superintendent Woods to do the right thing, and while it is true that policy about transgender accommodations can certainly be handled by local schools, the Governor should also encourage local school systems to defy the directive.
We also call on local superintendents and local school boards to protect their students from this harmful social engineering by refusing to comply with the unlawful decree.
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