Reported Incidents
For Maine
Incidents are community-reported or sourced from third parties, and are allegations — not established facts. Incidents describe institutions, never individuals.
Co-ed locker room planned
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
The Mountain Valley Community School in Maine is set to open with a co-ed locker room, a change from its original floor plan. This new design, described as an "athletic prep area," includes private stalls but allows boys and girls to share the main space. This decision has raised concerns among school board members regarding student privacy and appropriateness.
District gender identity training
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district provided staff training on gender identity, including guidance on preferred pronouns and restroom access. The training also addressed confidentiality, instructing staff on what information to share. This guidance did not explicitly mention parental notification.
York Policy Hides Student Gender
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
The York School Department implemented a policy concerning transgender and gender-expansive students. This policy details procedures that may allow a student's gender identity to be withheld from parents. It also mandates pronoun usage and permits facility access based on a student's asserted gender identity.
District gender identity policy
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district's policy allows students to identify with a different gender and use corresponding facilities without requiring parental notification. Staff are directed to use their discretion regarding parental involvement, potentially excluding parents from decisions about their child's gender identity. The policy permits students to use restrooms and locker rooms aligning with their preferred gender.
Gender Plan Questions Parental Involvement
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district implemented a "Gender Support Plan" that differentiates between gender and assigned sex at birth. The plan includes a question about parental awareness and support for a child's gender transition, potentially implying parental exclusion. It also suggests students can use facilities aligning with their preferred gender identity.
Gender plan hides from parents
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district has a "Gender Support Plan" that outlines how a student's gender identity will be supported at school. The plan includes questions about whether guardians are aware and supportive of the child's gender status. It also considers how to implement the plan if parents are not aware or supportive, suggesting the possibility of withholding information from parents.
School Hides Student Gender Identity
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district's "Transgender Student Support Plan" includes provisions for keeping a student's gender identity confidential from their parents. The plan asks for a student's "Legal (Dead) Name" and outlines how to handle potential disclosures. This policy raises concerns about parental rights and transparency regarding sensitive student information.
School Gender Identity Policy Concerns
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district policy allows students to make decisions regarding their gender identity, including pronoun usage and facility access, without requiring parental consent. The policy outlines procedures for students to change their name and gender in school records, even if parents have not been informed or do not approve. Staff and other students are mandated to use preferred pronouns.
Falmouth Gender Policy No Consent
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
The school district implemented a policy allowing students to identify as transgender in school records without parental consent. This policy also mandates staff and students use preferred pronouns and permits facility usage based on preferred gender identity.
District's Transgender Policy Concerns
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district's policy allows students to identify as transgender and use facilities aligning with their gender identity without requiring parental consent. The policy also mandates staff and students to use preferred pronouns. This guidance was reportedly created by a state school boards association.
Easton Transgender Policy Parental Consent
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
The Easton School Department has a policy outlining guidelines for transgender students. This policy suggests students can identify as transgender without parental consent and mandates the use of preferred pronouns. It also permits students to use restrooms and locker rooms aligning with their gender identity.
Transgender policy lacks parental consent
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
The school district has a policy for transgender students. This policy appears to allow students to assert a transgender identity and use corresponding facilities and pronouns without explicit parental consent. The policy also mandates staff and student use of preferred pronouns.
District hides gender from parents
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district implemented a policy allowing staff to withhold information about a student's gender identity from their parents. The policy also addresses pronoun usage and restroom access based on a student's asserted gender. This raises concerns about parental rights and transparency within the school system.
Transgender policy without parental consent
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district has adopted a policy regarding transgender learners. This policy allows students to identify as transgender and use facilities matching their gender identity without explicit parental consent. It also mandates the use of preferred pronouns by staff and other students.
District Hides Student Gender Identity
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district implemented a policy regarding transgender students. This policy allows the school to keep a student's gender identity secret from their parents if there is disagreement. It also mandates pronoun usage and allows facility use based on asserted gender identity.
Transgender Policy Lacks Parental Consent
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district implemented a policy for transgender students. This policy allows students to identify as transgender without parental consent or awareness. It also mandates pronoun usage and permits facility access based on gender identity.
Parents Excluded From Gender Decisions
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school district has implemented a policy that prioritizes a student's gender identity wishes over parental disagreement. This policy allows staff to withhold information about a student's transgender status from their parents. It also mandates preferred pronoun usage and facility access based on gender identity.
School Hides Gender Identity
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school department has a policy allowing staff to withhold information about a student's gender identity from their parents. The policy mandates staff and students to use preferred pronouns and permits students to use facilities aligning with their asserted gender identity, even if parents disagree. This prioritizes student wishes over parental involvement in sensitive matters.
School Hides Student Gender Identity
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
The Yarmouth School Department maintains a policy for transgender and gender-expansive students that permits withholding information about a student's gender identity from their parents. The policy suggests that revealing this information to parents could pose a risk to the student. Additionally, it mandates the use of preferred pronouns and allows facility usage based on asserted gender identity.
School Policy Hides Student Gender
Alleged statewide incident in Maine
A school department has a policy prioritizing a student's gender identity wishes over parental disagreement. This policy also allows a student's transgender status to be hidden from parents. Staff are trained to be allies and use preferred pronouns, and students can use facilities matching their asserted gender identity.