Here are 12 memorable quotes from this third hearing to force teachers and school staff to out LGBTQ+ students.
Beau Eaton is a proponent of HB 8. Eaton is from the Opportunity Solutions Project, a branch of the ultra-right-wing Foundation for Government Accountability.
If passed, the bill would force all teachers and school staff — including social workers and school counselors — to out LGBTQ+ students to their parents. At a different hearing last week, the bill was amended to add “counseling services,” now requiring parental notification of anything a student shares during counseling sessions.
—Beau Eaton, from the Opportunity Solutions Project, a branch of the ultra-right-wing Foundation for Government Accountability. This is her answer to Rep. Phillip Robinson who asked why this bill isn’t requiring the same notification for parents of students in private, faith-based schools.
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