Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1060: Gender dysphoria; require school personnel to notify parents of student who request to be referred to as different gender or non
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO REQUIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS OR OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF ANY STUDENT IDENTIFYING AT SCHOOL AS A GENDER OR PRONOUN THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ON THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH OR USING SEX-SEGREGATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OR SCHOOL FACILITIES THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ASSIGNMENT AT BIRTH, WITHIN THREE DAYS OF BECOMING AWARE OF SUCH CONDUCT OR REQUEST BY THE AFFECTED STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL BE DISCIPLINED OR SUFFER ANY UNLAWFUL REPRISAL FOR REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A STUDENT BY A PREFERRED GENDER, PRONOUN OR ANIMAL SPECIES THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ASSIGNMENT AT BIRTH; TO PRESCRIBE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require school administrators, teachers, counselors or other personnel of the school to provide written notification to the parent or legal guardian of any student identifying at school as a gender or pronoun that does not align with the child's sex on their birth certificate, sex assigned at birth or using sex-segregated school programs and activities or school facilities that do not align with the child's sex assignment at birth, within three days of becoming aware of such conduct or request by the affected student…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS OR OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF ANY STUDENT IDENTIFYING AT SCHOOL AS A GENDER OR PRONOUN THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ON THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH OR USING SEX-SEGREGATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OR SCHOOL FACILITIES THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ASSIGNMENT AT BIRTH, WITHIN THREE DAYS OF BECOMING AWARE OF SUCH CONDUCT OR REQUEST BY THE AFFECTED STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL BE DISCIPLINED OR SUFFER ANY UNLAWFUL REPRISAL FOR REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A STUDENT BY A PREFERRED GENDER, PRONOUN OR ANIMAL SPECIES THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ASSIGNMENT AT BIRTH; TO PRESCRIBE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) (a) T he parents and guardians of students enrolled in the public schools of the State of Mississippi have the right and should have the opportunity, as mutually supportive and respectful partners in the education of their children within the public schools, to be informed by the school, and to participate in the education of their children. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, both parents, unless a parent's rights …