"Parents' Rights Actually Mean Every Parent, Not Just Some": Navigating Parental Rights in Public Schools under the Pending Threat of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation.

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Title: "Parents' Rights Actually Mean Every Parent, Not Just Some": Navigating Parental Rights in Public Schools under the Pending Threat of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation.
Alternate Title: "Derechos parentales significan realmente todos los padres, no solo algunos": Navegando los derechos parentales en las escuelas públicas bajo la amenaza inminente de legislación anti-LGBTQ+.
"Direitos parentais significam realmente todos os pais, não apenas alguns": Navegando os direitos parentais em escolas públicas sob a ameaça iminente de legislação anti- LGBTQ+.
Authors: Knipp, Hannah1 hannah.knipp@mso.umt.edu
Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives / Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas / Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas. 6/24/2025, Vol. 33 Issue 42/43, p1-23. 22p.
Subject Terms: *Public schools, *Educational law & legislation, *School employees, *Parent-child legal relationship, Legal status of LGBTQ+ people, Heteronormativity
Geographic Terms: Louisiana, New Orleans (La.)
Abstract (English): Conducted in a critical transitional period in 2023, this article explores how eight school professionals in New Orleans public charter schools perceived and responded to proposed statelevel anti-LGBTQ+ educational legislation. During the liminal period following the proposal of two anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Louisiana, but prior to their eventual enactment in 2024, educators reflected on how parental rights impacted schools currently, their fears and worries about the new legislation, and plans to resist the new legislation. Refracted through the lenses of institutional theory and chilling effects theory, potential consequences and implications of the legislation are discussed, ultimately concluding that the current political environment has the potential to further ingratiate prevailing cisheteronormativity embedded within the school system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Realizado en un período de transición crítica en 2023, este artículo explora cómo ocho profesionales de escuelas públicas autónomas en Nueva Orleans percibieron y respondieron a la legislación educativa estatal propuesta contra las personas LGBTQ+. Durante el período liminal posterior a la propuesta de dos leyes anti-LGBTQ+ en Luisiana, pero antes de su promulgación en 2024, los educadores reflexionaron sobre cómo los derechos parentales impactaban actualmente a las escuelas, sus temores y preocupaciones respecto a la nueva legislación, y los planes para resistirla. A través de los lentes de la teoría institucional y la teoría de los efectos paralizantes (chilling effects), se discuten las posibles consecuencias e implicaciones de la legislación, concluyendo que el entorno político actual tiene el potencial de afianzar aún más la cisheteronormatividad prevalente en el sistema escolar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Portuguese): Realizado em um período de transição crítica em 2023, este artigo explora como oito profissionais de escolas públicas charter em Nova Orleans perceberam e responderam à legislação educacional anti-LGBTQ+ proposta em nível estadual. Durante o período liminar após a proposta de dois projetos de lei anti-LGBTQ+ na Louisiana, mas antes de sua promulgação em 2024, educadores refletiram sobre como os direitos parentais impactam atualmente as escolas, seus medos e preocupações em relação à nova legislação, e os planos para resisti-la. A partir das lentes da teoria institucional e da teoria dos efeitos inibidores (chilling effects), são discutidas as possíveis consequências e implicações da legislação, concluindo-se que o ambiente político atual tem o potencial de reforçar ainda mais a cisheteronormatividade dominante no sistema escolar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Realizado en un período de transición crítica en 2023, este artículo explora cómo ocho profesionales de escuelas públicas autónomas en Nueva Orleans percibieron y respondieron a la legislación educativa estatal propuesta contra las personas LGBTQ+. Durante el período liminal posterior a la propuesta de dos leyes anti-LGBTQ+ en Luisiana, pero antes de su promulgación en 2024, los educadores reflexionaron sobre cómo los derechos parentales impactaban actualmente a las escuelas, sus temores y preocupaciones respecto a la nueva legislación, y los planes para resistirla. A través de los lentes de la teoría institucional y la teoría de los efectos paralizantes (chilling effects), se discuten las posibles consecuencias e implicaciones de la legislación, concluyendo que el entorno político actual tiene el potencial de afianzar aún más la cisheteronormatividad prevalente en el sistema escolar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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