National Education Association Seeking to Change the Word ‘Mother’ to ‘Birthing Parent’
The National Education Association is seeking to change the word “mother” to be more inclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community. Fox News reported the resolution would change the word to “birthing parent.” The proposed…
The National Education Association is seeking to change the word “mother” to be more inclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Fox News reported the resolution would change the word to “birthing parent.”
The proposed resolution stated, “Using this contract language, members need not worry about how a Board of Education/solicitor defines ‘maternity leave,’ ‘mother,’ and/or ‘father’; the language is an inclusive reflection of how LGBTQIA+ members build families.”
The outlet noted the resolution, NBI 63, was not brought to a vote.
The news of the resolution sparked criticism on Twitter.
Nicole Neily of Parents Defending Education told Fox News that “normal people don’t use the term chestfeeding or birthing person or any of this stuff.”
She added, “I think it just further underscores how completely out of touch the teachers’ unions…are from the concerns of normal parents.”
Neily called the situation “horrifying.”