Spanish and Surveys
Overview
Sharon teachers give getting to know you surveys at the beginning of the year, many of which ask about kids pronouns and whether to share the child’s gender identity with parents. The Middle School Spanish curriculum includes lessons on “gender inclusive” Spanish that uses the @ symbol and videos of promoting LGBT.
Response
Survey
Feliz Ano Nuevo (original) (PDF)
Brandon Brown Packet (original) (PDF)
La Estrella Del Dia (original) (PDF)
La Canción Original 2021 (original) (PDF)
La Canción Original Printable Activities (original) (PDF)
Video: The Book of Life - Candlemaker Scene - Santa Chihuahua!, Writing your own Story
Video: Música Miércoles - Love (es Nuestra Idioma)
Video: The 2022 New Year's Countdown: Puerto Rico - Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Request
Hi [RAO]
Thank you for coming to my presentation last week. There were some follow up question from the audience that I’d like to file a public records request for:
1. The getting to know you survey [NAME REDACTED] gave to students at the beginning of 6th grade Connections class. I believe it is a Google Form, so you can “Send A Copy” through Google Drive.
2. The document containing the transgender pronouns taught to students in Middle School Spanish. If there is no document, then any digital document containing the URL and/or title and/or location of this lesson. For example, it may be in the pacing document for the class or an email.
3. One of the Middle School Spanish teachers shows a video of two men kissing to students (this has happened at least two years in a row). Please send either the video and/or URL of the video and/or any digital document containing the URL and/or title and/or identifying information for this video. For example, it may be in the pacing document for the class or an email.
For 1 & 2 & 3 I only want the content so I can show in my presentation.
Interesting findings
Student Survey
Students in 6th grade were given a survey asking about whether teacher’s should keep secret from parents that the kids are presenting as the opposite gender at school.
Gender inclusive Spanish adjectives. Students taught to use the @ symbol at the end of words, an “e” or no vowel at all to make the word “non-binary” or “gender inclusive.”
Gender Inclusive Spanish
Students taught to use @ symbol at the end of words instead of “a” or “o” to be gender inclusive. They are also taught to write “une buene hije” to indicate a non-binary child. None of this is part of standard Spanish, and would be nonsensical to a Spanish speaker.