Support "My Princess Boy" (or a similar book) at Nova

GSA represent!

Please continue the use of this book in your curriculum.

I fully support the use of this book, this child and anyone and everyone in their pursuit of happiness in a kind and respectful way.

I support using this book to make Nova a more accepting place for gender-nonconforming students.

I support Nova's use of this book. It is a platform to talk issues. At least one child in our community needs some help. It's the right thing to do.

The book doesn't really discuss any issue other than bullying. The kid wears a dress and likes girly things. He gets made fun of and feels sad. His parents love him for who he is. End of story. It very well could be a story about a boy in a wheel chair or a girl with a learning disability. The difference, is that there is an actual CHILD at OUR SCHOOL, that is experiencing the same thing as the boy in the book. He is a sweet and innocent little boy who should have the right to be himself like every other child. Wouldn't this particular book (or a similar one) be beneficial for the staff to be able to use as a tool for helping children to put themselves in his shoes and hopefully show empathy and compassion instead of judgement and teasing? I think it would be a good start.

Fully support this! Thank you.

If there is someone being bullied for any reason at Nova, we should expect our teachers to address it. Our family supports any tools that our teachers choose to help them teach tolerance and celebrate our differences.

I fully support the reading of My Princess Boy or another book that specifically addresses gender non-conformity. Books are a necessary tool for any elementary teacher to teach, support, and advocate for tolerance for all.

Full support

To think this is not a good idea for a child that is struggling is short sighted and a disservice to that child. I do not understand why anyone would be opposed to a book that may help a child, who may feel ostracized from the students. This is an opportunity for the school to educate. I fully support this book.

I'm in support of supporting this child. I'm neutral on using this book, but, absolutely my children have had caring adults come into their classes at Nova to explain a fellow students specialness ( autism, seizure disorder ) and while I wouldn't consider this a disorder, I think this situation has invited a level of awareness that requires a similar approach.

I fully support the reading of My Princess Boy or another book that specifically addresses gender non-conformity. A book is a useful and necessary tool for educating our children.

Full support

Clothes are just clothes. This seems to be a respectful, gentle tool to support and reinforce acceptance of everyone's differences.

I support using this book, or any viable tool, that can be used enable a safe learning environment for all students, especially those most vulnerable to harassment. - Carter

I absolutely support the reading of "My Princess Boy" and/or other books of a similar nature to the children in our school. I support efforts to let the most disenfranchised among us to become visible and valuable.

I support the reading of "My Princess Boy" or similar book. Basically I support anything to raise awareness and tolerance of gender variance.

I support the reading of "My Princess Boy" or similar book. Basically I support anything to raise awareness and tolerance of gender variance.

I support reading this (or a similar book). A book provides the teachers with context to help draw the lines from theoretical to practical when discussing a vulnerable group of children.