In order to be more accepting of the LGBTQ population, the National Education Association has suggested altering the term “mother” to “birthing parent” in its union contracts.
The teachers union asserted that the suggested resolution will modify the contract language to better reflect the families of all educators.
Mothers who were outraged by the plan denounced it as being put forth by a “K-12 Cartel” that is “holding parents and children hostage” to further its woke agenda.
More than 6,000 educators were expected to attend the NEA’s annual Representative Assembly convention on Wednesday in Chicago, where the resolution will be voted on.
The union did not immediately react to DailyMail.com’s request for comment, so it is unclear if the proposal was approved.
The goal of the proposed resolution was to alter the text of the union contract so that 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 document, which was obtained by Fox News, stated.
It appears the resolution would remove words like ‘mother’ and ‘father’ from all union contracts, changing the terms to ‘birthing parent’ and ‘non-birthing parent,’ respectively.
‘Maternity leave’ would also be referred to as ‘parental leave.’
Parents allege the proposal is just another example of how the union has failed to prioritize the educational needs of American children.
‘Normal people don’t use the term chestfeeding or birthing person or any of this stuff,’ Nicole Neily of Parents Defending Education said. ‘I think it just further underscores how completely out of touch the teachers’ unions… are from the concerns of normal parents.’
She added: ‘It’s horrifying.’
‘We believe in American teachers, and we don’t believe that the lack of focus that the union has on children is represented,’ echoed Tiffany Justice of Moms for Liberty, adding that the ‘K-12 Cartel’ is ‘holding parents and children hostage to a radical agenda.’
Elana Fishbein from No Left Turn in Education also accused the NEA of trying to destroy society and the American family.
‘They are arrogant. They are dismissive of the family, the parents. It’s beyond Orwellian,’ she told the news outlet. ‘Even in science fiction, I don’t know if you can have such a script of complete destruction of human society.’
The union also took aim at Florida and the recently passed so-called Don’t Say Gay Bill which forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
‘The NEA will take all necessary steps to defeat and overturn the “Don’t Say Gay” law in Florida and other homophobic and anti-transgender laws and attacks on the country,’ the resolution stated.
The union stated that it would publicise “our support of and participation in mass events for LGBT rights and Pride” as a way to show its commitment to overturning the legislation.
Additionally, the NEA declared that it will encourage members to take part in protests and picket lines to support the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Before NEA resolutions, which purport to represent the “opinions and views” of union members, may be discussed and voted on, they must be sponsored by 50 delegates.
During this year’s annual conference, union officials were set to discuss a number of contentious issues, including a COVID vaccine policy and universal masking.
The vaccination resolution, which reportedly urged the union to “work with state affiliates” in support of a federal regulation mandating “masking and COVID vaccines in schools,” was defeated by delegates.
According to The Washington Examiner, the proposal also called for “high-quality virtual education for immuno-compromised students” and all American families interested in distance learning.
Voters also rejected a similar resolution that was put forth last year.
According to reports, a different plan urged schools to condemn the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the significant judgement from 1973 that secured abortion rights in America.
The resolution also favored expanding the numbered of justices seat on the high court and encouraged impeached of justices ‘who went against their sworn testimony not to overturn Roe v. Wade.’
‘The three Trump appointed Supreme Court justices constitute a far right-wing coup inside the nation’s highest judicial body,’ the document, which has reviewed by the newspaper, said.
‘The new civil rights movement must defeat these attacks through organizing mass actions to defend women and all Americans from this attack.’
Union officials also attempted to tackle racism in the education system with a proposal seeking to use NEA resources to ‘amend or establish economics and personal finance standards’ that have ‘exacerbated’ the ‘racial wealth gap’ in America.
It is unclear which of the NEA’s proposals were passed at the convention.
The NEA is no stranger to controversial resolution. Proposals in prior years issued the union’s support for reparations for black Americans and asked educators to combat ‘institutionally racist systems.’
‘The Association acknowledges that both historical and current practices have systematically advantaged and privileged people of White European ancestry while disadvantaging and denying rights, opportunities, and equality for people of color,’ a resolution focused on racial justice read.
Another stated: ‘The National Education Association believes that, in order to achieve racial and social justice, educators must acknowledge the existence of white supremacy culture as a primary root cause of institutional racism, structural racism, and white privilege.
‘The Association believes that school districts must provide training in cultural competence, implicit bias, restorative practices and techniques, and racial justice.’
The NEA also passed a resolution calling for the rights of workers who are suspected of abusing children to be protected.
‘Any such allegation should be investigated and resolved immediately without name disclosure,’ the resolution stated. ‘The National Education Association believes education employees should be protected from allegations of child abuse made in bad faith.’