Texas Childcare Center Manager Fired for Refusing to Refer to Girl as Boy

[Revmitchell]

A childcare center manager in Texas says that she was recently fired for refusing to refer to a little girl as a boy at the parents’ request.

Madeline Kirksey, a Christian, served as manager of Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center in Katy until late last month when she and another worker were terminated over the situation.

According to reports, the parents of the six-year-old girl had asked the center to begin referring to the girl as a boy and provided the new boy’s name that they were to use. The parents had also cut the child’s hair short so that she looked more like a boy.

While administrators at the center, an educational childcare facility for ages six through twelve, did not have an issue with the parents’ request, Kirksey did not feel comfortable with following through with it. She suggested that the other parents be informed, and expressed concern about speaking to the other children at the center about transgender matters.


Kirksey said that she thought the little girl herself was confused about her gender.

“One day, she wanted to be a girl [and] the next day she wanted to be a boy,” she told Fox26 News in Houston. “The other kids are confused as well, calling her a boy and she would start screaming, ‘I’m not a boy!’”

Kirksey soon received a letter advising that her employment was being terminated. It stated that “[w]hen requested by parent and management to call a transgender child by the child’s new name, Madeline does not follow instructions.”

http://christiannews.net/2015/11/08...r-fired-for-refusing-to-refer-to-girl-as-boy/

 

[carpro]

If the parents want to psycholocally traumatize their child, I suggest it is their job. They shouldn't expect others to do it for them.

 

[DMorgan]

Welcome to your new progressivist utopia. It is going to get much worse.

 

[church mouse guy]

The classroom aide was on tv saying that the little girl would often cry and insist that she was a girl. It seems that her parents were trying to make the little girl into a mental case.

 

[Zaac]

http://christiannews.net/2015/11/08...r-fired-for-refusing-to-refer-to-girl-as-boy/

Crazy. But if management has already instructed her on what to do, she had to make the choice. She chose to not do it and was rightly terminated according to the laws of that state. Now I would suggest to such facilities and school systems that a policy be drawn up that says that parents must present documented proof from a licensed psychologist attesting to the child being transgendered in order for them to make any such accommodations.

Otherwise, they are just dealing with parents who are gonna screw up a kid's head just because they are spineless and bend to the whims and fancy of a child.

 

[annsni]

The classroom aide was on tv saying that the little girl would often cry and insist that she was a girl. It seems that her parents were trying to make the little girl into a mental case.

This is what gets me. The little girl asked to be called a little girl and the lady gets fired for that??

 

[Rippon]

This is what gets me. The little girl asked to be called a little girl and the lady gets fired for that??

It was a matter of days. The little girl decided over a weekend that she wanted to be a boy. The parents agreed. But it can't be that simple. Five or six year olds can't process that kind of stuff. I can't either and I'm considerably older. It would have been terribly confusing to her classmates for 'her' to suddenly become a 'him.'

What I don't understand is this: I think the school chain is Christian. Why would this go down at all?

 

[carpro]

It was a matter of days. The little girl decided over a weekend that she wanted to be a boy. The parents agreed. But it can't be that simple. Five or six year olds can't process that kind of stuff. I can't either and I'm considerably older. It would have been terribly confusing to her classmates for 'her' to suddenly become a 'him.'

What I don't understand is this: I think the school chain is Christian. Why would this go down at all?

Cowardly "Christian" Management

 

[annsni]

It was a matter of days. The little girl decided over a weekend that she wanted to be a boy. The parents agreed. But it can't be that simple. Five or six year olds can't process that kind of stuff. I can't either and I'm considerably older. It would have been terribly confusing to her classmates for 'her' to suddenly become a 'him.'

My friend's daughter was about that age when she decided she wanted to be called "Steve". So to humor her, we'd call her Steve when we saw her but we would also call her by her given name as well. She's now a lovely 19 year old who is a female wrestler (and very good at it) but LOVES her girly stuff too. She still laughs at wanting to be called Steve.

 

[chelle318]

I agree, parents are bringing this on their children. If someone grows up and decides that's what they want, then so be it (I am in no way condoning it) but my son has said he was a girl before and I am intelligent enough to know that at 3 years old he doesn't know what he is talking about! He is 6 now and he is ALL BOY...but some parents these days run with something so innocent and convince their kids that they were born wrong instead of teaching them that God doesn't make mistakes and that is how God made them.

When I was growing up if a girl acted like a boy it was called being a tom boy. What ever happened to that?!

 

[Baptist in Richmond]

Crazy. But if management has already instructed her on what to do, she had to make the choice. She chose to not do it and was rightly terminated according to the laws of that state. Now I would suggest to such facilities and school systems that a policy be drawn up that says that parents must present documented proof from a licensed psychologist attesting to the child being transgendered in order for them to make any such accommodations.

Otherwise, they are just dealing with parents who are gonna screw up a kid's head just because they are spineless and bend to the whims and fancy of a child.

This is an excellent post.

From the link above:
"According to reports, the parents of the six-year-old girl had asked the center to begin referring to the girl as a boy and provided the new boy’s name that they were to use."

So a SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL has already established her gender identity? I guess if she wants to vote, drive a car or purchase real estate, she should be accommodated in similar fashion?

Amazing....

Regards,
BiR

 

[Zaac]

This is an excellent post.



So a SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL has already established her gender identity? I guess if she wants to vote, drive a car or purchase real estate, she should be accommodated in similar fashion?

Amazing....

Regards,
BiR

This is just how ridiculously silly some parents are. They want to try so hard to be their child's friend and just go along with whatever, that they have no comprehension of the damage they are doing. This is why God gave absolute truth as parameters within for us to operate.

Somebody needs to send them into Judge Judy's court so she can tell them how stupid they sound taking orders from a six year old.

 

[dyanmarie25]

Although I feel sorry for the childcare center manager for getting fired from her job, I have more sympathy towards the little girl. It looks like she has nutcase parents.

 

[heisrisen]

I can't believe she was fired. Actually I can believe it. It's ridiculous for parents to brainwash their children into thinking things like this are okay. There's so much political corectness that a Christian isn't allowed to stnad on their beliefs or they'll be persecuted. I'm glad she stood up for what was true and right.

 

[heisrisen]

I can't believe she was fired. Actually I can believe it. It's ridiculous for parents to brainwash their children into thinking things like this are okay. There's so much political corectness that a Christian isn't allowed to stand on their beliefs or they'll be persecuted. I'm glad she stood up for what was true and right.

 

[Zaac]

This whole situation is just stupid.

 

[TCassidy]

Call Child Protective Services and have the child removed from her home where she is being subjected to severe psychological abuse.

 

[Sue-Ellen]

The entire situation is messed up. That poor little girl. She is going to have a lot of problems in life with parents like she has. I feel really badly for her. She is only 6 years old. Things are only going to get worse as more stories like this come to light.

 

[Amy13]

Things like this show how the government is infringing on our religious rights more and more. Someone doesn't religiously or morally believe in recognizing transgender people - get fired. How come some groups of people get protection but people exercising Christian religious values don't?

 

[carpro]

Things like this show how the government is infringing on our religious rights more and more. Someone doesn't religiously or morally believe in recognizing transgender people - get fired. How come some groups of people get protection but people exercising Christian religious values don't?

It's open season on Christians. Has been for awhile. But it's official now, Christians no longer have the protection of the first amendment.