We are all terribly saddened by the recent slaughter of two innocent school children and the other 18 injured students and staff at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
Two children were killed while they were praying as the Church of the Annunciation. Why would anyone murder little children?
We hope this never ever happens in our Anchorage Schools or in any Alaska schools, public or private.
The Anchorage School District has taken proactive measures, such as school entry security portals and school resource officers in most of our schools. But further action must be taken to protect our students.
The Annunciation murderer has been identified as a transgender individual, a boy who identified as a female. This murderer also legally changed his name from Robert to Robin with his mother signing the legal renaming document. Unfortunately, the mother may not have recognized the seriousness of her son’s mental state. If she had been alerted to her son’s mental state, she may have been able to inform school officials and law enforcement, and this terrible tragedy may have been averted.
In the case of the Minneapolis tragedy, a former school teacher, Sarah Reely, says she noticed that the shooter had signs of self-harm and reported it. She said that self-harm can be a sign of someone needing help. She doesn’t know if any action had been taken due to her report.
Children with gender dysphoria often have underlying mental health issues that need to be addressed.
The ASD should take this tragedy as a lesson to update its “Transgender Guidelines,” which leave the parents out of a student’s decision to use different pronouns and names at school. Parents and school staff need to act as a team to protect not only the transgender from bullying, but more importantly, protect all students from tragic actions.
We also know that the Anchorage School District has “Transgender Guidelines” which hide a student’s name change from parents. This could be the first step in realizing a student may have serious emotional problems.
Here is the specific language on hiding secondary students’ name changes from parents:
“Secondary students: Generally, notification of a student’s parent about his or her gender identity, expression or transition is unnecessary, as they are already aware and may be supportive. In some cases, however, notifying parents carries risks for the student if the family does not support the student’s desire to transition. Prior to notification of any parent or guardian regarding the transition process, school staff should work closely with the student to assess the degree to which, if any, the parent/guardian will be involved in the process, considering at all times the health, well-being, and safety of the transitioning student.”
It is good that the safety of the transitioning student is considered. But how about the other students? Their safety should be the primary concern.
If a parent is made aware of a child’s student name change by the district, this could be the first indication that the child is struggling internally and may need to be carefully monitored. Withholding this information from the parent may lead to more serious problems.
We do know that those children who identify as transgender or have gender ID problems have murdered some of their fellow students and teachers at a disproportionate rate. Here is a list of recent student shootings:
The above trend is undeniable. All the above murderers are either transgenders or have gender identity issues. They all appear to have very serious mental health issues.
This is not a call for the school district to provide even more mental health counselors/psychologists. It is a call for the district to identify those with potentially serious mental health issues and refer their parents to the appropriate mental health professionals in the community.
Providing mental health within the district should not be one of the district’s missions. Providing excellent classroom education should always be the primary mission of the district.
We ask that the ASD review and amend its “Transgender Guidelines” to ensure parents are included in all areas, especially student name changes and pronoun usage. And we ask that this become a policy of the school board, not merely “guidelines” which are not reviewed by the board.
It is past time to hide so-called “guidelines” from parents. Put these guidelines in school board policy so the public, especially parents, can see them and participate in the discussion.
We must make an all-out effort to prevent tragedies such as happened in Minneapolis. We must keep all students safe.
God forbid that the unthinkable happens and only the school district, because of your guidelines, knows about the transitioning student.
Anchorage School District, it is up to you. You have the power and the tools to make our schools safer.
It’s time to protect all students, not just the transgenders.
David Boyle is an education writer at Must Read Alaska.
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I’m sure you truly are sorry for the slaughter of those children in the Catholic Church BUT…this is NOT the first incident that has happened where a young person has flipped out after being brainwashed by adults who have convinced them that being a transgender will solve their emotional problems! Shame on any teacher/counselor that even tries to address this issue with a child! There is a special place in hell for you!!!
I’d say protect the parents also. Those that hope to become a grandparent someday.
That said, those who have a child that would even consider adopting the “trans brainwashing “ probably messed up their parenting to begin with.
Not a peep from any teachers?? Remember that the next time they strike, let them walk and lock the door behind them. Time to end this nonsense.
I’m lobbying Legislators for a rewrite of Title 47 that protects public servants, like teachers and politicians from public scrutiny, because of an arrest or self admittance to a psychiatric institution for reasons of self harm.. or just flat out crazy behavior..
Seems the YK Delta needs rule changes just for public protection.
Again, Transgenders were identified by the AMA (American medical Assn) as a form of mental retardation. It always has been a sickness and always will be. They are all unstable and unhinged.
Someone needs to tell Anchorage there are no more protections for this, there are 2 genders. Male and Female. Men can’t become women and Women cannot become men.
Period.
Don’t hire them, don’t live by them. Support CHILDREN instead of freaks!
I googled. AI told me that as of September 2025, data from multiple research organizations indicates that fewer than 1% of all mass shootings have been committed by transgender individuals. The vast majority of mass shooters are cisgender men.
School shootings are not a gender issue. Mental, yes.
Boyle: you didn’t use the word “gun” once.