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by Guy Page
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), demanded this week that 46 states and territories, including Vermont, remove all references to what it terms “gender ideology” from their federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) materials within 60 days.
However, comments made by Gov. Phil Scott and an administration secretary ar a Wednesday press suggest the actual amount of money at play is small and will be backfilled by the State if necessary.
The move underscores the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to prevent what it describes as the indoctrination of children with “delusional ideology.”
Last week, ACF terminated California’s PREP grant after the state failed to comply with a similar directive to eliminate gender-related content from its educational resources. Now, other recipients of PREP funding have been put on notice that failure to adhere to the new guidelines will result in “withholding, suspension, or termination” of federal funds.
“Accountability is coming,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Gradison. “Federal funds will not be used to poison the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological agendas. The Trump Administration will ensure that PREP reflects the intent of Congress, not the priorities of the left.”
“We’re just trying to figure out what this really means. And I know it was a few $100,000 so it’s significant, but, but we’re trying to figure that out as we speak,” Scott said Wednesday.
Human Services Secretary Jenney Samuelson: “Just to put some of the facts out there, the PREP program does provide information for adolescents and youth, particularly around STI [sexually transmitted infection] HIV, prevention and prevention of unintended pregnancies. It is not a school-based program, so it is not offered in the schools.
“Instead, it is offered in and among community organizations. So it’s a completely voluntary program.”
Even if feds cut the funding, Vermont will continue the program it supports, Samuelson hinted: “We are committed to continuing to provide education and support that really reflects the needs of all Vermonters, and that includes the LGBT and other communities.”
The directive impacts 40 states and six territories, including Washington D.C. The affected states are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The territories and districts included are Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Washington D.C.
The full set of letters sent to states and territories can be accessed on the ACF website.
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Categories: State Government
Headline fixed:
Vermont hesitant to remove gender indoctrination from federal education materials
If I had a dollar for every time SINCE COVID & ARPA $$$s ended where a state official or legislature pledged to “continue funding this needed program” I would be retired and the State of Vermont would still be teetering on insolvency… Year in and year out we fail to set as our goal to truly balance a budget based on “recovery era” aspirations versus necessary and compassionate spending and taxation.
Here is an idea; return to our pre-Covid spending adjusted for ONLY inflation and then cut 2% per year and let the bureaucracy die slowly. That would be compassionate.
Maybe after yet ANOTHER horrific act of violence has been perpetrated by a gender-confused individual, the State of Vermont and it’s education establishment will have an epiphany about encouraging kids to cultivate these serious and consequential identity disorders.
Excellent response to this article.
Is it legal for state employees to redirect state funds to a federal program without legislative approval?
A bigger question, is it legal for Vermont State employees to use funds to support their political party programs directly?
“Backfilled by state funds if necessary,” says Phil Scott. Another tax increase?
I like how “it’s only a few hundred thousand!!” If they aren’t worried about a few hundred thousand through it my way!! Its only a few hundred thousand TAX PAYERS MONEY, NO WORRY!!!!!!!
Yes, multiplied by all the other few hundred thousand dollar Utopian ideas brought to you by the Vermont progressive voter base making all of that possible. The beatings will continue until the morale improves. Vermont’s new motto. Freedom and unity are just words on a flag.
Why do VIP 1’s comments keep appearing?????????
According to the editor of this publication: Real, full names are now required. All comments without real full names will be unapproved or trashed.
Time to take out the trash.
Why are the majority of my kids’ teachers flying political lgb, so called t, iabipoc+ flags in the classrooms??
Some of it from doing whatever they can get away with in the way of imposing deviant sexuality where it has no place…to a captive audience. The rest of the teachers are doing it because they are afraid of opposing the twisted agenda of their peers in sexualizing their young charges. Either way, there should be no “sexuality flags” in a public school classroom…especially when the kids graduate with a very flimsy grasp of math and science and with atrocious language skills.