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Making an honest mistake with someone’s name or pronouns will always happen, but instances of misgendering or calling someone by the wrong name cannot be immune from school discipline when they cause a substantial and material disruption or create a hostile educational environment.
By signing onto this amicus brief, South Dakota is sending a message of exclusion to children in our state directly impacted by Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and to the many others who will have their citizenship questioned because of their race or who their parents are.
It’s no secret that some of the state's elected leaders have tried over the years to disenfranchise the voting rights of residents who use mail-forwarding services. But it’s vitally important that people be allowed to exercise their rights to vote and to travel – without repercussions to either.
America is not a theocracy and South Dakota’s public schools shouldn’t be used to religiously indoctrinate or convert students. Senate Bill 51 is unconstitutional and an affront to the American ideals of religious liberty.
Requiring age-verification for porn and other sexual content on specific sites won’t save children from online harm. But House Bill 1053 will invade the privacy and violate the constitutional rights of all South Dakotans.
Trained election observers will be monitoring polling locations in Sioux Falls, Rapid City and Aberdeen to watch for any issues that would disenfranchise voters, including questions about individual voter eligibility and mass challenges to absentee ballots.