“And so what do you do if a parent or a kid, should I say a kid, in one of these elementary schools says, ‘What about Sally, Sally has two moms’ or ‘I’m not sure if I’m a girl or a boy,’” said Psaki.
In a recent interview with CNN+'s Chris Wallace, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki spoke out against bills like the Parental Rights in Education Bill passed in Florida, which prohibits teaching young students about gender identity and sexual orientation.
"Don't parents have a right to have concern? I mean, we're talking specifically here about teaching about sex in kindergarten through third grade. I have to say, as a parent, I would have problems with that," Wallace said.
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View on RumbleIn response, Psaki said that the bill is not about prohibiting teaching children about sex, but rather about gender identity. The bill also prohibits teaching these young students about sexual identity.
"But the law is not about teaching sex education. It's about teaching about gender identity. And so what do you do if a parent or a kid, should I say a kid, in one of these elementary schools says, 'What about Sally, Sally has two moms' or 'I'm not sure if I'm a girl or a boy,'" said Psaki.
The bill does not prohibit talk about a potential student's same-sex parents, but rather prohibits classroom instruction on the matter.
"I mean, these are kids who are experiencing, you know, these moments in their lives. I also think that these are not — there is not a big record of there being either sex education or extensive gender identity education in these schools and this is creating a problem or a political cudgel about an issue that I don't think exists," she concluded.
In another recent interview, Psaki was heard getting emotional in regards to the Parental Rights in Education Bill.
"This is a political wedge issue and an attempt to win a culture war," Psaki said on the podcast News Not Noise. "And they're doing that in a way that is harsh and cruel to a community of kids especially."
Psaki began getting emotional, saying "I'm, like gonna get, I'm gonna get emotional about this issue because I just, it's horrible, but, but y'know, it's like kids who were bullied and it's just like all these leaders are taking steps to hurt them and hurt their lives and hurt their families."
"And you look at some of these laws, these states and it is going after parents who are in loving relationships who have kids, it's completely outrageous," she sobbed.
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