Sam Brinton: Biden's fired non-binary official behind school policy that keeps child's gender identity from parents
WASHINGTON, DC: Sam Brinton, a nuclear waste officer in the Biden administration, lost their job after being accused of stealing airport bags twice. The non-binary former Biden official also had a hand in policy that would prevent parents of transgender school students from knowing about their child's gender identity. Before becoming one of the federal government's first non-binary officials, Brinton worked at The Trevor Project which is an LGBTQ youth suicide prevention group.
During their time at the suicide prevention group, they worked on curating the 'Model School District Policy on Suicide Prevention' which spoke of guidelines on telling parents about LGBTQ+ children. The policy was made in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the American School Counselor Association, and the National Association of School Psychologists. In a nutshell, the policy establishes rules on what schools can keep the parents informed on the children's gender identity and gives the school mental health professionals the authority over what information regarding the children shall proceed further.
