I have been in education for a couple years. Kids go through nicknames, hell I myself went through nicknames from shortenings of my first name to going by a last name to even going by names like ‘girlie’ or ‘smiley’ or ‘sunny’, and in my professional life I go by a shortened version of my first name due to kids being able to say that easier then my full name. Not to mention that I went by the shortened name for a bit because there were 4 people with my name in a class. This law is fucking ridiculous. Kids go through nicknames and preferred names all the time because kids, especially teenagers are trying to figure out who they are. Hell I have a cousin who we call by a shortening of her middle name! Kids shouldn’t have to have parental permission to have a teacher use a name. What happened to the party of small government not infringing on the rights of the citizen. High school students, especially in Idaho, often have jobs, contribute to the community and local economies, and participate in society. We can not keep telling our young people that they aren’t allowed to be their own person and then be surprised when they move out of state and the population continues to decline in small communities.