Lean In Girls

Our daughters are being targeted. Courage Is A Habit has produced an exclusive investigative report exposing the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) latest scheme to radicalize the next generation of girls. Under the fraudulent banner of “mental health” and “leadership,” school counselors are now funneling 11-year-old girls into “Lean In Girls”; a poisonous radical feminist program.

Created by the foundation of former Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg, the architect of Facebook’s most aggressive censorship and “fact-checking” systems, this curriculum is a masterclass in ideological grooming. It replaces biological science with gender ideology, forces children into intersectional “victim hierarchies,” and coaches facilitators to keep parents in the dark.

The counselor’s office is no longer a sanctuary; it has been weaponized as a center for political indoctrination. Read our full report above to see the leaked handbook pages, the oppression rankings, and the plan to turn your daughter into a mindless activist for the radical left and feminism.

Red Flag Terms for Parents

If you see these terms in school newsletters, counselor emails, or student handbooks, it is a strong indicator that “Lean In Girls” or a similar ASCA-backed program is being used:

• Tier 2 Intervention: Used to flag specific students for targeted “behavioral” or “emotional support groups”, often without parental consent.
• MTSS Support: The “Multi-Tiered System of Support” framework that ASCA manipulates to push DEI and radical ideology.
• Leadership Superpowers: Specific branding used by Lean In Girls to frame political activism as personal strength.
• Identifying with the Girlhood Experience: Language used to justify placing biological males into girls-only counseling sessions.
• Intersectional Identity or Unpacking Identity: Code for ranking children based on their race, sexuality, and “social power”.
• Active Allyship: Training children to “call out” peers and parents who do not adhere to radical orthodoxy.
• Gender Neutral Spaces: Instructions for staff to stop using the words “girls” or “boys” and instead use “folks,” “leaders,” or “team”. Allowing boys into girls private spaces.
• Stereotype Threat or Reframing Failure: Often used to introduce “bias” training to middle schoolers.
• Self-Reflection for Justice: References to “Learning for Justice” (the SPLC’s education arm) which provides the “context” for these sessions.

Notice of Parent Rights and Demand for Written Consent Regarding “Lean In Girls” and Related Mental Health Programs.

Do not wait for your school to “notify” you after the damage is done. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) is actively using the “Lean In Girls” curriculum to bypass parental boundaries and install radical gender ideology and activist training in our daughters. Use this document to formally assert your legal rights as a parent.

Download this template and demand written confirmation from your school and preemptively opts your child out of any “mental health” or “leadership” groups that utilize these deceptive and divisive materials.

Public Records Request – “Lean In Girls” Leadership and Mental Health Curricula

Transparency is the first line of defense against school-based indoctrination. If you suspect your district is hiding “Lean In Girls” or other ASCA-backed activist programs under the guise of “student wellness,” you have a right to see the evidence. This template is a professional, formal Public Records Request (FOIA) designed to uncover contracts, facilitator guides, and training materials that school boards often keep behind closed doors.

Download this template to force transparency and hold your district accountable for the curriculum they are bringing into the counselor’s office.

The Daily Signal Exclusive: Courage Is A Habit Exposes the ASCA “Lean In” Grooming Manual

Group facilitators are directed to rank themselves and each other on an intersectional hierarchy of oppression, a textbook critical race theory exercise that divides children by race, sexuality, and perceived victim status—all disguised as harmless ‘mental health’ support.