Children’s Lighthouse

Texas
Educational Resources

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

In 2015, Children's Lighthouse fired 2 employees who voiced concerns about recognizing a 6-year-old as transgender. At least one of the employees was concerned for religious reasons. Since then, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. However, it has not supported ideological organizations. For these reasons, Children's Lighthouse receives a High Risk rating.

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Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Two employees at a Children’s Lighthouse location in Texas were terminated for questioning the school’s decision to recognize a 6-year-old student as transgender. One of the employees expressed that she couldn’t agree with the decision due to her religious beliefs (1)(2). The employees allegedly filed a wrongful termination claim with the EEOC, though it is unclear what resulted from that claim.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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N/A
Rationale

Children’s Lighthouse does not publicly offer make corporate charitable donations at this time.

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Children’s Lighthouse does not publish a nondiscrimination policy (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Children’s Lighthouse does not use its corporate reputation to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Children’s Lighthouse does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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N/A
Rationale

Children’s Lighthouse does not operate a PAC or make political contributions (1).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
August 11, 2023

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