The Chino Valley Unified School District introduced an information-item policy tied to the recent court decision Mamu v. Taylor, prompting public comment on Aug. 21 that warned the proposed policy could create logistical and legal problems if implemented as written.

Christy Hurst, a member of the public, said the policy would impose “a logistical nightmare” on teachers and singled out a provision requiring parental permission for discussions that conflict with sincerely held religious beliefs. “You are setting this district and every teacher in it up for a logistical nightmare,” Hurst said during public comment, referencing language in the draft policy and asking who would define “instruction inclusive of LGBTQ+ content.”

Hurst also said the draft applies the Mamu decision beyond its intended scope, arguing that it could allow parents to opt students out of a broad range of classroom discussions. She asked how the district would supervise students who are opted out and who would pay for supervision.

The item on the agenda was an information item; the board did not vote on the policy at the meeting. No district staff action or policy adoption was recorded during the session. The transcript shows the concerns were raised during public comment and identified specific policy language (instruction section 0.7) and questions about administrative implementation.

Ending: The public raised detailed operational questions; the board will need to address supervision and implementation logistics if it advances the policy beyond the information stage.