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Dysart board removes the word 'gender' from anti-discrimination policy after legal briefing
Summary
After a legal briefing on current federal case law, the governing board approved revisions to district policies and directed staff to remove the term 'gender' from policy 1202, keeping other protected categories in place.
The Dysart Unified School District governing board voted Thursday to approve revisions to district policies that included removing the term "gender" from Policy 1202 (equal employment opportunities and harassment language).
Board members discussed the change after staff and the district attorney reviewed recent federal litigation and regulatory activity. The district attorney told the board the term "sex" has historically…
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