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Committee keeps district policies' existing 'sex' language after attorney advises against adding 'biological' qualifier
Summary
District legal counsel recommended using the broader term already in policy to align with federal law and avoid conflict with House Bill 805; the committee voted to leave multiple policies unchanged.
The school board policy committee voted not to insert the phrase “biological” before references to sex in a string of district policies after legal counsel advised the change would not improve compliance and could create contradictions with federal law.
Why it matters: Attorney Blanchard told the committee that reverting to the plain term "sex"—the wording used in federal statutes and longstanding district policies—would keep the district in alignment with both House Bill 805 and…
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