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Parents, staff and residents urge board to keep districtinclusive policies and uphold Title IX protections
Summary
At the RSU 51/MSAD 51 public-comment period, staff and residents urged the board to keep existing inclusive policies that allow transgender students to participate in school activities, citing Title IX and the Maine Human Rights Act and warning of harms if policies change.
Several staff members and residents used the board's public-comment period to press RSU 51/MSAD 51 school leaders to preserve the district's inclusive policies for transgender students and to oppose proposals that would bar trans students from teams or facilities.
The speakers said the district is already following federal and state law and urged the board not to remove protections. "We are here on behalf of the GHS English department who recently learned that we are facing a 0.8 reduction in our department for the 2526 school year," said Susan Inman, English department chair at Greeley High School, referencing staffing changes and warning of classroom impacts. "Enrollment at GHS is increasing next year," she added.
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