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Public commenters and North Yarmouth officials urge support for LGBTQ students as district responds to Title IX attention
Summary
Speakers at the March 6 RSU 51/MSAD 51 board meeting urged the district to protect LGBTQ students amid state and national attention to Title IX investigations; the board reiterated it will follow state law and stay in contact with Maine DOE and legal counsel.
Members of the public used the March 6 RSU 51/MSAD 51 board meeting’s public-comment period to press the district and community leaders to show support for LGBTQ students amid state- and national-level Title IX attention.
Board leadership opened public comment by acknowledging “a lot of attention about our district at both the state and national level, specifically as it relates to various Title IX investigations around student athletic participation,” and reaffirmed that the district will “continue to abide by the Maine Human Rights Act.” The board said it is…
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