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Students and community members urge KATY ISD board to reverse gender-fluidity policy and end book bans; parents raise safety and transparency concerns
Summary
Students, teachers and parents urged the KATY ISD Board of Trustees during public comment on May 12 to repeal the district’s gender-fluidity policy, halt book removals and improve transparency and discipline after reported student assaults.
At the KATY ISD Board of Trustees public comment period on May 12, students, teachers and parents urged the board to reverse the district’s gender-fluidity policy, stop what they described as book bans, and improve transparency and discipline in response to student assaults.
Several student speakers said the policy and recent book removals have made schools less safe for LGBTQ+ students. Jared Burton, a senior at Tompkins High School and president of the school’s Gender Alliance Club, told the board: "Hands off our books and hands off our trans kids." He asked the newly configured board to repeal the policy and stop book removals that he said have caused harm to students.
Other students echoed those concerns. Ziau (Zeo) McGehee,…
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