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Public commenters press district on inclusion, high‑cap services and athletics policy
Summary
During scheduled communications, school psychologists, teachers, parents and community members urged the board to prioritize inclusion for students with disabilities, expand highly capable services at middle schools, defend support for LGBTQ students, and reconsider athletic policy regarding transgender participation.
Several community members and district staff used scheduled communications at the March 19 meeting to press the board on inclusion, highly capable services, staff support and athletic policy.
Mari Moon, a school psychologist with 11 years in Highline, asked for greater inclusion of disability topics in district equity training, saying the intersection of race, gender and disability “could use more understanding.”
Katie Utesh, a second‑grade teacher at…
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