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Dozens of speakers urge Tacoma board to preserve inclusive sports policies and oppose WIAA amendments
Summary
Nine members of the public told the board they oppose proposed WIAA amendments and urged the district to keep transgender students eligible for teams and school activities; several speakers described personal experience and professional observations about harms from exclusion.
Nine public speakers addressed the Tacoma School Board on March 27, overwhelmingly urging the district to continue inclusive policies for transgender students and opposing proposed Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) amendments identified in testimony as Amendments 7 and 8.
Emmett Jones, a parent and Tacoma Public Schools employee who identified himself as a transgender man and an ESP in special education, said exclusionary policies would "send a message to everyone that some people are worthless." Jones asked the board to resist…
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