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Parents, students and advocacy groups urge board to preserve LGBTQ+ protections as some speakers press to reinstate policy limiting staff referrals
Summary
Public commenters split on school role in reproductive counseling and urged the board to retain protections for transgender and gender‑nonconforming students after a prior rescission of a district policy restricting staff referrals for abortions.
A large group of public speakers used the board’s citizen comment period to press trustees on two related but distinct topics: district support and protections for LGBTQ+ students, and a campaign by some speakers to restore an earlier board policy that had barred staff from referring or assisting students to obtain abortions.
Why it matters: Comments touched on student safety, board policy and the limits of school authority; multiple speakers said existing district policies protecting transgender and gender-nonconforming students are life‑saving and should be retained, while others urged the board to restore a policy restricting staff…
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