Board attorney briefs school leaders on shifting Title IX, state law and new curriculum opt‑out rules

Richard Schwartz, an attorney for the school board, spent the meeting’s training session walking trustees through recent and rapidly changing federal and state developments affecting Title IX, student gender‑identity matters and new state curriculum and library rules. "Title IX prohibits discrimination in educational activities," Schwartz told the board as he summarized months of shifting regulations and litigation. The presentation covered new executive orders, pending U.S. Supreme Court cases on transgender athletes and a state law requiring new board policies for parental opt‑outs and library access.

Nut graf: The presentation signaled immediate policy work for local officials. North Carolina’s recent legislation and federal executive orders and court activity create legal uncertainty; the board was…