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Policy committee recommends restoring "gender identity" language to district policies
Summary
The Policy and Governance Committee recommended returning "gender identity" to district policy language, while staff said Iowa Code may not support statutory claims and that the change will be presented for action at the regular board meeting.
The Policy and Governance Committee on Monday recommended restoring the phrase “gender identity” to district policy documents and signaled it will seek formal action at the regular board meeting. Staff said the change is intended to clarify protections and expectations for students and staff even though Iowa Code would not necessarily support a statutory claim tied to gender identity.
Committee staff recommended reinstating the term, saying, “our recommendation is to include gender identity back into those policies that you have attached there this…
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