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Suffolk board adopts revised transgender policy; debate centers on training and student supports
Summary
After a contentious second reading, the Suffolk Public School Board voted May 22 to adopt Ordinance 25‑86 updating the district’s transgender policy; members and public speakers disputed the removal of staff training and certain procedural language.
The Suffolk Public School Board on May 22 approved Ordinance 25‑86, a second reading that revises the district’s policy on transgender students, after committee edits prompted debate over removed language related to staff training and administrative regulations.
The ordinance — presented as a comprehensive rewrite of chapter 1, article 6, section 1‑6.2 — covers definitions, nondiscrimination, counseling services, use of name and pronouns, access to records, dress codes, extracurricular activities and restroom and locker‑room access. The board’s committee removed a clause that would have authorized the superintendent to adopt implementing regulations and also deleted an…
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