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Delaware Valley board debates withdrawing from OCR agreement, proposed ‘two sexes’ resolution
Summary
Board members, legal counsel and residents debated whether to seek release from an Office for Civil Rights agreement and whether the board should adopt a resolution asserting there are two sexes; the board agreed to continue its legally advised, phased approach and to discuss the matter again in May.
The Delaware Valley School District Board of Directors spent much of public comment and board discussion on concerns about an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) agreement, recent presidential executive orders and a proposed board resolution asserting that “there are only two sexes.”
The debate mattered because board members and outside speakers said the issues could affect district policy and federal funding. Some board members said they had already asked OCR and the White House for guidance and were waiting for federal direction due April 29; others urged a faster, more direct withdrawal from OCR and immediate policy changes to protect girls’ privacy in bathrooms and locker rooms.
Board member Jack Fisher pressed the board to move quickly to end the district’s participation in the OCR…
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