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Parents and community members press Lee's Summit R‑VII board for transparency and condemn anti‑trans rally attendance
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the board to defend vulnerable students, increase transparency and to address concerns about a board member's attendance at an anti‑trans rally while wearing district insignia.
At the public‑comment portion of the Lee's Summit R‑VII school‑board meeting, several parents, former board leaders and community members urged the board to increase transparency, strengthen accountability and to repudiate rhetoric perceived as hostile toward transgender students.
Melanie Olson Cox, a parent and PTA leader, criticized a board member for attending a local “Stand for the Flag” event that she characterized as promoting anti‑trans rhetoric and said the district should…
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