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Johnston County board pulls proposed changes to nondiscrimination policies after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of public testimony, the Johnston County Board of Education removed several proposed edits to district nondiscrimination policies from the consent agenda for further review, saying it will reconvene the policy committee to ensure compliance with state and federal law.
The Johnston County Board of Education on March 11 pulled proposed revisions to several nondiscrimination and harassment policies after more than an hour of public comment pressing the board to retain explicit protections for LGBTQIA+ students and staff.
Board chair Sherilyn Andrews said the board would not act immediately on the policies and that the policy committee will reexamine the language to ensure it complies with state and federal law. "Our desire is to make sure that we are following state and federal law," Andrews said during the meeting.
The proposed changes the committee had circulated would have removed the terms "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from a set of board policies (policy references discussed in the meeting included 1710, 1720, 7230 and related policies). Board member Kevin Donovan told colleagues the…
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