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Pittsfield School Committee unanimously adopts LGBTQ+ safe-schools resolution
Summary
After a large public turnout in support, the Pittsfield School Committee voted to endorse a resolution reaffirming protections for transgender and LGBTQ+ students under district policy and state law.
Pittsfield — The Pittsfield School Committee on Feb. 26 voted unanimously to adopt a resolution declaring Pittsfield Public Schools a safe space for transgender and LGBTQ+ students and reaffirming existing protections under district policy and state law.
The resolution, read aloud at the meeting and presented as “Pittsfield Public Schools LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution,” states that the district reaffirms protections for gender-diverse and transgender students under school policy STU 84 and under Massachusetts General Law chapter 76, section 5, and that the district prohibits discrimination, bullying and harassment on the basis of…
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