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Board pulls controversial ‘young men’ resolution after hours of public comment and union opposition
Summary
Trustees removed a proposed resolution recognizing “the essential role and needs of young men” from the agenda after extensive public comment from teachers’ unions, parents and students who said the draft lacked data, excluded nonbinary and transgender students and risked divisiveness.
Trustees of the San Rafael City Schools on the evening they considered a proposed resolution recognizing “the essential role and needs of young men” voted to pull the measure for revision after prolonged public comment and objections from union leaders, teachers and dozens of parents and community members.
The measure, introduced by Trustee Mark Kerner, prompted labor leaders to say the draft had been circulated without adequate consultation with educators and other school staff and that the language risked excluding or diminishing other student groups.
Morgan Agnew, president of the San Rafael Federation of Teachers, criticized the process and the draft’s lack of data, saying, “SRFT is profoundly disappointed that the resolution was brought forward without any apparent consultation with teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, wellness coordinators, or any of the other district employees who work with our young men.”
Why it matters: Trustees and union representatives said the dispute consumed the…
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