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Freeport meeting draws dozens of public comments on transgender students and girls' sports
Summary
More than 35 people from RSU 5 communities addressed the board during public comment, with speakers sharply divided over district Title IX policy, transgender participation in girls' sports, and proposed budget cuts affecting student supports.
Dozens of residents and students filled the Freeport High School cafeteria on Wednesday to urge the RSU 5 Board of Directors either to uphold district protections for transgender and gender‑expansive students or to revert policies they say threaten fairness in girls’ athletics.
Speakers from multiple Freeport sending communities gave passionate, often emotional testimony before the board: some urged continuation of the district’s October 2023 policy that protects gender‑expansive students, while others asked the board to rescind rules that allow males to compete in girls’ sports.
Student testimony and mental‑health concerns: The board’s student representative,Phoebe,…
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