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Public commenters urge board to adopt policy on single-sex spaces, cite recent presidential order
Summary
During public comment residents urged the board to adopt a policy restricting access to single-sex facilities by biological sex and referenced the presidential executive order "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism," urging the board to act to avoid legal risk.
Several members of the public used the meeting's public-comment periods to urge the Avon Grove board to adopt a clear policy on single-sex bathrooms, locker rooms and athletic spaces, citing a recent presidential executive order and expressing concern about student privacy and legal exposure.
Sandy Bowman told the board that the district is a federally funded entity and argued that the presidential executive order "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" requires clearer local policy. "By…
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