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Board split on parental notification and consent as D11 refines ACA name‑change policy
Summary
Board members debated a draft ACA policy implementing a state law allowing students to use chosen names; discussion centered on parental notification versus parental consent, a proposed two‑request limit per year, and whether the policy should be void if the state law is struck down.
Board members engaged in an extended Jan. 29 work‑session discussion of proposed revisions to policy ACA, the district policy on students’ use of chosen names in alignment with recently enacted state law.
Director Carey, who circulated an alternate draft, said: "Parents are the primary stakeholders... I do not support school districts doing things without parental knowledge. I don't support school districts doing things without parental consent, you know, when there are places of ... sensitivity required." Carey proposed parental notification and parental…
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