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Public forum speakers press APS on sexually explicit materials and district gender policies during board meeting
Summary
Multiple public commenters on Feb. 5 urged Albuquerque Public Schools to audit library and instructional materials for explicit sexual content and questioned district policies on gender identity and how schools respond to students undergoing gender transition; speakers cited federal guidance and an executive order as grounds for district action.
Several public speakers at the Feb. 5 Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting urged the district to audit books and classroom materials for sexually explicit content and criticized district practices related to gender-identity accommodations, citing federal guidance and an executive order announced at the national level.
A parent identified as Mikhail Peterson (appearing as Mikaela/Mikhail in the transcript) told the board the district had more than "3,000 books" with explicit content and asked the district to conduct a transparent materials review and adopt a policy defining age-appropriate…
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