Wyndham board declines immediate vote to remove Maine Human Rights Act wording; public urges protection of girls' sports

Wyndham Raymond School District board members declined on Oct. 15 to add an immediate vote to remove Maine Human Rights Act wording from district policies and revert to Title IX–only language after a large public comment period urging the change.

The meeting at Jordan Small Middle School included a public-input block in which residents urged the board to “protect girls' sports and spaces.” Alan Sarvinas, who identified himself as a Topsum resident, told the board that "you have an opportunity to stick up for girls, their sports, and their spaces," and said some other districts had recently passed similar resolutions.

Why it matters: supporters said the change would protect female athletes' competitive fairness and privacy in locker rooms and bathrooms; board members said the issue is legally complex and that the district has already adjusted policy language to provide complaint pathways under both…