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Public commenters press Sumner School District to adopt parental "opt-in" policy for LGBTQ+ curriculum; speaker also questions district response to violent acts
Summary
Two registered speakers used the board's public-comment period to urge the district to adopt a parental "opt-in" policy for LGBTQ+ instructional materials and to question what the district is doing about radicalization and violent acts; both comments were taken under advisement.
During the public-comment period at the Sept. 16 Sumner School District board meeting, two registered speakers urged the board to change how the district handles parental permission for LGBTQ+ curriculum and raised broader concerns about community values.
Terry McCoy, who identified himself as a registered speaker, told the board he had asked last month that the district adopt “a formal district policy that recognizes and upholds parents as primary stakeholders in the upbringing, education, and wellness of their children as stated in RCW 28A.605.005.” McCoy cited the Washington state constitution, Article…
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