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Parents group urges Lincoln Public Schools to prepare for fallout from LB 89 and criticizes governors remarks
Summary
A representative of Rainbow Parents of Nebraska told the board the group's members are "shocked and saddened" by Governor Pillen's June 4 press conference remarks about enforcement related to LB 89 and urged the district to prepare disciplinary guidance to protect students.
Laurie Ashmore, speaking on behalf of Rainbow Parents of Nebraska, addressed the Lincoln Board of Education during public comment and urged district leadership to prepare for what she said will be "collateral damage" from state legislation known as LB 89 and from public rhetoric by Nebraska's governor.
Ashmore told the board the governors public remarks from June 4 amount to an invitation for private citizens to police bathrooms and locker rooms. "This drew laughs from those in the audience at the press conference," she said. "If we didn't already feel emboldened enough by our current national administration, then our governor essentially gave permission for the people of the state to take things into their own hands. This is extremely scary…
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