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Parents and community members urge protections for transgender students, warn of Medicaid cuts and push for gun‑safety resources
Summary
Multiple community speakers urged the board to protect transgender and immigrant students, asked the district to oppose Medicaid cuts that could affect school services, and offered to help implement secure firearm storage outreach under a new state law.
During the citizen‑comment portion of the meeting, multiple district residents addressed the board on a cluster of student‑wellbeing concerns including protections for transgender students, the impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on school services, and firearm‑safety outreach.
Laurie Mayers, president of Plymouth Canton Peabody, urged the board to support an inclusive environment that protects students of diverse backgrounds and languages and to preserve social‑emotional learning as part of students’ development.
Nancy Farber warned about…
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