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Community speakers urge Thompson School District to maintain and strengthen protections for transgender students
Summary
During public comment the board heard multiple community members urge maintenance and enforcement of policies that affirm transgender and gender-nonconforming students, citing national data on bullying and mental health and local examples of supportive school practices.
Multiple community members addressed the Thompson School District board on Aug. 20 urging continued and explicit protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming students.
"I want our schools to be welcoming to all students, especially LGBTQ plus youth," Deborah Sprague, who identified herself as a licensed professional counselor and a grandmother, told the board. Sprague said she consulted her 17-year-old granddaughter about school supports and relayed three items she said schools…
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