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Colorado Springs District 11 adopts flag display and sports policies after contentious public comment; board agrees to join lawsuit
Summary
The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education on June 11 adopted two controversial policies — IMD on flags and JBA on participation in girls' sports — after hours of public comment, and signaled support for joining a federal lawsuit challenging conflicting state guidance.
The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education on Wednesday adopted two contested policies — IMD, limiting displayed flags on district property, and JBA, restricting participation in girls' sports to students the board described as "biologically female" — after more than two hours of public comment and debate.
More than three dozen public commentators filled the dais for a special meeting scheduled after the board's executive session. Speakers from parents to advocacy organizations urged the board either to withdraw or amend the measures. Inside Out Youth Services and other speakers said the policies would stigmatize transgender and gender-expansive students and increase safety risks for those students; others, including teachers and parents, supported the policies as preserving neutral learning environments and protecting female athletes.
The board adopted IMD (observances, school ceremonies and display of flags) on a 6-1 roll call: Directors Mancas, Carey,…
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