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Westerly resident urges Coventry committee to change Title IX policy during public comment
Summary
Robert Carradillo addressed the Coventry School Committee during public comment urging the district to revise its Title IX policy to reflect his interpretation of recent federal guidance and executive orders; no committee action followed.
Robert Carradillo of Westerly used the public-comment portion of the Coventry School Committee meeting to urge the committee to change the district’s Title IX policy and to reject recent state guidance on transgender student matters. Carradillo addressed the committee at length and made several legal and policy claims; the committee did not take action in response.
"A federal judge invalidated the Biden administration's attempted illegal Title IX hijacking on January 9," Carradillo said, asserting subsequent executive actions restored Title IX ‘‘to its original intent.’’ He urged the committee to "change your Title IX policy" and to "revert back to President Trump's 2020 ruling or the original way that Title IX was written in 1972," language he said would protect “biological girls.” Carradillo also criticized state-level guidance and letters from state officials, and said the district faces legal and fiscal risk if it does not revise policy.
The committee did not debate or vote on policy changes during the meeting. Public comment closed after Carradillo’s remarks and the agenda moved to other items. The record shows the committee did not respond with a formal statement or a referral to staff at that meeting.
Carradillo’s statements reflected his interpretation of federal and state actions; the committee did not present legal analysis or a staff recommendation in response during the public-comment period.
