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Parents and community members urge board to revise non-legal name change policy; debate centers on parental consent
Summary
Several public commenters asked the board to rescind or revise Policy ACA (non-legal name change) to require parental consent for student name changes; speakers from Moms for Liberty and other parent groups said district policy undermines parental rights, while other commenters warned against anti-trans rhetoric at school meetings.
Multiple public commenters raised concerns about the district's non-legal name-change policy (Policy ACA) during public comment, calling for revisions to require parental consent and expressing opposing views about protections for transgender and gender nonconforming students.
Christie Davis, introduced as chapter chair of Moms for Liberty in El Paso County, said the district's version of Policy ACA allows children to change…
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