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Parents raise safeguarding, restroom-access and school safety concerns at Berkeley County school board meeting

2173755 · January 1, 2025
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Summary

During public comment speakers alleged a safeguarding failure at Goose Creek High School, urged inclusion of gender-neutral restrooms in new school designs and urged better communication around active-shooter drills.

Several residents used the public-comment period Dec. 2 to raise concerns about student safety, restroom access in new school facilities and communication during emergency drills.

A speaker identified only as Alexandra told the board she had filed a complaint with school officials and said she believed Goose Creek High School had a "safeguarding failure." Alexandra said she was asking the board to address policies that, in her view, require students and parents to misidentify a male teacher as female, and she said she had left information and a QR…

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