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Parents urge study session on curriculum and parental opt‑in as state requirements approach
Summary
Three public commenters asked the Sumner‑Bonney Lake School District board to review curriculum and consider parental opt‑in policies amid referenced state changes; commenters raised concerns about 'gender ideology,' parental primacy under state law and an alleged staff interaction with a student.
Three members of the public used the board's audience‑comment period on Oct. 21 to press the district for action or review on curriculum and student support practices.
Donna Oravis, who has addressed the board previously, urged a study session to "discuss this harmful ideology" she identified as "gender ideology," and said the district has so far "ignored this elephant in the room." Oravis asserted that the closure earlier this year of Marybridge Children's Hospital's gender clinic reflects concerns about…
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