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Trustees split on public‑comment and gender‑identity policy changes after emotional public testimony
Summary
Board debate over clarifying public‑comment language and amendments to the district’s gender‑identity policy prompted calls to return language to the policy committee; trustees accorded a first read and set a second read for April 16 after public concern following a recent out‑of‑district tragedy.
Trustees spent an extended portion of the meeting debating proposed clarifications to the district’s public‑comment policy and a draft gender‑identity policy. The conversation touched on how speakers may refer to district employees (by position vs. by name), committee notice and whether last‑week’s actions altered how the policy has been interpreted in recent months.
One trustee asked the board to add the words “by name” after the phrase…
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