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McComb school board approves policy restricting programs described as promoting ‘DEI concepts’ after member questions scope
Summary
At its July 4 meeting the McComb School District board approved a new policy that the motion describes as prohibiting programs "that promote DEI concepts." A board member asked whether required coursework such as health and history would be affected; staff said they will review the wording.
The McComb School District board voted July 4 to adopt a policy that, in its written form considered at the meeting, states the district will not "maintain any programs or course that promote DEI concepts or concepts that promote transgender ideology, gender neutrality, pronouns, deconstruction of heteronormality, gender theory, ****** privilege, or any related formulation of these concepts." Unidentified Speaker (S3) raised concerns about how the language would apply to existing coursework, including health classes and U.S. or world history.
"In the policy it says the district will not ... maintain any programs or course that promote DEI concepts or concepts that promote transgender ideology, gender neutrality, pronouns, deconstruction of heteronormality, gender theory, ****** privilege, or any related formulation of these concepts," said Unidentified Speaker (S3), asking whether the district has information to help the board "understand just exactly what is being taught to our students." The transcript records that the board then voted to approve the policy by voice vote.
Unidentified Speaker (S2) responded that staff would "go back and look at the plain words in the history, U.S. History" to determine how the policy language intersects with curriculum content. The transcript does not identify a superintendent by name or state whether any curricular materials were amended during the meeting; it records only the board's direction to review the wording.
The board's adoption was carried by voice vote; the transcript records multiple "Aye" responses but does not include a roll-call tally. The record also shows a request by a board member to ensure the board receives financial statements earlier in the future, separate from the policy discussion.
What happens next: Board members directed staff to review the cited curriculum wording and report back; no timeline for a final curricular determination was stated in the transcript.
