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Cromwell Board Reads Statement on OCR Investigation, Defers Action on Transgender Policy After Public Comment
Summary
The Cromwell Board of Education read a formal statement about an Office for Civil Rights investigation into Title IX concerns and voted to defer repeal of the district's transgender/gender-nonconforming student policy while seeking further legal review; public commenters urged the board to protect trans students and center student safety.
The Cromwell Board of Education on Tuesday read a formal statement about a pending U.S. Office for Civil Rights investigation into whether the district’s policies deprive girls of equal athletic opportunities and possibly restrict access to sex-segregated facilities.
The board’s statement, read by the Board Chair, said OCR notified Superintendent Dr. Macri on May 2, 2025, that it had opened a directed investigation and later sent a five-page proposed resolution agreement with a June 5 response deadline. The statement said the district had requested an extension from OCR that had not been granted and that it would be represented by legal counsel in the process.
The board’s statement said the proposed resolution “implicates issues far broader than the participation of transgender female…
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