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Parents ask Sumner board for formal opt-in policy for LGBTQ+ curricula; board takes comments under advisement
Summary
During public comment, Terry McCoy urged the board to adopt a parental "opt-in" policy for LGBTQ+ curricula citing RCW 28A.605.005 and the state constitution; Theresa McClements read lyrics and raised concerns about 'radical groups.' The board did not respond during public comment and took comments under advisement.
Public comment at the Sept. 16 Sumner School District meeting included a request that the board adopt a formal parental "opt-in" policy for LGBTQ+-related curricula and activities.
Terry McCoy told the board he had previously encouraged support for a policy that would recognize parental authority in education and cited Washington law (RCW 28A.605.005) and Article IX, section 4 of the Washington State Constitution. McCoy provided a model opt-in policy and asked the board and superintendent to consider it.
Theresa McClements read song lyrics and expressed religiously framed concerns, asking what the district is doing to "stop the enablement of radical groups" and what belief systems are being taught to students. The board’s announced public-comment rules state that the board will not respond to comments during the period and will take them under advisement.
The meeting transcript does not record a board response to either speaker’s requests during the comment period; the board took the comments under advisement and moved on to business items.
