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SFUSD Board Condemns North Carolina's HB2, Bans District-Funded Travel to the State
Summary
The San Francisco Board unanimously condemned North Carolina's HB2 as discriminatory and voted to prohibit district-funded travel to conferences in North Carolina until the law is rescinded.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education adopted a resolution condemning North Carolina's House Bill 2 (HB2) and prohibited the district from expending funds on travel to conferences or meetings in North Carolina until the state rescinds the law.
The resolution recited SFUSD's prior policies and California law protecting transgender and gender nonconforming students, referenced AB 1266 and local ordinances that designate all-gender single-user restrooms, and cited data on transgender student vulnerability. The board voted to suspend rules to take up the resolution and adopted it by recorded roll call (6 ayes).
Why it matters: The resolution is a public policy stance by SFUSD affirming protections for transgender students and leveraging district spending to register opposition to state-level legislation the board described as "discriminatory, harmful, and divisive." Board members requested the resolution be sent to the North Carolina governor, the National School Boards Association and CSBA.
Board action: The resolution prohibits district staff and commissioners from using district funds to travel to or attend conferences in North Carolina; the board said it would reconsider that restriction when HB2 is rescinded.
Next steps: The superintendent and board staff will transmit the resolution to the named recipients and report back on any administrative implications for travel and conferences.
