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Parents and health professionals urge RSU 40 board to avoid anti‑trans rhetoric; speakers cite Title IX and public health research
Summary
Three public commenters urged the RSU 40 board to stop airing anti‑trans commentary, argued that such rhetoric harms students, and cited Title IX and a recent study linking anti‑trans legislation to suicidality.
Three members of the public used the board’s audience time to press the RSU 40 board on comments and materials used at prior meetings about transgender students.
Tori Barrell, who identified herself as a parent of three district students, said she expected the district to educate children “in alignment with the RSU 40 vision,” and criticized board members’ prior remarks about transgender students. Barrell said the speech at the last board meeting used what she described as conservative talking points presented as…
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