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Parents and students press King George school board over middle-school club policy after GSA request
Summary
Students and parents told the King George County School Board that canceling nonacademic clubs at the middle school — including a requested GSA — denies safe peer support; the board said the district has not had nonacademic middle-school clubs for nine years and will continue community conversations.
Several students and parents used the board’s public-comment period to criticize district handling of a student’s request to form a Gender-Sexuality Alliance at King George Middle School and to press the board for clearer, consistent rules on middle-school clubs.
Theresa Cato, who identified herself as a resident of the Shiloh District, said the decision to stop allowing clubs at the middle school because of public reaction to one group was “shameful.” She framed clubs as part of what the division’s mission calls for — to “empower, engage,…
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