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Parents and advocates urge board to back inclusive health‑education guidance
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Plymouth‑Canton board meeting urged support for updated Michigan health‑education guidelines that include gender identity and sexual orientation, called for staff training verification and opposed book bans; the board took no policy vote but administration will follow up with individual commenters.
A string of parents, students and local advocates used the public comment period at the Nov. 13 Plymouth‑Canton Community Schools board meeting to urge the board to support inclusive updates to health education guidance and to ensure staff receive and verify training on anti‑bullying and transgender/gender nonconforming student policies.
Rachel Hayes, a PFLAG board member and member of Western Wayne Indivisible, urged the board to back the State Board of Education’s proposed updates and framed the issue as a student‑safety and learning concern: "Kids can't learn if they don't feel safe," Hayes said, arguing that inclusive curricula help students show up and engage. Nancy Farber,…
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