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Residents and advocates tell Kern County board the August trans-sports resolution harms students
Summary
At the board's December meeting, multiple public commenters, including legal advocates and concerned residents, urged the Kern County Board of Education to reconsider rhetoric from an August 2025 resolution opposing transgender girls' participation in girls' sports and asked what safeguards protect affected students from harassment and discrimination.
Several community members at the Kern County Board of Education meeting urged trustees to address harm they say followed an August resolution opposing transgender girls’ participation in girls’ sports.
Kathy Arrieta, who identified herself as a concerned citizen with family in the Kern school district, told the board that by refusing to acknowledge students’ gender identities the board’s prior resolution communicates that those students “don’t…
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