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Residents and LGBTQ advocates criticize Kern County board’s prior resolution on transgender students
Summary
Public commenters told the Kern County Board of Education that a previously adopted August resolution opposing transgender girls in girls’ sports harms students and contradicts California law; the board heard requests for protections and did not revisit the resolution at this meeting.
Public commenters urged the Kern County Board of Education to address the harm they said flowed from an August 2025 board resolution opposing transgender girls’ participation in girls’ sports. At the December meeting, speakers described the resolution’s effect on students’ safety and requested concrete protections.
Kathy Arrieta, who identified herself as a concerned citizen with family in the district, said the resolution’s rhetoric sidelines transgender students and “emboldens and propers the bullying.” Arrieta cited research, saying transgender youth are “2…
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