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Trustee raises concerns that district nondiscrimination language may invite legal challenge; board to review
Summary
A trustee questioned the district's nondiscrimination policy language and said the attorney recommended replacing a long list of protected categories with a statement committing to meet legal requirements; trustees asked staff to rewrite and return the policy.
A trustee raised concerns that the district's nondiscrimination policy — which in the transcript lists a dozen protected characteristics (race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression) — may be legally problematic.
Speaker 1 said he believed parts of the policy could violate Title IX and that the district attorney suggested deleting the enumerated list and replacing it with language committing to meet applicable legal requirements. The trustee asked that staff rewrite the nondiscrimination policy and return it to the board for consideration.
Other trustees agreed to review the attorney’s recommendations and asked staff to draft revised policy language for the next meeting. No policy change was adopted at the meeting; trustees said the rewrite would be circulated to the board for review before any vote.
