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Conestoga Valley board splits 4-4 on delaying review of new athletics policy after public pleas to protect trans students
Summary
Public commenters urged the Conestoga Valley School District board to avoid singling out transgender students as directors debated two draft versions of proposed policy 123.3; a motion to delay discussion until the regular policy-review cycle failed in a 4-4 roll-call tie.
Conestoga Valley School District board members spent much of their meeting reviewing two draft versions of a proposed athletics policy (policy 123.3) and considering whether to delay formal action while awaiting legal guidance.
The meeting featured public comments by Diane Tyson, a district resident, who urged the board to “follow the law” and to focus on issues that directly affect current students rather than outside influences. Angie Chelton, a parent, licensed therapist and pastor at Pilgrim's Mennonite Church, told the board that policies singling out transgender students cause measurable harm and that ‘‘there is no credible evidence that trans-inclusive policies increase harm to other students.’’…
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