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Teacher urges board to expand LGBTQ+ inclusion training, cites new state requirements
Summary
A Dieringer Heights teacher urged the board to provide outside-led professional development on LGBTQ+ inclusion and said staff hostility toward LGBTQ+ students and colleagues undermines safety; he cited Washington Senate Bill 5462 and asked the district to move quickly to ensure classrooms are safe for all students.
Jake Cumberland, a teacher at Dieringer Heights Elementary, used the public comment period to call for immediate professional development and clearer inclusion practices to protect LGBTQ+ students and staff.
Cumberland recounted personal experiences of anti-LGBTQ+ language in schools and said he has observed staff debate whether…
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