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Palmer student tells D11 board proposed name-change clause could put transgender students at risk
Summary
A Palmer High junior urged the District 11 board to remove a sentence in draft policy ACA that would require parental notification of students' chosen or preferred name changes, saying mandatory notification could out vulnerable students and cause harm.
A Palmer High School junior told the Colorado Springs School District 11 board on Wednesday that a draft policy requiring schools to notify parents about students' chosen or preferred name changes could expose transgender students to danger.
"Parents shall be notified of the student's chosen or preferred name change request," Michelangelo Cruzan read from the draft policy and then warned the board that the…
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