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Parents, students and civil‑rights leaders clash with religious speakers over GSA policy at King George school board meeting
Summary
Public comment at the King George County School Board meeting centered on the board's January policy JBB and the denial of a middle‑school Genders & Sexualities Alliance; speakers on both sides urged the board to defend either student safety and inclusion or community and religious values.
Dozens of community members used the board's public‑comment period to press the King George County School Board over policy JBB and the board's decision to deny formation of a middle‑school student Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA).
Parents, students and local advocates argued the board's action harms vulnerable students. "These students are not whining," said Stephanie Marcich, a Monroe District parent, adding that the denial and the policy "do nothing except harm a portion of the student population by further isolating them." James Hamre, reading a resolution from the King George Democratic Committee, urged the board to reform policies he said "result in formalized…
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