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Public commenters urge board to repeal policy 5756; speakers frame objections in moral and health terms
Edison Township Board of Education · January 21, 2025
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Summary
During public comment, speakers criticized policy 5756 (LGBTQ-related) and urged abolishment, saying it harms children and parents are being kept uninformed; the board accepted comment but did not act on the policy at the meeting.
A string of public commenters used the board's public-comment period to press the board to repeal policy 5756, which they described as permissive on gender-identity matters. Anthony Mara argued the policy "is killing our children" and urged the board to abolish it.
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