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Board reviews grievance procedure to comply with Indiana statute on athletic team designation
Summary
The board reviewed policy 2432, which sets grievance procedures required by state law addressing athletic-team designation by biological sex; Counsel read statute text aloud and the board discussed clarifying language noting the policy aligns with state law.
The board reviewed proposed policy 2432, which establishes grievance procedures required by state statute for alleged violations of athletic-team designation rules. Counsel read the statute aloud and summarized its two core points: schools must expressly designate teams as male/men/boys, female/women/girls, or co-educational, and "a male based on a student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology may not participate on an athletic team or sport designated under this section as being a female women's or girls athletic team or sport." Counsel said the grievance procedure is the mechanism the district must maintain to address alleged violations of that provision.
Board members discussed possible wording clarifications, including changing language that described the policy as "limiting" participation to the stronger term "prohibiting" to match the statute's meaning. Counsel noted the policy language aligns with the statute as provided by NEOLA and that the board will pull the statute text and ensure the policy language is precise before the first reading.
No formal vote occurred; counsel said the policy would be scheduled for a first reading after minor edits and that the district must align its board policy with state law.
