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Board advances JFCD restroom/changing-area policy on second reading; policy defines sex by birth designation and provides single-occupancy accommodations
Summary
On second reading the board reviewed policy JFCD (Restroom/Changing Area Use), which defines 'sex' as designated at birth, requires sex-designated multioccupancy restrooms and allows a reasonable single-occupancy accommodation; the policy cites OAR and ORS references.
The Elgin School Board completed a second reading of policy JFCD (Restroom/Changing Area Use) on Oct. 21. The policy text in the meeting packet defines 'sex' as the condition based on genetics and physiology as designated at birth and states that each district building will provide multioccupancy restrooms designated for male or female use.
The policy requires the district to provide a reasonable accommodation — access to a single-occupancy restroom or changing room such as a nurse's office or family restroom — for individuals who do not wish to use the sex-designated multioccupancy facilities. The policy also enumerates narrow circumstances in which opposite-sex entry into a multioccupancy area is permitted (custodial, maintenance, safety checks or to render emergency medical assistance). The board packet cites OAR 581-021-0046, OAR 414-300-0190, ORS 326 & ORS 659.855 and ORS 326.051 & ORS 659.850.
The minutes show the policy text as an attachment; the item remained in the policy-review track and will stay on future agendas as required for final adoption steps. Board members did not record additional amendments in the public minutes.
