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Toms River board adopts revised locker-room policy after public comments and implementation notes
Summary
The board approved the second reading and adoption of revised policy 2422 (comprehensive health and physical education / locker-room guidance). Speakers at the meeting included a resident who raised concerns about diversity instruction and parents who praised the inclusive policy; administration said implementation meetings with teachers will continue.
The Board of Education adopted the second reading of revised policy 2422 — the district's comprehensive health and physical-education and locker-room guidance — after a recorded roll-call vote.
Resident Warren Crosby urged the board to strengthen protections for girls and criticized language he said would lead to teaching children "they themselves possess unconscious bias." Crosby asked, "Tell children they're racist?" A district representative answered during public comment, "We we don't tell children they're racist, though," and clarified the board was not voting on state law itself but acknowledging statutory language that informs district policy.
Board members described 2422 as a "work in progress" and said administrators (Mr. Thomas and Mr. Sitta, named by board members during discussion) and teachers will continue meetings to "iron out the kinks" in rollout and implementation. One parent speaker, Stacy Briggs, later thanked the board for the amendment, saying the change gives students more inclusive dressing options and eases financial burdens on families.
The policy adoption was framed as an administrative update to align district procedures with state learning standards and to provide privacy options in locker-room settings while the administration continues staff meetings and training for implementation.
Background: The transcript refers to state law and New Jersey learning standards in the context of policy language; the board emphasized further staff and teacher engagement before and during implementation.
