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Robert Caradillo urges North Kingstown School Committee to adopt policies after recent Supreme Court ruling
Summary
At a North Kingstown School Committee special meeting, resident Robert Caradillo urged the board to adopt policies he said conform with a recent Supreme Court decision and Title IX, and asked the committee to place changes on the next agenda to avoid Department of Justice action.
Robert Caradillo, a resident of Westerly, told the North Kingstown School Committee that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling supports state bans on males participating in girls’ sports and that the district should revise its policies to comply with Title IX. "The court put the stake in the ground that there are only 2 sexes, male and female," Caradillo said during the public-comment period, arguing the district’s trans protocol and privacy practices "are in clear vital violation of Title 9."
Caradillo asked the committee to put compliant policy on its next agenda and warned of potential federal scrutiny: "Get this on your next agenda and implement policy which protects girls and complies with title 9 and the SCOTUS ruling before the next school year starts and avoid being sued by the Department of Justice." He also criticized specific committee members by name and urged the board to act quickly. The committee did not take formal action on the request during this meeting; his remarks were part of the public-comment record.
