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Atlanta ISD board adopts policies restricting DEI duties, assistance with social transitioning and new parent grievance process
Summary
The Atlanta ISD Board approved a set of policy resolutions on Aug. 26, 2025 prohibiting diversity/equity/inclusion duties, barring assistance with social transitioning, adopting a parent grievance policy regarding statutory rights, and amending BE(LOCAL) and BED(LOCAL); all motions carried 7–0.
At its Aug. 26 meeting, the Atlanta Independent School District Board of Trustees approved multiple, interrelated policy resolutions addressing staff duties and parental grievance procedures.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Jason Harris, the board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution prohibiting district assignments specifically tied to diversity, equity and inclusion duties and a separate resolution adopting policy prohibiting district staff from providing assistance with social transitioning. The board also approved amendments to BE(LOCAL) and BED(LOCAL), adopted a policy establishing a parent grievances process regarding statutory rights, and approved a resolution regarding Senate Bill 12 and parents' rights. Each motion is recorded in the minutes as having passed on a 7–0 vote.
The minutes frame these items as formal board policy actions taken in a single meeting; they do not include the full text of the adopted policies, the implementation schedule, or administrative guidance on enforcement. The record attributes the recommendations to Superintendent Jason Harris and lists trustees as movers and seconders for each motion (for example, the DEI-prohibition motion is recorded as made by Arlistel Maxie and seconded by Tyler Johnson).
