Posted on Sep 13, 2022
'You are putting my friends at risk': Kansas school district's proposed transgender policy sparks...
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A new proposal scaled back a divisive plan introduced to the Gardner Edgerton School District in July. However, former and current students at Monday's board meeting said the proposed policy did not go far enough to protect transgender students.
A contentious policy for transgender students drew dozens of parents to the Gardner Edgerton Board of Education meeting on Monday night.
A new proposal was up for discussion following a divisive plan introduced in July, which would have required students to use the name, pronouns and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificates.
Former and current students in attendance on Monday said the proposed policy did not go far enough to protect transgender students.
A contentious policy for transgender students drew dozens of parents to the Gardner Edgerton Board of Education meeting on Monday night.
A new proposal was up for discussion following a divisive plan introduced in July, which would have required students to use the name, pronouns and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificates.
Former and current students in attendance on Monday said the proposed policy did not go far enough to protect transgender students.
'You are putting my friends at risk': Kansas school district's proposed transgender policy sparks...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."We're a public school. We invite everybody to come. We want to provide a good educational environment for all students, and we want to provide a good work environment for all of our staff,” Huff said. “So we have a lot of balancing and a lot of competing interests when it comes to a situation like this.”
Huff said making a final policy is going to be a long process and will include more input. The board did not take a vote on a policy at Monday’s meeting, but is working on a survey to send to staff on the issue."
..."We're a public school. We invite everybody to come. We want to provide a good educational environment for all students, and we want to provide a good work environment for all of our staff,” Huff said. “So we have a lot of balancing and a lot of competing interests when it comes to a situation like this.”
Huff said making a final policy is going to be a long process and will include more input. The board did not take a vote on a policy at Monday’s meeting, but is working on a survey to send to staff on the issue."
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