“This just confirms that they’re disregarding and continuing to perpetuate the hostile environment for LGBTQ kids in the district,” said staff attorney Rich Ting.
Debra Cannon, a member of the board majority elected in 2021′s contentious school board races, said Tuesday that she and fellow members had been unfairly maligned as extremists, rhetoric she said had filtered down to students. Critics questioned how teachers would navigate the new policy and expressed worry that self-censorship would stifle valuable classroom learning.
Good. No need for this advocacy in schools. Teach compassion and respect for everyone, and let families decide for themselves where they fall on lgbtq issues.