Ocean City school board shuts down new attempt to repeal policy 5756
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Board of Education President Kevin Barnes short-circuited another attempt to repeal a district policy that offers support and privacy for transgender students. The board voted down a similar move at the March 13 meeting, after numerous people spoke out in opposition to the state Department of Education directive known as policy […]
Editor’s Desk column: Whose trust matters most?
School policy conundrum: students versus their parents Is helping students conceal their gender identity from their parents the best way to support and protect transgender and gender-nonconforming youths? For a parent, there would seem to be a simple answer. No. For school districts, it’s not so simple. They have to deal with group realities and […]
Speakers question policy on transgender students in Ocean City School District
School board votes down attempt to move to rescind policy OCEAN CITY — After multiple impassioned pleas during public comment to rescind a policy on support and privacy for transgender students, and then combative outbursts from the audience during discussions about procedures, the Ocean City Board of Education voted down an attempt to bring that […]