MEAD, Wash. — The Mead School Board once again took no action on its proposed transgender student policy during Monday night’s meeting.
On June 23, the Mead School Board briefly discussed the district’s recent revision proposal to Policy & Procedure 3211, regarding transgender students.
The item was listed on the meeting agenda under ‘continuing business’ as a ‘non-action’ item. The Board similarly took no action on the policy during its meeting in May.
School Board President Michael Cannon said the board plans to treat the policy as a standing item with no action until the Federal Government concludes its investigation into the Washington State Superintendent’s Office.
The investigation began after Mead and multiple other districts complained to the Departments of Education and Justice that “OSPI had imposed requirements on school districts that potentially violate federal law.”
The complaining districts argue that OSPI’s requirement to allow transgender students to participate in sports and school life in accordance with their gender identity goes against Federal guidelines that require students to participate in line with their assigned sex at birth.
The discussion at Mead began back in February when OSPI found the district’s transgender policy to be ‘non-compliant’ with state law and required revisions. Also in February, President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from girls sports.
Since then, the Mead School District has drafted revisions to its policy that would require staff to use a student’s requested name instead of pronouns whenever possible, mandate coordination with administrators for restroom use that does not align with a student’s biological sex and assign overnight trip accommodations based on biological sex.
No timeline for the Federal investigation has been provided, but Mead School District has until June 30 to comply with state rules.
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