[Nathans_Dad]

I watched the YouTube video of the school board meeting and while there were some on the far right and far left on the issue, I think the majority of the concern centered around the notion that the policy change is unnecessary (as all students are currently protected against bullying and discrimination by the current policy), divisive (as it creates a specific class of protection for LGBT students rather than including them in the student body overall) and may open the door for other legal challenges and issues down the road as other specific groups seek to be included as a specifically mentioned group in the already broad policy. There was also concern that the policy as it applied to adult staff members removes the ability for the administration of the school to use their discernment on what age appropriate group would be best for a teacher who was transgender or undergoing a gender reassignment.

Several people at the meeting said that no one wants someone bullied or discriminated against because of their orientation and that the policy in place needs to be enforced.