Transgender policy reading slated for Port Angeles School Board on Thursday
Published 12:01 am Tuesday, May 17, 2016
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will consider a transgender student policy on a first reading when it meets Thursday.
The board will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. in the Central Services Building, 216 E. Fourth St., preceded by an executive session at 6 p.m.
The policy will offer “an inclusive approach toward transgender students with regard to official records, confidential health and education information, communication, restroom and locker room accessibility, sports and physical education, dress codes and other school activities,” the agenda memo says.
Final approval will be considered on a second reading. The board will review proposed revisions of policies concerning audience participation at meetings and the grievance procedure for discrimination complaints.
It will consider approval of a contract with Comfort and Cozy of Port Angeles for after-school care services at Franklin and Roosevelt elementary schools. The board also will consider policies on service animals, meeting conduct, transfer students, suicide prevention, guidance and counseling, and drug-free schools.
