Thu Nov 10, 2022 – 6:14 pm EST
GARDNER, Kansas (LifeSiteNews) – In another blow for the gender-fluidity agenda, the Gardner Edgerton school board in Johnson County, Kansas voted 5-2 Monday to limit both school restrooms and sex-specific athletic teams to actual members of the appropriate sex but also to have teachers keep a student’s gender confusion confidential.
The Kansas City Star reported that the policy, which defines access to facilities and teams by a student’s biological sex as recognized at birth, elicited student protests and opposition from groups such as the state chapter of the so-called American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
But supporters say the measure, motivated by parental concern (including some parents who have threatened to take their children out of the district), is necessary both for student safety and to give educators clear direction in the rules.
Under the policy, gender-confused students may opt to use unisex restrooms. A proposal to spend $80,000 constructing additional unisex and special-needs restrooms at Gardner Edgerton High School was voted down 5-2, determining more study was needed as to whether the restrooms were necessary, and in the meantime existing facilities could be modified more affordably.
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