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A new North Carolina law called the Parents\u2019 Bill of Rights drew a packed house of speakers at the Nov. 16 Durham Board of Education meeting. Many community members urged the board to delay implementing the law, but some called for speedier compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cReject the bill, and enact a policy that protects queer youth,\u201d said Ashley Golsch, anthropologist, echoing comments by several other speakers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, not all speakers agreed. Rosaria Butterfield, a 61-year-old retired professor, urged the board to implement the new law.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the law also protects each and every one of you,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Parents\u2019 Bill of Rights, which the N.C. General Assembly passed in August after overriding Governor Cooper\u2019s veto, mandates schools to notify parents regarding any changes in their student\u2019s mental, emotional or physical health services and inform the parents if the student requests name or pronoun changes. The law also prohibits curriculum content on gender identity, sexual activity, or sexuality in kindergarten through fourth grade and grants parents access to review all curriculum and view all materials students borrow from the school library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

North Carolina school districts were given extensions for compliance with some elements of the law, but several school districts are grappling with what to do to respond to community concerns and how to interpret the law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the DPS board meeting,\u00a0 community members \u2014 some dressed in neutral suits, dresses and Patagonia jackets, while others wore rainbow leggings and caps, and dangly, colorful jewelry \u2014 filled every seat in the room and spilled into the hallway. People took seats in the hallway and watched the live screen, waiting for their turn to enter the room and comment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Several speakers mentioned that challenges to the law are already underway. The Campaign for Southern Equality, a western North Carolina LGBTQ rights advocacy group, is currently <\/span>preparing<\/span><\/a> a federal Title IX complaint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Whitehall, a parent of a DPS student, urged the board to delay policy decisions until the issue is settled. \u201cI would much prefer to see our tax dollars be spent educating our children and not fighting those battles out in court.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Shatzer, parent of two school-age children, echoed this statement. \u201cHistory does not remember those who make the least bad policy, we remember those who took a stand and said no,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A couple of parents shared personal experiences as parents of LGBTQ+ children. \u201cMake it easier for the kids, that\u2019s all I\u2019m saying,\u201d one parent, Neil Allen, said, choking back tears.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The school board tabled the most controversial policies for further discussion. The board plans to have new drafts of the policies available for the public by its Dec. 14 meeting. <\/span>\u201c<\/span>We are revising them again to include more inclusive language and provide more clarity on what is allowed within the guidelines,\u201d board member Millicent Rogers wrote in an email after the meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chapel-Hill Carrboro school district discussed similar policy changes in a Nov. 2 work session, and also <\/span>delayed the decision for a further policy review. <\/span>The Buncombe County Board of Education also recently postponed similar policy changes, and moved to review the policies again in December.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe as a board understand that we have to follow the law, we also recognize that this state law is in direct conflict with Title IX.\u201d Rogers said in her email. \u201cIt is our duty to provide an interpretation of the law for our administration to create procedures that will continue to protect all of our students and educators.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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