LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The head of the California Department of Education determined Monday that a school district's policy regarding discrimination based on "perceived gender" was legal despite bypassing state-mandated protections.
The decision spares the Westminster School District from losing a large portion of its state funding. A majority on the school board had refused to adopt the state's version of an antidiscrimination policy intended to protect transgender students, claiming that state-mandated protection was immoral.
In a letter to the district's board president, Superintendent Jack O'Connell said he's concerned that the district's policy indicates an unwillingness to accept the state's mandate.
"In fact, it appears the district may intend to deny protection from discrimination and harassment to a class of students that the law clearly protects," O'Connell wrote.
Officials had warned that the district could lose up to $10 million in funding if it was found to be out of compliance with state law.
The Westminster district serves 10,000 students in Orange County.
This was a follow up article on the story that was happened a few months earlier. The county refused to recognize state law on discrimination against gays. The state threatened to cut off its funds if the county didn't comply. Apparently, everything that the county has/is doing is legal so the state won't take away their money.
I'm glad that the students won't have to be the victims of stupid people's stupid stupidity, but angry that the status quo didn't chance. Well, I guess stupid people may be stupid but they have shrewdness. Tricky a-holes.[/url]
I'm glad that the students won't have to be the victims of stupid people's stupid stupidity, but angry that the status quo didn't chance. Well, I guess stupid people may be stupid but they have shrewdness. Tricky a-holes.
Except for the ones who are being denied protection from discrimination and harrassment of course...
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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The head of the California Department of Education determined Monday that a school district's policy regarding discrimination based on "perceived gender" was legal despite bypassing state-mandated protections.
The decision spares the Westminster School District from losing a large portion of its state funding. A majority on the school board had refused to adopt the state's version of an antidiscrimination policy intended to protect transgender students, claiming that state-mandated protection was immoral.
In a letter to the district's board president, Superintendent Jack O'Connell said he's concerned that the district's policy indicates an unwillingness to accept the state's mandate.
"In fact, it appears the district may intend to deny protection from discrimination and harassment to a class of students that the law clearly protects," O'Connell wrote.
Officials had warned that the district could lose up to $10 million in funding if it was found to be out of compliance with state law.
The Westminster district serves 10,000 students in Orange County.
This was a follow up article on the story that was happened a few months earlier. The county refused to recognize state law on discrimination against gays. The state threatened to cut off its funds if the county didn't comply. Apparently, everything that the county has/is doing is legal so the state won't take away their money.
I'm glad that the students won't have to be the victims of stupid people's stupid stupidity, but angry that the status quo didn't chance. Well, I guess stupid people may be stupid but they have shrewdness. Tricky a-holes.[/url]
Agh, and in my own state too! (urge to go in uber-liberal mode, rising) .
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