Board member Keegan Barkley cast the only no vote. She said the district is facing myriad issues, from school roof leaks, inadequate heating, water breaks and declining enrollment.
“Why now?” she asked her board colleagues. “There are so many other more important, more pressing issues hitting our school right now. Why is this the most important thing on your mind? …Why do we keep focusing on these nonsense issues instead of focusing on things that are actually going to help our students and our school?”
She said Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws, including the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, require that students have access to restrooms that match their gender identity.
“We would be opening ourselves up to lawsuits,” she said.
— Read on www.cpr.org/2025/01/30/woodland-park-school-board-passes-resolution-to-recognize-only-two-sexes-mirroring-trump-order-language/
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Woodland Park school board to vote on “only two sexes” resolution
A copy of the Woodland Park School District’s proposed resolution was not posted online with the agenda, but the measure’s title ignited concern among at least one LGBTQ youth advocacy group in Colorado.
— Read on www.denverpost.com/2025/01/29/woodland-park-school-board-gender-resolution-transgender-students/
What Educators Should Know About the Gender Identity Executive Order and LGBTQI+ Rights | NEA
You should know that the President does not have the authority to rewrite federal civil rights laws through an executive order, Accordingly, the President’s order does not – and cannot – repeal existing laws that make it illegal to discriminate against transgender, intersex or nonbinary people.
— Read on www.nea.org/resource-library/what-educators-should-know-about-gender-identity-executive-order-and-lgbtqi-rights
Woodland Park school board votes to recognize only two sexes and reject gender ideology | KRDO
In a 4-1 vote, officials are now to recognize only male and female genders inside of Woodland Park Schools.
While the majority of the board voted in favor, one member strongly voiced her opposition.
“Why do we keep focusing on these nonsense issues instead of focusing on things that are actually going to help our students and our school?” Keegan Barkley said.
— Read on krdo.com/news/2025/01/29/woodland-park-school-board-votes-yes-to-recognizing-only-two-sexes-rejecting-gender-ideology/
(you can read the full resolution here)