Making sure your students in Gibraltar Area Schools can feel safe and cared for in their own skin is a focus point for a pair of policy discussions scheduled to take place again on May 1st. The district’s policy committee will tackle the issues again after technology issues prevented many from tuning in and participating online.

One of the policy topics discusses non-discrimination guidelines regarding students who are transgender or are non-conforming to gender role stereotypes. It outlines the prohibition of discrimination, harassment, and bullying of transgender and non-gender conforming students, privacy questions around educational records, and possible concerns around parent/student relationships.

The second policy topic looks at non-discrimination guidelines as it relates to locker room and bathroom usage for transgender and non-gender-conforming students. It leads into a third policy discussion regarding its proposed $29.8 million referendum project that will replace large portions of the current building. The provision would make sure everything from toilet stalls to locker room changing and showering areas had the necessary privacy for people of all genders. While construction occurs, people can use the segregated bathroom or locker room consistent with their identity or request to use a unisex bathroom.

You can read the whole policies up for discussion by clicking this link.