AT
O.P.S. HEADQUARTERS.
KRISTYNA: PUBLIC DISCUSSION WENT
ABOUT TO AN HALF HOURS HERE, THE
SECOND TIME THAT THE SCHOOL
BOARD HAS DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF
ADDING LANGUAGE TO THEIR
ANTIDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR
TRANSGENDER STUDENTS.
THE BOARD SAYS IT IS ABOUT
PROTECTING ALL STUDENTS.
IT IS NOT INTENDED TO MAKE
BATHROOMS UNSAFE.
OPPONENTS TO THE POLICY SAY THEY
DISAGREE.
BEFORE THE MEETING BEGAN, THERE
WAS A HANDFUL OF PROTESTERS
RATHER IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
INSIDE, PEOPLE WERE READY TO
WEIGH IN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
ISSUES.
THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SEXUAL
ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
PEOPLE FOR THE POLICY CHANGE TO
LEAVE A POLICY UPDATE WOULD MAKE
STRIDES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE
LEADING.
>> I AND NO ONE'S -- AGAINST
BULLYING.
>> STOP USING ME AND PEOPLE LIKE
ME TO EXPLAIN WHY GENDER
CONFORMING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT
USING THE RIGHT RESTROOMS.
>> THIS IS ABUSIVE TO CHILDREN.
I FEEL THAT PARENTS NEED TO TAKE
BACK POWER.
>> SOME STUDENTS TOOK EXCEPTION
TO MY AMBIGUOUS GENDER
PRESENTATION.
I FIND IT A LITTLE BIT FUNNY.
>> THIS FASCINATION WITH
TRANSGENDER AND ITS ASSOCIATED
GROUPS IS A POLITICAL MOVEMENT,
NOT A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
KRISTYNA: AGAIN TONIGHT, THIS
WAS JUST A DISCUSSION.
IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN IF ANY ACTION
WOULD BE TAKEN.
WARD MEMBERS THEY THE FINAL
POLICY SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
IS PROTECTED AND THERE SHOULD BE
