RSU 24 Board rescinds transgender and gender expansive students policy

Down East school district rescinds transgender protections

Regional School Unit 24, which provides education to children in Hancock and Washington counties, has revoked a policy aimed at providing protections for transgender students The policy, which the RSU 24 board adopted in 2019, allowed students to use restrooms of genders they identified with and discouraged administrators from adopting or engaging in gender-specific policies, practices or activities unless it is for “an important education purpo…

RSU 24 Board rescinds transgender and gender expansive students policy

SULLIVAN — Regional School Unit 24’s Board of Directors voted to rescind the district’s Transgender and Gender Expansive Students policy during a board meeting May 6 that drew vehement public comment.