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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Miranda's answer to the AGIA question. Seems like a barebones recitation of the existing policy and a mealy-mouthed statement of support "and I support it."

Good morning, and please accept my apologies for the delayed response. There was absolutely no intent on my part to discount your concerns or otherwise suggest that this isn’t an important issue. Given the hectic nature of voting week currently underway, I appreciate your patience and the opportunity to respond. APS recently went through a process of examining application of the Equal Educational Opportunities/Nondiscrimination policy to transgender students in school. The resulting Policy Implementation Procedure (PIP) and draft guidance addresses issues like school bathrooms, locker rooms, field trips, and preferred name/pronouns, and I support it. It provides a default of permitting students to access facilities and activities based on their gender identity and sets out a nondiscriminatory approach where any student has access to and the right to request certain accommodations. Both of these are important to the framing of the issue to avoid singling out gender-nonconforming students, vs. the better approach of broadly applicable policies and practices. It looks like APS hasn’t yet published final guidance, which it should proceed to do, and should monitor implementation to make sure the rights and practices described in the PIP are actually being carried out at the school level in a way that respects student identities and rights. I’d also suggest final guidance incorporates more explicit reference to the policy on bullying and harassment prevention, an element of making sure our transgender and gender nonconforming students feel safe and supported in school.[/quote]

LOL, I can’t even with you people.  You pitch a fit about the lack of statement of support, and then when she issues a statement of support, you pitch a fit that she issued a statement of support.[/quote]

Are you suggesting that people should be placated that she deigned to issue a statement, even when the statement lacks substance? I think it's fair to criticize her for both the timing AND (lack of) substance. [/quote]

You realize SB members don’t create policy, right?![/quote]

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