001So the pressure these kids are under with this situation worried about physically possibly I want to make a point nobody has emperor and a state government that is telling policies is a department of education as an institution for indoctrination and not an institution for education. Look at all the time being consumed on this issue for a few minute amount of kids across the state and grant rights too, but it jeopardized us to the point of the safety and security of the girls that are trying to make it through school. And what if somewhere along the line a woman's a girl is going to say, "Okay, I want to be a man. So you you got to allow me in the locker room. You got to allow me to play football." What are you going to
002do then? What are you going to do? >> Play football. >> But boys do not want girls coming in their locker room doing her either. >> I don't want my boys exposed to a naked female body of 13 because she identifies as a male. I think the girls >> we should be able to trust that our kids are going to come to school and just learn. >> They shouldn't have sexuality brought up to them at all. It shouldn't be taught. It shouldn't be talked about. And it should not be in their bathrooms and in their locker rooms and on overnight trips. >> Something does happen, the school's going to call you. >> Somebody up there mentioned you needed to talk to your lawyers about it, too. Are your lawyers members of this community? And do
003they have kids in the school district or simply do they have children or did they graduate from UDub? [Music] If you're using lawers who are already on the state payroll, shame on you. There are a lot of good resources available to you if you ask the people. I have a concern and we've already got language out there about this. One of the things I've always empowered my children about is making sure they help those that can't help themselves. [Music] My son sees something going on in the women's locker room and he knows that is not supposed to happen. What are the consequences to him while we're in this gray area waiting to disin discern language? When he does the right thing and says you don't belong, what is the consequence for my son? So the
004longer we delay, not only are we putting these young girls in jeopardy, we're putting our entire community, this entire student body in jeopardy. And this is common sense. I am proud of the fact that I empower my children to make sure they help those who can't help themselves. to do the right things when you know it the right what is going on is wrong. If I've got to come to a school now and remove my son been suspended because we choose not to act because we choose to say we're going to disinter dis discern language. That's the whole reason we're in this place is because of the vaguess of the language coming out of these bills out of our state senate and house and then it becomes this 3211. Okay. What is the consequences to
005my son who's doing the right thing and for a student body and for this community? What is the consequences as of today with a policy that's already been released because we have no checks and balances? >> Yes. Okay. Um so there are with or without the policy we have there are non-discrimination laws that are in effect right now. Um, but I I can just tell you, Steve, I think you know this, but maybe not. We try to do it in Riverside style. You know what I mean? I mean, we we like disagreement doesn't rise to the level of of discrimination, right? I mean, discrimination there's a a pretty high level with the laws in Washington that would have to reach. And so I I think we we've had those situations happen where we have an
006individual situation. We have a kid who disagrees and sometimes uh they talk, sometimes they don't. Sometimes there's a disagreement, but we've never gone hardcore on it. Never. It's never been our approach. I guess I don't understand your train of thought there. say discrimination and disagreement. I'm talking about him seeing something that he knows is not appropriate. >> Yeah. >> And enacting that to protect that individual. >> What is his consequence at this point with the language that's been released? >> So, it happened like a normal fight. >> Okay. >> So, they're going to get in a fight. He says, "You don't belong in that locker room." >> You're going to make it happen. >> Yeah. >> You don't belong in that locker room. >> I'm not asking him to be physical. >> Violence is not
007the answer. You know that. >> Yeah. No, I do not stand behind violence. >> How long does it take to change something? My first evidence is tonight. I haven't heard that before or seen it before. That's not part of our regular policy. But I No, >> you're talking about the handbook language. >> I think I explained that at the beginning. >> You did. >> But that was an OSPI civil rights review mistake in putting it in this year for the first time. >> How long did that take? >> Oh, we could we can get on it right away. Now, with the policy, this is a 2020 policy. We haven't updated the policy in five years, >> right? So, I don't know where, you know, I think there's so many bills out there right now that
008are, you know, combining things and talking about discrimination. There's some new new ones there, but this policy 3211 has been in effect since 2020. So, I I promise you folks that there's been a lot of discussions about it, but this isn't like uh the board just all of a sudden said, "Yeah, let's approve this policy." It's been five years and that's the only reason why it's changed is because now we're getting hammered. >> Yeah, but that wasn't in the handbook for five years. >> No, no, no. The handbook. You're exactly right. The handbook. You're >> Yep. That was a new thing and needs to be remedies. >> Why parents told it ourselves? >> Absolutely. Absolutely. Shouldn't have happened. for many of us signed blindly because it is 16 pages or eight pages front and back
009>> in a small little section and it was only brought to my attention when another parent who feels the same way I do messaged me about it and then I was like oh my goodness I guess I didn't read that I thought the board hadn't passed this I I went back on the website to watch the meetings because I wasn't able to go to those and I it was sheld It wasn't. So, I was confused. >> Y >> So, one of those as a parent, you would hope that a policy like this would be announced in a formal letter on a website, not in a little tiny spot in a handbook. I have four kids. I sign stuff all the time. My bad. I now I know. >> I have to read all that fine
010print. >> No, I think that's a valid point. Like I said, I apologize. board and I >> apologize and I have >> those I think taxes with this school. How did every person who pays taxes in this school district was not informed that this would even happen. I found out through Kelly that's absolutely unacceptable. You mean going into the Yeah. How how did that even get into the handbook without every person who pays taxes in this district not knowing that that was happening? That's the kind of thing you need to let the people in this district that are paying for this school to know what's going on. >> Yeah. Not even the board. >> That's what I mean though. How how did that even get >> somebody somewhere knew that went in there? Well, explain
011>> but uh something screwed up. It's concerning that they're having a lot of comments about the >> It's concerning to me that we're having a lot of comments. That's a concern. If there's stuff getting in that they don't know happening, there's a problem. And I would like to know what's happening too, but I'm actually >> I'll come back next month. >> After seeing this meeting, I feel like I'm going to become a board. I'm going to encourage other people because that'd be great. Yeah, I mean not even not even we can read all every handbook and every paper comes to us and really the student handbooks. Why would I ever read them? I have to read all the state handbooks. We prove all the state laws and who wins are for this group. They're not
012us. >> Don't you have to read in the proof the book before it goes to the families though? >> Every paper goes out to the families. No, >> not every >> Well, this this is a handbook by her school, not not a district because she said it wasn't in the the high school got messed up. >> Yeah. Nobody can move. They got you I've never seen it so long and he broadcast the cell phone number because um I I do hope you guys know we're behind you. Anything you get where the community stand this is not whatever ways we can appreciate I would want this technical So, thank you for your openness to do this. But thank you guys. Thank you very much. >> My position. That's why we appreciate see not just that we
013get to hear from you to hear from you >> but to be here and kind of see what we're deal with as well and kind of see everything from our side as well. >> Appreciate you being here next next month. That's awesome. Thank you. >> Is there a particular day like is it every third Wednesday or how do you know? >> It's every fourth Wednesday. Normally the board calendar is on our website. You just go on and click on school board. It's in the middle of the page. The green dates are the special board meeting >> and they're always at 5:30 in this room. >> Just search child. >> But now what you got pushed through a motion to adopt the agenda? >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor say >> I. Opposed. >> Approval
014of minutes from the previous meeting. >> Need a motion. Move. >> Second. All in favor say approval of consent agenda. Need a motion. >> Discussion. All in favor say I. >> I superintendent reports. I think I'm good. [Music] This is where a lot of people [Music] but you're welcome to [Music] moving to the business section second. Uh open board position district three. That's not an action item. It's just to make sure that it's officially now open. It'll be posted for about a month. People can apply. You get a two-year term. Two-year term and then the stop service team of professionals release waiver andification agreement and usage. So that was not an action item, but during the heat wave when we had the fans, we had Lion Gardner from STOP and he came in and donated
015about 60 fans. So we just it was an agreement that he sent in. So I want to make sure it's in your packet. See 2025 2026 minimum basic education requirement. I do a motion on that. Second discussion. >> It's basically your the the form we turned in about the minutes the instructional minutes that were required by the state to meet and then also the graduation requirements. All >> in favor. [Music] >> Okay. With that we are moving [Music] >> all in favor say moving into executive session. We will be in executive session for a half hour. Thank you all for coming tonight. [Music] for this. >> I went through the fire already. [Music]