In the East Bay, a special school board meeting is scheduled for the Sunol Glen School District Tuesday afternoon.
. The board voted in favor of the ban with two board members voting yes and one voting no.
Opponents of the ban said the move was in response to a rainbow pride flag being flown at the school in June during Pride Month. At Tuesday's closed session, one of the topics the school board is expected to discuss is the future of the current Superintendent Molly Barnes, who spoke up during last week's meeting in support of LGTBQ+ families, students and staff.Activist group Castro Valley Pride issued the following statement in response to a special meeting"where it is expected that retaliatory efforts will be taken against Superintendent Molly Barnes.
"On September 12th, Superintendent Molly stood up for LGBTQ families, students and staff. She was brave - in a way that we've not seen in our 14 years of advocacy work across our county. She stood before a board who just weeks before was considering a mandatory outing policy for trans youth, and before a board who has a 2-1 ultra conservative majority.
The release sent out by Castro Valley Pride noted that there were"unconfirmed rumors" circulating Board President Ryan Jergensen sent an email that excludes the remote participation of trustee Peter Romo at the Wednesday meeting. Romo is currently out of the country and is considered the only LGBTQ friendly member of the Sunol Glen School Board.
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