Mukilteo School Board adopts policy on transgender students
Published 3:20 pm Tuesday, November 25, 2014
MUKILTEO — The Mukilteo School Board has adopted a new anti-discrimination policy for transgender students, dealing with issues such as dress, access to restrooms and locker rooms and participation in sports.
Someone who is transgender has an internal sense of gender identity that does not correspond to their sex at birth.
The school board’s five members unanimously adopted the policy Monday evening without comment, said school district spokesman Andy Muntz.
The policy is based on a model recommended by the Washington State School Directors’ Association, which drew up a sample policy last year in collaboration with the state superintendent’s office.
