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America First Legal updates MPS lawsuit: ‘School district employees are helping to gender-transition students without their parents’ knowledge’
America First Legal (AFL) has amended its lawsuit against Mesa Public Schools (MPS) to include a new plaintiff, Jane Doe, who says her daughter's gender transition was withheld from her by school officials.
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MPS superintendent: 'The Transgender Support Plan has been revised to be more clear in its intent'
Mesa Public School (MPS) District Superintendent Andi Fourlis offered a public response to community backlash against the school’s new Transgender Student Support Plan during the board's June 14 meeting, saying the plan does not seek to cut parents out of communication with their children.
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Board Member Rachel Walden: 'I do not believe that this (hiring of an outside counseling service) qualifies as a consent agenda item'
A member of the public and one board member objected at a recent board meeting to the Mesa School District Governing Board's effort to approve a contract with an outside vendor for school counseling services without comment or public discussion.
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Mesa parent Steve Schild says 'the trust is gone' between Mesa schools and parents
The Mesa school district’s transgender guidelines came under fire by several parents at a recent school board meeting despite a legal opinion by a law firm saying the policies don't violate any state or federal laws and don’t conflict with the Arizona Parents’ Bill of Rights law, a Mesa Tribune news report said.
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Mesa school board member: "Parents will not be notified" if their child is put on "transgender support plan"
During a school board meeting, Rachel Walden, a member of the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board, questioned why the school district will put students on "transgender support plans" without notifying the students' parents, when all other issues that require paperwork and plans for students require parental consent.
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Congratulations to the 21 district educators honored with teaching excellence awards at a Nov. 15
Congratulations to the 21 district educators honored with teaching excellence awards at a Nov. 15 ceremony hosted by Oriental Lodge 20 F&AM.
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As we close education week, we want to make sure to recognize the work of substitute educators
As we close education week, we want to make sure to recognize the work of substitute educators.