Thank you to ALL Glenbard D87 Parents, Students, D87 Staff and Tax Paying Community Members who signed this petition (630 online and paper signatures).  This petition closed as of October 8, 2019.

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UPDATE:  

Thank you to those who were able to come and speak, or attend, the Glenbard D87 Board Meeting this past Tuesday, October 15th. As you may have heard, the Board unanimously passed the procedures supporting the additional sentences to Policy 7:10 - Students shall be treated and supported in a manner consistent with their gender identity. This shall include, but not be limited to: students having access to gendered facilities, including restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity.

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Public comment was majority parents/community opposing this policy and had concerns with the procedures being voted on. Yesterday, October 17th, the below attached email (click on below link) from Peg Manion was sent to Glenbard parents which includes a link to the D87 Policy Website and also offers a link to FAQs regarding the now approved Transgender Policy and Procedures. This same email has also been sent to each student via your Glenbard Principal this evening on their school iPad/email. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT THIS EMAIL THEY RECEIVED SO YOU MAY DISCUSS YOUR FAMILY VALUES, ETC.

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Although this is a good step in communicating to the community, it is upsetting that the board has decided to alert us to these changes AFTER the policy and procedures were passed without appropriate input. We should have been notified back in November 2018 when the Policy Committee agreed to a presentation by the Glenbard Voice of Equity who have been very aggressive in getting D87 Board to revise the original Policy to add the above sentences without input from other point of views.

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Since February 2019, parents and community have been asking the board to communicate these changes and alert the public in D87 prior to voting so as to reach as many people as possible for input. Once again, School Board District 87 did not appropriately communicate with parents and community members before it added new wording to Policy 7:10/Procedures 7:10 AP1, etc., which now explicitly allows biological boys to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of biological girls, and vice versa. District 87 Policy 2:240 States: The Superintendent is responsible for notifying those who will be affected by a proposed policy and obtaining their advice and suggestions.

As a reminder, Glenbard High Schools now say that any child who feels uncomfortable sharing private spaces with a person of the opposite sex should use areas with curtains or barriers, whereas the original communication/policy said that the person claiming a gender identity other than their biological sex would be the one required to use alternate accommodations. These changes in District policy should not have been made without a full discussion with parents and community members.

A few points that the FAQs Glenbard D87 Board do not address or mention:

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• D87 was approached by activists Glenbard Voice of Equity (Pro-Trans Organization) to include this revised policy and gave the BOE suggestions in writing this policy.

 

• D87 BOE did not reach out to parents or community members that they knew would have serious concerns with these revisions. If they had valued ALL community input in regard to policy development, the BOE would have sent out email alerts like we see this week.

 

• D87 Current Policy/Procedures will NOT notify parents if their child begins to identify as a gender other than their biological sex.

 

• The Overnight Form does not guarantee 100% that your child will not be placed in a hotel room with someone of the opposite biological sex.

 

• The IASB (Illlinois Associations of School Boards) gave recommendations to add these two sentences, but also warned school boards that without proper notification, the addition of these two sentences may cause community to be upset. https://www.iasb.com/…/transgender-students-law,-policy,-a…/

 

• The two added sentences to Policy 7:10 were approved without ANY procedures backing them up in February. D87 Lawyers warned the board that they could open themselves up for lawsuits if they passed the policy revisions without procedures. They passed this anyway.

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• D87 BOE chose to add shared spaces which are not legally mandated.

What can you do?

 

• Call your Glenbard Principal and schedule a tour of locker rooms/bathrooms so you see first hand what the facilities (and curtained areas) look like for your child.

 

• Email the Glenbard Board of Education (see below emails) with concerns and questions.

 

• Get engaged in the election of your School Board Members. Next election is April 2021 with four board seats up for election.

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• Talk with your children about this issue and how they would handle a person of the opposite sex in their private space.

I know there are many more questions and concerns for those of you who are just finding out about this. Again, please take the time to email the board and tell them how disappointed you are with how they communicated these changes AFTER the policy and procedures have been approved.

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Thank you and God bless.

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EMAIL (if copying, there are underlines between names):
board_of_education@glenbard.org
dave_larson@glenbard.org
josh_chambers@glenbard.org
janet_cook@glenbard.org

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EMAIL to Students and Parents:

https://drive.google.com/…/1hwoKU9CqlAAde45UQIryYQJgn_…/view

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We will be updating this website along with a Facebook page with issues parents have with policies and indoctrination in our public schools.  We are also hoping to inform concerned parents and community as to school board elections.  Next election for Glenbard District 87 will be April 2021.  There will be four positions up for election.

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Contact us at concernedd87community@gmail.com to receive email updates and to get involved

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Follow Facebook Page: 

Glenbard D87 Community

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