Arlington School Committee Commits To Requiring Students Be Called By Preferred Pronouns and Allowing Access To Bathrooms and Locker Rooms According To Gender Identity

Arlington School Committee members have laid the foundation this past week for policies ensuring students are called by their preferred pronouns in any circumstance and allowing students to play sports with the sex with which they identify.

"It is about making safe spaces for children, and as a former principal with a kid who was transitioning at grade three, I know how important this is," committee vice chairman Paul Schlichtman said during a meeting on Thursday, June 15