# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-09-16T19:39:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

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Most Gardner Edgerton school board members on Monday said they were against surveying students on a proposed policy that would prohibit transgender children from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity.

Four days later, dozens of high schoolers walked out of class in protest.

“I was outraged,” said senior Elizabeth Fiedler, who helped organize the protest. “Students are aware. We have made our voices known before and we will do it again. The school board is supposed to benefit students. How can they do that if they cannot even offer them the basic respect of listening to them?”

At 1:45 p.m. Friday, about 50 students poured out of Gardner Edgerton High School, gathered at the flag pole and then marched to City Hall, carrying signs saying “Refuse to hate” and “let love win” and waving rainbow flags. They said they were marching in support of transgender students, who they feel would be discriminated against if the school board were to adopt the rules.

During Monday’s meeting, most of the majority-conservative school board said they support the proposed policy, which also would ask staff to notify parents whenever their transgender student asks to go by a preferred name or pronouns. That has sparked concerns about how the practice could “out” LGBTQ students to their families against their consent.

Read more about the walkout and the school board’s discussion at the link in our bio. ✏️ Sarah Ritter
 
#KansasNews #JohnsonCounty #GardnerEdgerton #Education #Transgender #LGBTQ

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