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NJ alleges Hanover Township's new policy outs LGBTQ students
Clip: 5/18/2023 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
The town's BOE says students aren’t being targeted based on a protected status
Attorney General Matt Platkin on Wednesday filed a civil rights complaint against Hanover Township School District, requesting an emergency court order to stop a recently adopted policy requiring teachers to disclose a student’s gender identity and sexual orientation to parents, among other items.
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NJ alleges Hanover Township's new policy outs LGBTQ students
Clip: 5/18/2023 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Attorney General Matt Platkin on Wednesday filed a civil rights complaint against Hanover Township School District, requesting an emergency court order to stop a recently adopted policy requiring teachers to disclose a student’s gender identity and sexual orientation to parents, among other items.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipwell the Murphy Administration is taking a North Jersey school district to court over a policy involving lgbtq students attorney general Matt Plotkin yesterday filed a civil rights complaint against Hanover Township School District requesting an emergency court order to stop a recently adopted policy requiring teachers to disclose a student's gender identity and sexual orientation to parents among other items the Attorney General's lawsuit says the policy violates the state's law against discrimination Governor Murphy tweeted his support saying the guidelines out students and risk their mental health and safety in response though the Hanover Board of Education issued a statement defending the policy saying students aren't being targeted based on a protected status but requiring staff to notify parents and administrators when they become aware of anything that could impact a student's well-being listing dozens of issues that range from school performance depression and anxiety to sexual orientation transitioning and gender identity [Music]
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