North Middle School Assistant Principal Rachel Damiano and seventh-grade science teacher Katie Medart are promoting a in response to an Oregon bill that would require the state to create an education plan for students who identify as LGBTQ.
In a YouTube video, Medart says they鈥檇 like to change bathroom signs that are normally labeled as 鈥渂oys鈥� and 鈥済irls.鈥�
鈥淪o instead of saying that, it would then read 鈥榓natomical male鈥� and 鈥榓natomical female,鈥欌�� Medart says. 鈥淲hat that then is referencing is: what, in essence, what genitalia do you have? Because they鈥檙e designed in form and function, both of those facilities, for anatomical anatomy.鈥�
Their resolution also gives educators the option of declining to call students by their preferred pronouns and would require parental permission before changing a student鈥檚 name or pronouns.
In a follow-up YouTube video, Medart and Damiano say about 200 people have signed a petition in support of their resolution. They say they initially had support from school district leaders, although the district has recently released a statement saying it doesn't condone their message.
鈥淭hese postings were not authorized by the District and are not official statements or positions of the District,鈥� the statement reads. 鈥淎t this time, an investigation is underway, and the individuals are not at work.鈥�
Grants Pass School District 7 spokesperson Kristin Hosfelt鈥� wouldn鈥檛 clarify if the educators were put on paid administrative leave.
