LGBTQ+ Policy Passed, Affirms Transgender AACPS Students: Report

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Anne Arundel County Board of Education passed a policy on June 16 to affirm the identities of LGBTQ+ students, Capital Gazette reported. Journalist Rachael Pacella wrote that the new rule codifies and strengthens existing guidelines. She noted that Anne Arundel County Public Schools students now have the official rights to:

• Be called by a name and pronoun that matches their gender identity
• Use bathrooms and locker rooms matching the gender identity they consistently identify with

The reporter mentioned that the policy passed by a vote of 6 to 1 with a single abstention.

To learn how your board member voted, check out Capital Gazette's full story.

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