A packed meeting of the Central Bucks School Board Tuesday night spoke about the controversial decision that transgender students would be barred from competing on teams that conform to their gender identity and given six-figure prize money. and school board members clashed. Superintendent retiring.
The debate comes after recent elections confirmed a Democratic landslide victory for the Republican-led school board, giving all five open seats to progressive candidates, resulting in a new lame-duck school board. It was held in the midst of preparations for the
On Tuesday, the last meeting of the Republican-led board before it is handed over to progressives, board members weighed in on two controversial topics: a huge severance package proposal for outgoing Superintendent Abram Lukabaugh; I was planning to vote on the vote. Ban transgender athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
Parents flocked to the Central Bucks School Board meeting at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, with some lining up with placards outside the high school more than an hour before the meeting began. there was.
Democrats were greeted with a standing ovation at the beginning of the meeting, after recent elections shifted the board to Democratic control.
And most of those in attendance seemed to be commenting on Lukabaugh’s separation agreement, which totaled more than $700,000.
“I was tempted to withhold school tax payments because I know it is not an effective use of funds,” one parent told the school board.
Lukabaugh resigned on Monday and did not attend Tuesday’s meeting.
Others pointed out that Lukabaugh, seen as an ally of the outgoing conservative board member, had already received a 40% raise in July.
In one instance, the meeting was also controversial, with a woman barking back at the crowd that had gathered to address the board.
“All of you in this room, all of you who are interfering with my use of my First Amendment rights, are the problem in this community,” she told the audience.
In the end, the decision was made amid jeers, but the board voted to award Lukabaugh a six-figure prize money and voted in favor of new policies for transgender athletes.
However, a new board of directors is expected to take office in December, and some decisions may be reversed.
In the meantime, the district is currently searching for a new superintendent.