MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - Local and regional community members are voicing their disappointment with President Donald Trump’s decision to reverse an executive order by former president Barack Obama designed to protect … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Public Schools Focuses on Trans Student Policy
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Feb. 16, 2017. The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education in Jamestown NY is given details and information to consider in regards to establish policy for transgender students in the … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Learn More about Legal Implications of Transgender Policy for Students
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board received its final presentation regarding transgender student policy during its board meeting at Lincoln School on Tuesday night. Following up on a presentation last month about challenges transgender … [Read more...]
Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community to Hold Town Hall Meeting Tuesday
JAMESTOWN - A town hall meeting for the transgender and gender non-conforming community will take Tuesday night, Oct. 18 in Jamestown. The town hall meeting is open to the public and is being promoted as an "open mic" event, which will give an … [Read more...]
State Assembly Approves Gender Non-Discrimination Bill, Unlikely to see Passage in Senate
ALBANY - The Democratic-controlled New York State Assembly has voted 81-46 on a gender non-discrimination bill. The bill, however, has gone nowhere in the Republican-led Senate, a fact that some of the Assembly Republicans alluded to in the debate … [Read more...]
New York Finalizes Ban On Transgender Discrimination
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the New York State Division of Human Rights has adopted new regulations that ban discrimination and harassment against transgender people. The regulations affirm that transgender individuals are … [Read more...]
Governor: State Ed Department Must Have Stronger Oversight to Protect Rights of Transgender Students
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on the state Education Department to do a better job of protecting transgender students from harassment and discrimination in the classroom. In a letter to acting Education Commissioner Elizabeth Berlin, the … [Read more...]
