‘Biological sex’ policy delayed in Pa. school district

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  Ed Mahon comes to Spotlight PA from PA Post, where he covered state politics and policy, produced radio stories that were broadcast on public media stations throughout the state and on NPR’s national newscasts, and co-wrote a weekday newsletter. Prior to joining PA Post, Ed worked for six years as an investigative and political reporter for the York Daily Record, part of the USA Today Network. His reporting on failures in Pennsylvania’s system for protecting domestic abuse victims was a finalist in the national 2018 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists in the local reporting category. He was also part of a team whose coverage of the criminal justice system, including the aggressive use of civil asset forfeiture by York County prosecutors, received the 2018 G. Richard Dew Award for Journalistic Service from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. Before joining the York Daily Record, Ed covered K-12 education at the Centre Daily Times in State College and worked as a stringer for suburban sections of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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An entrance to Garden Spot High School is seen on March 14, 2019.

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Court cases have gone against similar policies

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An entrance to Garden Spot High School in the Eastern Lancaster County School District is seen on March 14, 2019.

• I went to an Eastern Lancaster County school board meeting on Monday night to see if board members would go through with implementing a new “biological sex” policy for bathrooms and locker rooms. The board approved the policy in April but delayed putting it into effect.

• Multiple court cases have gone against such policies that limit the rights of transgender students. In one Allegheny County case, the district lost in court and agreed to pay $20,000 each to three former students, plus $75,000 for their legal fees.

• On Monday night, more than 100 people showed up to the meeting in Eastern Lancaster County. The board voted to delay the policy until the fall semester.

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