RSU 73 Administrative Council does not agree to the next meeting of the committee for the committee

Jay-a request for the meeting of the Regional School Unit 73 on Thursday evening, February 27, to the fact that a planned meeting of the Political Committee was taken without any change after a change was not raised the two thirds of the two that was required for an object that was not on the agenda.

These are changes that the bidges have implemented and that was changed by the Trump administration in terms of title IX.

Director Holly Morris from Livermore commissioned to postpone the meeting to March 10 to solve the editions of titles IX associated with central funds. “

“We already have a political meeting in the books for a little further on March 24,” said director Tina Riley of Jay, chairman of the Policy Committee. “I don't see what we save by postponing it for two weeks. We'll be fine. This is usually a change of procedure. It rolls back what we just had, what we had before we did all this work that we did a few weeks ago. “

It is not such a big change, Riley remarked. “I don't see any sense of disturbing schedules,” she said. “It's not a great day for me.”

The director Dawn Strout from Jay asked why the meeting should be moved up.

“I have the feeling that we are tied to federal financing,” replied Morris. “Time is of crucial importance. We often move in the Trump time and the time changes of the Trumps. I know that the funding of the state usually comes through the state from the federal government. But I have seen a lot of information in which they adhere to these guidelines or our guidelines to the only changed originals follow that the federal level of financing that they do not look bad. “

Time can be essential. Why not move the meeting if it can be, added Morris.

Riley said it was not associated with financial resources, changes could be made at the planned meeting and the district would be fine.

“I can see why we would accelerate it,” said director Roger Moulton from Livermore Falls. “To be honest, I am angry that we have masked our children for so long, and our apology was the funding of the federal and state governments. Now we will play this game and delay our financing. I am not satisfied with the MPA [Maine Principals Association]Not satisfied with the Ministry of Education, I am still satisfied with Janet Mills. I have two daughters and the risk of federal financing for these games after we have masked the least affected group during the Coronavirus, is really a mindbogling and worrying for me. “

Moulton agreed that the meeting should be moved. “We will not do any favors to pull our feet,” said Moulton. “It doesn't matter to me to set the precedent when I say that I take care of our athletes at RSU 73.”

Riley repeated that she was not available on March 10, no real reason for moving the meeting. “We have no deadline,” she noticed. “We have no devastating need to roll back. It is mostly an administrative procedure, can do so in the schedule we have set up. “

Strout referred to an e -mail from the district lawyers who were sent to humans over the year 2020 at the last guideline seats. “It's not a big deal. We only have to return to 2020. Why not just come by so that we can lift our hands and say the federal government, we do what they told us. “

Riley was carried out to expand the corresponding guidelines to what they were at the beginning of the school year, which eliminated the need for an earlier meeting.

Director Michelle Moffett from Livermore if asked if the rollback would cover the entire title IX, including the protection of women.

“What we would do is to pursue legal advice that we had given to simply turn our guidelines back on what they were before,” replied Riley. “Then we wait for everything else to be rejected in the dishes. If something else changes in the future, we will deal with it. “

The chairman Don Emery von Livermore Falls found that the guidelines for the return of AC: non -discrimination/balance, ACAA: annoyance of students and ACAB: harassment and sexual harassment of employees.

If these guidelines for title IX are turned back, how does the Maine Human Rights Act play into him, asked Morris. She had the feeling that title IX was canceled by the crime.

“This problem is currently in court,” replied Riley. “I think it would be wasteful and not helpful to find out what the dishes will do. I think we settle it. After all, we will have instructions. “

Moulton announced how women started their own leagues after title IX, suggested that transgender athletes are doing the same now. He wanted to protect the athletes of the district.

Director Sarah Jamison von Livermore found that RSU 73 would not be wealthy and would follow legal advice to prevent unnecessary legal disputes.

Director Elaine Fitzgerald von Jay said that if the lawyers have recommended to return by 2020, they must have had clarity on this topic.

Changes to titles IX that were implemented by the Biden administration had made it through the dishes and the guidelines of the district guidelines were updated to reflect those this year, said Riley. The lawyers state that changes to the Trump management are necessary to regain these updates to what they were before. “We can do that,” she emphasized. “You really said that in the letter.”

“It is embarrassing to me to be in a board with which our athletes cannot know that we will stand up for them and protect them,” said Moulton.

Moffett was concerned about the funding effects for special education students and those who rely on free meals. “I think that has to be included in the discussion and be part of this decision -making process,” she said.

“I think it is clear that we cannot make this decision tonight and we have to change the original from when is the policy meeting,” said Director Jodi Cordes from Jay. “There is too much that we don't know.”

Riley found that the change on the guidelines had to be resolved. She believed that it was the area of ​​responsibility of the committees not to determine meeting appointments, not the board as a whole.

Strout suggested approving the rollbacks, and then the committee could discuss other topics at the planned meeting.

The directors voted to roll back the guidelines, Danielle Brotherton from Jay, Lenia Coates from Livermore Falls, Fitzgerald, Jamison, Riley and Strout. Voices against Cordes, Emery, Moffett, Morrison and Moulton. The directors Bryan Riley by Jay and Andrew Sylvester from Livermore were not available.

With the result 6-5, the movement failed, as Emery found. “It has to be a two-thirds tuning because it is not on the agenda,” he said.

No further measures were taken on this topic.

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