‘Gender Queer’ book complaint has no standing, Iowa board says
BPC Staff Aug 5, 2022 | 3:20 pm
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76 wordsArts and Culture, Education, Statewide News, Women’s and Gender IssuesAxios Des Moines: West Des Moines parent Teri Patrick lacks the legal right to challenge the book “Gender Queer” at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School because her child was not a student at the time she made the complaint, the Iowa Board of Education decided Thursday. The board’s decision affirms a recommendation made in July by Administrative Law Judge Thomas Mayes. Patrick “lacks standing” because her child would not be affected by the decision, Mayes concluded.
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