School boards are administrative bodies that follow Roberts Rules of Order. Normally when they implement any sort of substantive new policy they will provide the public with notice that they are taking up the issue at some future meeting "put it on the agenda" then they will likely request that district staff prepare some sort of report or presentation on the topic analyzing the pros and cons and various "alternatives" and probably ask their staff or attorneys to come up with proposed language that can be presented to the public for comment. At some future meeting for which this topic is on the agenda they will receive the whatever reports and analysis was prepared and public comment on the topic. They might at that point vote up or down on the issue, or they might defer the decision until some subsequent meeting if they want to analyze or get comment on any different alternatives or changes to the language before taking a final vote. If they decide to make any substantive changes to the proposed language they start the process all over again. Bureaucracies move slowly and the whole process can take months and months or indefinite amounts of time if something gets tabled without reaching a final up or down vote.Szdfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:56 pmWhat does the word “considering” mean? Does it mean that the policy was in effect during the assault? The assault was reported in May, the policy wasn’t implemented until August. This student didn’t rely on a trans-inclusive bathroom policy to assault another student.Falco Underhill wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 4:47 pmWell, that certainly doesn't do The Gateway Pundit any credit.
According to a Fox News report, "... a male student in a skirt allegedly assaulted a female student in a girls' bathroom – while the board was considering a controversial transgender rule."2. The events happened before the school district had any sort of “bathroom policy”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnew ... r-race.amp
Every state has comprehensive open meetings laws that set out all this sort of required administrative process and any school board that didn't follow them to the letter would be vulnerable to getting sued and having a judge through out whatever policy it is that they decided on.
So in this case, the fact that the issue was on the school board's agenda meant that it was a policy which they were analyzing and getting written or oral public comment on at some point in the future, but for which they had not yet made any final decision. So it was not in effect.