FUHSD adopts gender variant regulation

The board of trustees of the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) voted 4-1 on Monday, Jan. 13, with Richard Goodlake abstaining, to approve new Administrative Regulation 5145.31, as a result of California Governor Jerry Brown signing Assembly Bill (AB) 1266 into law last year, allowing transgender youth to participate on whichever sports team and use whatever restroom and locker room facilities fit their gender identity, regardless of their birth gender.

FUHSD Superintendent Dale Mitchell, Ed.D. said in a written recommendation to the board, “Whether individuals agree or disagree with...