APS board OKs controversial records policy – By Esteban Candelaria (Albuquerque Journal) / Nov 17, 2022
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At 16, Tayo McNulty attempted suicide.
After, hoping they would be supported by their parents, they decided to come out. Instead, they were kicked out, before they could finish high school.
McNulty’s experience – something they said is common among LGBTQ youth – was part of why they chose to attend a tense Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting on Wednesday, where board members again took up a contentious policy outlining the rights and responsibilities of parents, guardians and students.
For months, the policy split parents and community advocates over the amount of access guardians should have to their children’s records, with some arguing the proposal would disproportionately impact LGBTQ students.
