It is the goal of the district to provide a safe and supportive educational environment in which all students may learn. As part of creating that safe educational environment, no employee of the district will provide false or misleading information to the parent/guardian of a student regarding that student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that is different from their birth certificate or certificate issued upon adoption.
If a student makes a request to a licensed employee to accommodate a gender identity, name, or pronoun that is different than what was assigned to the student in the student’s registration forms or records, the licensed employee is required by Iowa law to report the request to an administrator. The school administrator receiving the report is required by Iowa law to report the request to the student’s parent/guardian. This requirement also applies to all nicknames.
To maintain compliance with Iowa law and also provide efficiency in the reporting requirements listed above, the superintendent will provide the opportunity for parents and guardians to list in the student’s registration paperwork any and all nicknames used for students.
Adopted: 8/23
Related Policy: 504.14-E1-E2
Legal Reference (Code of Iowa): SF496
IASB Reference: 503.07
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
This letter is to inform you that your student (Insert student's name as listed on school registration form) has made a request of a licensed employee to: (Check all that apply)
_____ Make an accommodation that is intended to affirm the student's gender identity as follows:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____Use a name, pronoun, or gender identity that is different from the name, pronoun, and/or gender identity listed on
the student's school registration forms. The name, pronoun, or gender identity requested is: ________________
If you would like to amend the student’s registration paperwork to permit the student’s requested accommodation and/or include the use of the above-referenced name/pronoun/gender identity, please complete the attached form (Refer to Policy 504.14-E2) and return it to the Student Support Services office (2999 N 10th Street, Marion, IA 52302).
Sincerely,
Administrator's Signature: _______________________________
Building: ___________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________
Adopted: 8/23
Related Policy: 504.14; 504.14-E2
Legal Reference (Code of Iowa): SF496
IASB Reference: 503.07-E(1)
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Student's name on current school registration forms: ___________________________________
Date: _______________________________
Please update my student's names, pronouns, and/or gender identities on my student's school registration paperwork to include all of the following:
Names: ___________________________________________________________________
Pronouns: _________________________________________________________________
Gender Identities: ____________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________
Adopted: 8/23
Related Policy: 504.14; 504.14-E1
Legal Reference (Code of Iowa): SF496
IASB Reference: 503.07-E(2)