Deeply divided Springfield school board revises school lunch anti-discrimination policy

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In a tense meeting Tuesday, the Springfield school board voted to add “gender identity and sexual orientation” to a pair of anti-discrimination policies governing school lunches.

The votes were 4-3 in favor of making the change requested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In three meetings, starting in late September, the proposed revision to policy AC and a related policy were put on the agenda for a vote. Each time the outcome was different.

Read more from the Springfield News-Leader.

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