Shasta County Board of Education candidates quizzed on religion, gender identity issues

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Shasta County Board of Education candidates strayed from talking about the traditional subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic when they were asked about their views on such non-academic subjects as mental health, gender identity and religion in schools.
48% : Questions covered such topics as getting the public more involved with the county board, providing mental health support to students, the role of religion in schools and candidates' thoughts on AB 1955, a state law that prohibits school districts from forcing educators disclose information related to a student's sexual orientation or gender identity.
39% : How can we can help them quit?The candidates also were asked at the Sept. 25 forum about their stance on AB 1955, a controversial issue that became a state law this year and prohibits public schools from forcing an educator to disclose a student's change in sexual orientation or gender preference without the students' consent.

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