ML citizens concerned with learning standard additions

It was a packed house at the June 21 Medical Lake School Board meeting — at least for atbeginning.

During the first 20 minutes, the school board took comments from several concerned citizens and parents regarding the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction adding concepts such as self-identity, gender expression and roles to its curriculum guidelines for the K-12 Health and Physical Education Learning Standards.

Some examples of the lessons that could be taught to students include kindergartners learning ways to express gender, second-graders understanding the range of...