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Graham Platner: “The school district pulled back protections for LGBTQ kids…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 26:27

And somebody who'd been on the board for 13 years, who was well respected in the community, who everybody liked, lost a seat. And a month later, The school district pulled back protections for LGBTQ kids that had been there for six years. for no reason, just because outside packeting involved in a local school board race. Sullivan and yeah, it's technically, yeah, in Franklin, but yeah, it's like we have an rsu, so regional school. (26:27–26:36)

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Asserts that a school district removed protections for LGBTQ students that had been in place for six years.

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