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douglas9

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Thu Jan 26, 2023, 06:40 AM Jan 2023

Indiana lawmaker targets furries in schools. Schools say there's no problem

A bill working through the Indiana Senate would reiterate that schools are allowed to enforce dress codes and curb disruptive behavior to address concerns about students identifying as furries.

It follows a nationwide wave of claims – none proven – that students are dressing and acting like animals in classrooms.

Indiana Sen. Jeff Raatz, R-Richmond, authored Senate Bill 380. The “various education matters” bill makes changes to how the state calculates high school graduation rates and then also includes this line: “a school corporation may adopt a policy concerning student dress code or disruptive behavior.” When introducing the bill in the Senate’s education committee, which Raatz chairs, he said it was to address concerns about students who "may be imitating or were behaving like a furry.”



https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/26/indiana-statehouse-bill-targets-furries-schools-say-no-problem/69840839007/

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Indiana lawmaker targets furries in schools. Schools say there's no problem (Original Post) douglas9 Jan 2023 OP
I guess it's easier for them to solve imaginary problems than real ones Walleye Jan 2023 #1
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