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Town of Lexington Human Rights Committee <br />Meeting Minutes for Wednesday,July 19,2023 <br />Conducted by Remote Participation <br />LHRC MEMBERS PRESENT <br />Christina Lin,Chair (CL);Stephanie Hsu,Vice-Chair (SH);Salvador Jaramillo (SJ);Tanya Gisolfi (TG); <br />Mona D.Roy (MDR);Larry Freeman -Lexington Public School District (LF);Lieutenant Colleen Dunbar <br />-Town of Lexington Police (CD) <br />Attending:Hemali Shah,Town of Lexington Chief Equity Officer;Mark Sandeen,Select Board Liaison <br />The minutes recorded by Christina Lin,LHRC Chair <br />1.Call to order –Meeting commenced at 12:03PM with the following members <br />present for a quorum:CL,SH,MDR,SJ,LF,and CD. <br />2.Review Letter to Lexington Observer -please see final letter attached to the <br />minutes.Letter was approved by a vote of 5-0 in favor of submitting the Letter to the <br />Editor at Lexington Observer.Members voting are CL,SH,SJ,MDR,and CD. <br />3.Unexpected Items Not Reasonably Anticipated in Advance - <br />a.A recent petition to stop the “Serious Talks”curriculum at LPS was <br />distributed and raised questions about LGBTQIA identity lessons.The <br />committee discussed and agreed to making a statement at the upcoming <br />School Committee meeting to support the LGBTQ+community and to <br />also support all education that is rooted in inclusion and makes these <br />spaces safer for all. <br />b.A member pointed out that all parents have a right to question the <br />schools and that schools have a responsibility to be transparent.While <br />they believe the schools have been sufficiently transparent,the <br />committee should not assume that all feel this way. <br />4.Meeting adjourned at 1:23PM <br />5.Next meeting to be determined <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE •LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02420