FRYEBURG, Maine — Concerns about MSAD 72’s transgender policies will be discussed Sunday at a meeting of a group calling itself Fairness 1st. Meanwhile, the MSAD superintendent says the school district is only following the state laws and has no choice.
A flyer posted to the Brownfield Maine Matters Facebook page says that Fairness 1st is “a group of locals concerned about the well-being of children.” The meeting will take place on Sunday, April 27, at the Denmark Municipal Building from noon to 2 p.m.
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