Manhattan’s Community Education Council District 2 on March 20 voted in favor of a resolution calling for the formation of a new committee that could review and potentially oppose trans inclusion in school sports, prompting swift blowback from state and local elected officials and political clubs.
The Community Education Council, which operates independently from the city’s Department of Education, is responsible for giving members of the public — including parents — an opportunity to express themselves about school-related issues in a public forum. There are 32 such council districts across the city, and they are viewed as liaisons between the people and the government, according to Community Education Council District 2.
