The ability for them to have even a day,

 The ability for them to have even a day,

Bob Allen, a math teacher at California High School, said that SRVUSD was the first school district he has worked for where he feels comfortable being an openly gay man and praised the board for their commitment to diversity and inclusion.

"Are you going to talk to the people who will have a discussion with you, or are you going to talk to the people who are up here dehumanizing our students, dehumanizing our teachers, or dehumanizing the members of this community who happen to be different from them? And that is why we still need these resolutions," said Allen.

Several students of SRVUSD schools spoke in favor of the resolutions, telling the board that they objected to discrimination based on  gender and that they appreciated the welcoming environment created by open acknowledgment of LGBT issues or the display of Pride symbols.

Anya Ayyappan, the student member of the school board, said that in conversations with students, most attendees at SRVUSD schools have asked for more attention to be paid to issues involving race or sexuality, and also pointed out that Pride month is celebrated during June, which is during summer break when most students are not on campus.

The board passed the resolutions unanimously, at which point the room began to clear. Several stayed to comment on non-agenda items, which caused the meeting to run long and required a vote by the board to extend.