We, the undersigned residents of WCUSD # 5, petition the Board of Education of the Waterloo Community Unit School District # 5 to maintain a Gender Identity and Bathroom Policy that complies with the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5).

We specifically request that:

1. The Board of Education does not engage nor adopt policies in violation of state and federal laws, opening the District to lawsuits requiring taxpayer money.
   1. As cited by the IL Dept of Human Rights: "Federal law also requires Illinois school districts to treat transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students in a manner consistent with their gender-related identity. Under federal law, discrimination on the basis of gender identity is a form of sex discrimination."
2. Taxpayer funds are instead kept in our schools to build safety upgrades to restrooms and changing rooms that benefit all students, including floor-to-ceiling stalls, distress buttons to summon school staff, and greater numbers of single occupancy bathrooms.

These are sensible and practical requests to keep the District financially sound and properly focused on the education, safety, and well-being of all students.