PORTLAND (WGME) – A controversial gender identity policy will be taken up in the Oxford Hills school district Monday night.

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Parents on both sides of the issue say they are concerned about safety and protection.

MSAD 17 documents say the gender identity policy was proposed to prevent harassment and bullying and assist in the educational and social integration of all gender identities.

If passed, it would allow students to choose how they want to be identified, whether their parents agree or not, and give them the option to “use the facilities that closely match their gender identity."

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Some parents are concerned about the facility policy, which includes locker rooms and bathrooms.

Others say transgender students are having a hard time because of a lack of protections in the district.

This issue has gotten so divided that the two board members who proposed the policy are facing a recall election petitioned by parents.

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The meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday in South Paris.