Both proponents and opponents of the Pinelands Regional School District’s decision to be a pilot district introducing a new curriculum to New Jersey schools that recognizes the contributions of LGBTQ individuals to American society showed up in force at the Feb. 19 meeting of the PRSD Board of Education.

The junior high media center was packed, so much so that Board President Betti Anne McVey, who originally was going to limit public comment on the subject to 30 minutes, decided to let everyone…