Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools
2 years, 3 months ago

Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools

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Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration has proposed new policies for the state's schools regarding how they treat transgender students, including restricting which bathrooms they can use and which pronouns they may go by. The Virginia Department of Education says the basis for these new rules is to support "the rights of parents" to determine their child's exposure to LGBTQ issues. Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, a Democrat representing Prince William County, called out Youngkin for violating the state's human rights law. "

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Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students
10 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia filed two lawsuits against the state Department of Education on Thursday, asking the courts to throw out Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies on the treatment of transgender students and rule that school districts are not required to follow them. Youngkin’s policies roll back many accommodations for transgender students urged by the previous Democratic …

Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
1 year, 3 months ago

Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board

Associated Press  

Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. The lawsuit, filed on the parents’ behalf by the conservative-leaning Cooper and Kirk law firm, alleges that local school boards must adopt the Youngkin administration’s initiatives, which roll back many accommodations for transgender students urged by the previous Democratic administration. …

Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students, AG says
1 year, 4 months ago

Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students, AG says

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their guidance, the state’s attorney general said in a nonbinding legal analysis released Thursday. Pressed Wednesday on the issue when speaking with reporters, Youngkin responded: “Just stand by.” He …

Virginia finalizes guidance on transgender students, including rolling back some accommodations
1 year, 5 months ago

Virginia finalizes guidance on transgender students, including rolling back some accommodations

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration said Tuesday that it has finalized new policies on the treatment of transgender students, guidance that will direct school districts to roll back some current accommodations and increase parental notification requirements about certain discussions involving gender identity. The finalized version adds an “opt out” option for parents to request that their children …

Trans Kids Stuck In Limbo As Glenn Youngkin Delays Anti-Trans Policies
2 years ago

Trans Kids Stuck In Limbo As Glenn Youngkin Delays Anti-Trans Policies

Huff Post  

Glenn Youngkin spent the fall confidently proclaiming that his administration would implement policies targeting transgender students in public schools. There is also an ongoing conservative effort to dismantle public schools and remake them as profit centers, which Boletti said may be connected to Youngkin’s push for anti-trans policies. “The best way to do that is to get their parents to …

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies
2 years, 2 months ago

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies

Associated Press  

McLEAN, Va. — Student activists held school walkouts across Virginia on Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. The new ones made public earlier this month, she said, have the potential to harm “every single queer student in the state of Virginia.” Defenders of the Youngkin model policies, some of whom weighed in through an online public comment period that opened Monday, …

Virginia governor seeks new transgender student policies
2 years, 3 months ago

Virginia governor seeks new transgender student policies

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements. Those guidelines said schools should let students use names and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without “any substantiating evidence.” They also said students …

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