I am a demigirl nonbinary student here in Virginia. I express myself close to my assigned sex at birth so although I do identify a nonbinary I do not undergo the same issues and obstacles that other trans students go through. A lot of my friends are also nonbinary and are trans so this proposed policy is quite personal to me outside of my identity. They have dealt with massive transphobia from their families. It is extremely dangerous for teachers to be allowed to out a child. It is the CHILD'S choice whether to come out to someone and that child coming out to someone shows they have TRUST in that person. A lot of kids, myself and my friends included, do not have accepting homes and at the worst have abusive homes. Outting a trans/nonbinary student to their parents in the name of parental rights is putting a child in serious danger. if a child can not trust an administrator, someone is supposed to be nurturing, guiding, and trustworthy...then who can they trust?
Excluding trans and nonbinary students from using the bathroom of their choice or participating in school sports is my definition discrimination. Trans students just want to use the bathroom that coincides with their gender. This is important due to gender dysphoria which has led to the large amount of trans suicides in addition to the already rampant discrimination. It is very unlikely for cisgender students to take advantage of this policy and attack others in the bathroom. if this really was prevalent, it would already be an issue. Nobody is guarding the bathrooms right now, what is stopping boys from sneaking a peek into the girl's restroom right now.
Prohibiting teachers from using a student's preferred name and pronouns also connects with gender dysphoria issues. It also ironically goes against parental rights as well. What about the parents who want their trans kid to be respect when they head to school. Their voices matter. This policy is predatory towards trans and nonbinary youth and we implore you to not implement it for the safety of your students.