Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
Guidance Document Change: The Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools guidance document was developed in response to House Bill 145 and Senate Bill 161, enacted by the 2020 Virginia General Assembly, which directed the Virginia Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools. These guidelines address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to: compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; maintenance of student records; identification of students; protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and student participation in sex-specific school activities, events, and use of school facilities.
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2/1/21  2:30 pm
Commenter: Frank Sprinkel

Transgender Policy
 

The proposed transgender policy is an assault on the freedom of non-transgender students.  By allowing transgender students the ability to use either male or female bathrooms, depending on their choice, takes away the freedom of privacy that students have had for generations of school participation.  Please do not support the proposed policy which infringes on the rights of students who want to continue the tradition of having bathroom privacy from the opposite sex.  The simple solution is to build a transgender bathroom instead of extending transgender students bathroom privileges to male and female facilities

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