Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
Guidance Document Change: Revised Virginia School Health Guidelines
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4/15/22  4:24 pm
Commenter: Donald Barrett

Remove links to websites that undermine parental rights and responsibilities.
 

Urge VDH to remove from Virginia School Health Guidelines the Advocates for Youth website and any other links that provide content on abortion access, sexuality, gender identity, and other related topics that should be discussed with parents.

Tell VDH that you disapprove of the offensive websites that promote campaigns like "Abortion Out Loud" and "Free the Pill Youth Council"; offers resources for abortion access; and provides an animated video series aimed at young kids and talks about issues like abortion, sex, sexuality, and gender identity. These issues should be reserved for discussion with the parents and their children.

Remind the VDH that they cannot promote materials and resources of a sexual nature that could be shared with a child without the parent(s) knowledge, and which undermines the parental rights and responsibility to direct the health and education of their children. 

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