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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1/14/21  2:30 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

I strongly oppose this legislation
 

We are doing the students of Virginia a disservice by trying to pass this legislation. 9 out of 10 adolescents who identify as the other sex will grow out of it by the time they are in their 20s and yet you are placing a disproportionate burden on teachers as well as fellow students to call these students by their "preferred" pronoun. 

Not only that, but you are trying to supersede the right of the parent in this matter. A parent is their child's primary educator and also has their best interests at heart. The school system obviously does not, otherwise why would they be trying to cut them out and reporting parents for child abuse?

The real abuse of our children is the over-sexualization and fixation on sexual orientation in a classroom setting when what school's should really be focusing on is educating our children.

 

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