Virginia Finalizes School Guidance on Transgender StudentsMadeline Leesman
July 19, 2023
This week, Virginia’s Department of Education updated its model policies regarding transgender students.
According to The Washington Post, the new guidance includes requirements for schools to use student names matching the sex on their official record. Teachers and other staff members are forbidden from referring to a student by different names and pronouns unless a parent requests the change in writing. Students are required to use school facilities matching the sex on their record.
The final model policies include many guidelines that were introduced last year, which Townhall covered, with a focus on parents’ rights.
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Last year, when the guidance was initially introduced, Youngkin faced backlash from pro-trans supporters. Some schools staged walkouts over the policies and some stated outright that they would not implement the policies.
“We needed to fix a wrong,” Youngkin said in an interview with CNN over the backlash. “The previous administration had had a policy that excluded parents and in fact, particularly didn't require the involvement of parents. And let's be clear, parents have this right and children don't belong to the state, they belong to families.”
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Source:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/07/19/virginia-transgender-student-guidelines-n2625926
