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Virginia policy latest attempt to restrict rights of transgender students
First Greg Abbott and then DeathSantis started using trans children as political paws as part of a political stunt. It seems that the idiot governor of Virginia also wants to run for POTUS and is now using these children to further is ambition
Link to tweet
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/09/16/trans-students-virginia-bathroom-sports/
The administration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) this weekend sharply restricted the rights of transgender students, sending schools into turmoil and drawing strong denunciations from Democratic legislators and some educators, but earning applause from Republicans and parents’ rights advocates.
The guidelines, released Friday, place Virginia at the heart of a national battle over how transgender children should be treated at school, as well as if and how much parents should be told about gender transitions that begin there.
The new “model policies” — a version of which must be adopted by all of the state’s 133 school districts next month — will require transgender students to access school facilities and programs matching the sex they were assigned at birth. The policies also make it onerous for students to change their name and gender at school.
The guidelines are the latest example of Youngkin’s top-down approach to governance, and are likely to draw swift challenges in court, experts said. At least one Democrat is already alleging the guidelines violate the Virginia Human Rights Act, which protects individuals in public settings, including schools, from discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
The guidelines, released Friday, place Virginia at the heart of a national battle over how transgender children should be treated at school, as well as if and how much parents should be told about gender transitions that begin there.
The new “model policies” — a version of which must be adopted by all of the state’s 133 school districts next month — will require transgender students to access school facilities and programs matching the sex they were assigned at birth. The policies also make it onerous for students to change their name and gender at school.
The guidelines are the latest example of Youngkin’s top-down approach to governance, and are likely to draw swift challenges in court, experts said. At least one Democrat is already alleging the guidelines violate the Virginia Human Rights Act, which protects individuals in public settings, including schools, from discrimination on the basis of gender identity.