Support the Plan

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<p> I fully support the Governor's plan. The guidance engages parents in their children's education and treats ALL children with respect and honor!  </p>


Will never support

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Policies like these will simply do harm across not just the state, but the entire country. I say test this bill in half to support Trans Rights!


I absolutely SUPPORT and agree with this policy

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<p> As a 'birthing parent'</p>


Strongly Support Governor Youngkin’s Transgender School Policy

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<p> I strongly support this policy as it protects parental rights and protects sports programs for girls. Thank you</p>


Great idea! Support the whole family

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<p> These are the right direction for the commonwealth! Keep supporting families!  </p>


Strongly Opposed- Elementary School Educator

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This guidance document has the potential to cause serious harm to children and youth who are not in safe homes. I cannot support something that so blatantly ignores the negative impact it could have. Our children's safety needs to be paramount to any other concerns about parents' need to know information. A policy such as this puts children at risk for significant emotional and physical abuse. It will increase the likelihood that those children working to understand who they are and how they fit into this world will experience serious mental and emotional consequences. It is our responsibility to protect our children, even if that means that parents need to take a step back on the priority list. I am so disappointed in this policy.


Support

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Thank you for allowing the parents back into the school and maintaining the primary role in raising their children.  Children who consider themselves transgender at this young age are suffering from a mental illness and should be provided the help they need to better understand why they feel the way they do.  Making the majority uncomfortable simply to make the very small minority feel better about their condition is not a good strategy.  It is simply a way of avoiding conflicting and ignoring the real issues.  There is a reason these children feel the way they do and we need to better understand that to help them,  Their feeling are not natural and should not be treated as such.


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<p> Fully support try he policy by Youngkin!  </p>


Teachers Are Not Obligated To Tell Parents If They Hear Of 2 Straight Students Having Sex

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<p>Teachers should not be forced to have to meddle or intervene in students’ personal lives. If a teacher heard about two heterosexual students being in a relationship and having sex with each other, they would not be obligated by law to tell those students’ parents. The teacher would not know if this is a secret, the parents may or may not know, but why should the teacher have to inform the parents if they overheard something about 2 straight students? Why should this same level of current privacy not apply to non-heterosexual and non-cis students? These personal issues should be kept within the family and resolved within the family only. The school should not be forced to have to be involved in disclosing these personal details to students’ parents. </p>


YES! SUPPORT!

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<p> It’s about time we stand up for what is right! The world says everything is acceptable! Really?? You better think again! Pass this and we will start to get a backbone again instead of letting anything fly! That’s what’s wrong with the world today - especially the school system! Don’t give them a teddy bear and a coloring book - teach them right from wrong they need discipline!  </p>


Thank you - I support

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<p> Thank you for including parents in this process.  </p>


Strongly oppose- protect transgender and non-binary childred

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<p>Protecting and affirming transgender and non-binary children costs so little. Teachers can affirm the names and pronouns that children embrace in the course of figuring out their own identities as trans or non-binary youth. This costs nothing and harms no one. Doing otherwise—imposing stringent, top-down anti-transgender policies to police children and educators has an enormous cost. The data are as clear as they are disturbing: trans and non-binary youth have higher rates of suicide than their cisgender peers, in large part due to community rejection and lack of support. Why would the Department adopt a policy that is likely to increase child suicide rates, which are already alarmingly high? So that out of touch adults can score a few political points? The children of Virginia are speaking out clearly: they support their trans and non-binary peers and want school environments that do the same. Let everyone get back to learning in a safe, inclusive environment. The purpose of a Department of Education is not to cater to bigoted parents. Follow your mandate and protect trans and non-binary children </p>


Support saving our children


100% SUPPORT / DEMOCRACY SPEAKS

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<p> Former public school employee who has witnessed this nonsense in our schools  felt intimidated to remain silent. This is one of many reasons why Virginians voted for change. The parents have rights!  </p>


Strongly support the VDOE policy on how to deal with transgender students

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<p> 100% in favor of the new policy  </p>


Circus mentality needs to stop.

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<p>I support the Governor. School is for reading, writing and arithmetic.  This institution was created to ensure people can obtain a promising a secure future. This circus mentality is wasting our tax dollar. </p>
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I fully support this; previous policies interfered with parents

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<p> This policy is reasonable and does not endanger trans students as feared by others commenting. Their language is hyperbole and present a false dichotomy. This policy returns rights to parents while still protecting all students</p>


Fully support

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I fully support this guidance.


I Strongly Strongly Support This


Thank you for doing something

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Thank you for trying to put schools back to a learning center. Let our kids learn the basics that they will need to get thru life as a adults.  When they become of age the they can question themselves as to what they believe they are, hopefully then education they received in grade school will pay off in determining it for themselves. I don’t believe having this confusion in public schools helps the students who are there to learn and get a education.  These educational instructors that push or condone this confusion of these young minds shouldn’t be in a school teaching,  these matters belong to the parents of these children to deal with as to a child’s confusion over sexual issues. Teachers should focus on reading ,writing and mathematics. These teachers should understand that a young mind making these kinds of assertions of sexual personality is no more than acting out. The act of using the bathroom is a natural human thing that does not deserve a show of make believe from a confused few. Changing your clothes to participate in activities does not require being forced into allowing confusion one or two to making your experiences uncomfortable to allow them to play make believe. Single stall outhouses would make for a simple fix to this problem, you do your business without a audience.


Strongly support

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<p> Strongly supposed protecting all children and our constitutional laws  </p>


Excellent Policy with supporting rationale and legal guidance

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<p> Thank you to the Youngkin administration for a rational policy that protects the rights of parents in this sensitive area. Parents need to be informed and involved in decision making regarding their transgender student. School personnel should not have exclusive power in this area.I fully support the direction and guidance this policy brings to the school setting.  </p>


100% Support. Thank you, Govenor

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100% Support! Thank you, Govenor!


Fully support! Thank you for preserving the parents’ right to raise their child.

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<p> Those who oppose this seek to influence a minor for a political agenda  </p>


I STRONGLY support this!

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<p> Focus on academics ONLY!!  </p>


Support! Studies show increase in sexual assault when bathrooms aren't sex segregated

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<p> Please check out the scholarly journal article Gender-Inclusion Policies and Sexual Violence: ALongitudinal Analysis of Media Reports at Target Stores to see that sexual assault INCREASED BY 70% when public restrooms allowed people to use them based on their self identified gender. Women and children were victims 99% of the time. Protect women and girls!  </p>


Teacher strongly support

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<p> Parents have the right to know about anything regarding their child</p>


Perverted Bigotry

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I cannot believe I have lived long enough to see such a bigoted perversion of student rights and basic human dignity as this new, disgusting policy.


Strongly Support!

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  See these children as children who are still growing and developing. Their emotions can make them vulnerable to peer pressure and influence within school that can steer the vulnerable ones in a direction they later may regret.
Please let these kids and their families maintain rights and value that are so important to them. Please don’t bring on confusion and ideas that my convince them of a happier life. Many of these ideas are experimental and are part of exploring a new phase in one’s life that will change again. Many of these kids just need more support in their changing mental health because life is already hard at the middle school/ high school age. Naturally occurring hormones are already hard to endure. These kids need a loving, patient, and kind support by counselors and psychologists who have no desire to push further on these transgender transitions. They are extremely hard to reverse and their are many speaking out about how they became suicidal after regretting the sex change. This is much worse than just letting these kids naturally grow and change on their own until age 21. Let’s protect our children from these hormone therapies and surgeries. We must always love children but love them with boundaries.
thank you for your time


Support strongly


Fully support

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Thank you for protecting our children, our families and our future!


Trans kids are kids too

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<p>We need to keep these protection ms in place because there are still people trying to cause harm to trans children. All children deserve protection. </p>


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support the update of these policies that rebalance the education system in the State of Virginia. The current push of transgenderism by teachers</p>


I oppose this policy!!

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I oppose this policy. I can't believe how hard Gov. Youngkin is working to mess up our Education system. Let the kids be themselves and leave them alone.

I live in Augusta County, VA


Full Support/Thank you

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<p> I agree. Schools are not the authority on children</p>


I oppose

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<p>I oppose this legislation </p>


I fully support this

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<p> I am in support of this.  </p>


fully support this policy to align with the virginia constitution

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<p> parents need to be the primary caregivers and educators of their children. the government is not equipped morally or intellectually to make these choices.  </p>


Very Strongly Support!!

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<p> Stop the grooming and brainwashing of our children!  </p>


Strongly support protecting children


Support Kids and Their Family Support System

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<p> Kids are just that</p>


I support this policy-

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<p> I am in support for this policy because it is right in line with Code of Virginia 1-240.1 Rights of Parents: A parent has the fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing</p>


Fully Support

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<p> I absolutely 100% support parents rights an common sense!!  </p>


I completely support.

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<p> Support this.  </p>


Youngkin sucks

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In no way do I support Youngkin at all, this is a horrible idea, kick Youngkin out!


Strongly support

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<p> Parents should have complete control over their children and no Government</p>


No

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Only bigots would propose this.
only bigots would agree


No


Strongly support


Fully Support


OPPOSE!  Trans lives matter!

Educator with 30+ years in the classroom

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<p>Predictably reprehensible. </p>


I fully support this


100% agree.  Fully support.

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<p> Parents have every right to know what is going on with their children while at school.  </p>


We support the governor!

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<p> Great policy!  </p>


Strongly opposed

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<p>The only real effect of this bill is to bully trans kids - SHAME ON YOU! These are not OUR family values. </p>


Completely support this.

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<p> Those who don't support it just don't understand it.  </p>


I support this wholeheartedly

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Parents should be in charge


Be aware of fake, astroturf "supporters"

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Astroturfing is the practice of masking the sponsors of a message or organization (e.g., political, advertising, religious or PR) to make it appear as though it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants. It is a practice intended to give the statements or organizations credibility by withholding information about the source's financial connection. The term astroturfing is derived from AstroTurf, a brand of synthetic carpeting designed to resemble natural grass, as a play on the word "grassroots". The implication behind the use of the term is that instead of a "true" or "natural" grassroots effort behind the activity in question, there is a "fake" or "artificial" appearance of support.


Support: What about the rights of girls abused by males?


I OPPOSE.

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The fact that people have to come here to say that they oppose the discrimination and mistreatment of children in the school system, is ridiculous to begin with. I cannot even believe we are having to say that we believe that school should be a safe place for ALL children. This guidance has the potential to be incredible dangerous for students in the Commonwealth. No child should feel they cannot be who they are because the people who are put in charge of protecting them, are not.

This is DISGUSTING. Our legislators should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. This is not a difference in “beliefs,” this is a difference in literal moral character and basic human rights. These politicians would not want their children to be discriminated against at school, but genuinely could not care less about other children. Youngkin and his hoard of moral-lacking, selfish, flawed-character minions need to sit down, shut up, and just ride out the rest of this term without harming other people. History is watching and they will be remembered as the group who made schools even more UNSAFE for our children. Children will be harmed because of this, and the blood will be on this legislation’s hands.

We are currently at a time where being a closed-minded, bigot is “okay” in the eyes of many. However, the children of the Commonwealth deserve better than this. Being a bigot is not okay and our children should not suffer for the disgusting way these legislators are acting.


Support this stomgly


Thank you! I fully support!

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<p> This should have been done sooner.  </p>


Fully Support!

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<p> Fully Support!  </p>


2022 Model Policy is a MUST for parents and families

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<p>The partnership proposed here between parents and the schools is good sense. It allows for parents to raise their children according to their beliefs, and yet have the support of the schools when they cannot fulfill their duties. Pass this proposal. </p>


100% Support Policy

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<p> I support the policy change 100 percent. Parents should make decisions for their under age children.  </p>


100% agree.  Fully support.


I support parents rights

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<p> I fully support the proposed policy which restores parents rights to guide their children’s moral values and remain fully informed of any changes that involve their children. Thank you for not allowing a very vocal - and radical - minority to force their views upon all of us.  </p>


Strongly Support

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<p> I strongly support the involvement of parents with their children’s choices  </p>


Don’t succumb to transphobia

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Children should not be traumatized by the government. The policy change is driven by hate and ignorance.


Fully Support!


Fully Support, opposition didn't read the document

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This is to protect a parent's right to raise their kids and be involved in their education. The leftist fearmongering and brainwashing of children needs to stop. Parents encouraging thier kids to "walk out" of school in protest should be ashamed of their conduct. Let kids be kids and let the parents have the right to protect their children. Thank you Youngkin!


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<p> This policy is reasonable and does not endanger trans students as feared by others commenting. Their language is hyperbole and present a false dichotomy. This policy returns rights to parents while still protecting all students</p>


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support this model.  </p>


Support Youngkin

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As a Parent, the Trans issue should be a family matter with support from the Schools. If you were born as a particular sex, you need to use facilities for that gender. No reassignment surgery should be done on anyone under 21.  Such a drastic change requires time and thought.  You can’t drink under 21, so why would you want to have under 21 making this level of decision.  Youngkin is right and wants the best for all of Virginia.


Fully Support!!

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<p> I fully support this. Thank you for standing up to the woke agenda hurting our children!!  </p>


As a teacher and "parenting" mom, I FULLY SUPPORT

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As a teacher and "parenting" mom, I fully support this change in policy. Thankfully, there are existing policies already in place to protect all students, including transgender students.


Support


Trans people have a right to exist peacefully.

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I do not believe this new proposed measure does anything other than promote bigotry and terrorize trans people. I can’t believe in 2022 that we are still having debates like this.  The existence of trans people is not up for debate. Trans people are human beings. Trans rights are human rights. Any laws that restrict trans people are crimes against humanity and the people who propose them, support them, or vote for them should be ashamed. You are on the WRONG side of history.


Strongly support this

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<p> This is a great first step in restoring parental rights in the midst of this storm of denial of biological reality.  </p>


Strongly Support This New Approach

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<p> No matter one’s belief system</p>


OPPOSE this Vile Bigotry

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<p>OPPOSE. It’s bullying, pure and simple. </p>


Strongly support policy

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Thank you Governor Youngkin for helping allow parents to demonstrate the responsibility they should hold and reigning in the schools from trying to take that away.


Support thank you


Strongly support!!!! Thank you Youngkin!

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<p> Strongly support Youngkin’s updated policy.  </p>


NO. WHATS WRONG WITH YOU.

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I want every single one of you who thinks this grave violation of human rights is okay to imagine if it was instead the government taking your guns away, since your guns are the only freedom you seem to understand. TRANS FOLKS ARE NOT DANGEROUS. You're thinking of Priests and Pastors, they're the ones who sexually abuse children


I fully support Governor Youngkin's K-12 policy.

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<p> I fully support Governor Youngkin's New K-12 pixies. That's one of the reasons I voted for him. Parents have every right to determine what their children will be taught in school.  </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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Re: Transgender discrimination policy

This would be a huge step backwards!  ALL students should feel safe and supported in school no matter what kind of discrimination they have to suffer through at home.  A parent’s personal opinions and ideaologies have no place in our public school system.  Students are individual human beings that need to be protected not only by the school system but by the government as well.  Just because you have children doesn’t mean you get to decide who they are.  This will only cause more suffering, bullying and self harm in our schools.  Our children already live with lockdowns and the fear of being shot in their classrooms - please don’t add this to the list of what they need to be scared about when the come to learn and grow.  It also puts another terrible burden on the shoulders of our teachers and administrators by forcing them to join the discrimination of our transgender youth.  They should be teaching our kids about inclusivity and how we should learn from history’s mistakes, not be forced to participate in one.  And our future generations will look back on this as as a huge error on the part of the government body elected to protect our young people, not place them directly in harms way.


Separation of church and state.

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This administration should serve all of Virginia. Keep your religious beliefs out of our state politics.


Oppose: Speaking on behalf of most every child at my school.

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The new policy for the treatment of transgender and non binary people is violence against the LGBTQ+ community. Parents have no business telling me who their child should be in their social life. The job of a parent is to raise a child with love and care and foster new ideas. It’s not to moderate that child’s existence and create an exact replica of themselves. If that had been exactly what happened since the beginning of mankind, we would never have gotten anywhere as a society.

A child’s feelings are just as valid as a grown adult’s one. If they are uncomfortable with themselves, who are the parents to force them to live in a state that’s permanently uncomfortable? This policy will do nothing but make those who know/are trying to figure out who they are, reduced back to their old selves. Living as a person that they don’t want to be. Isolated and singled out again just for trying to exist as a person that they can be proud of. That’s what makes children kill themselves. This policy will kill people.

The opposing argument is that the policy prevents people from “being gender confused” (since people identifying not as cisgender had gone up 4000% in schools) and helps to stop grooming.

“Gender confused” is a way of writing off the valid feelings of over a million people in the US. We know what our gender is. The argument disregards the validation we feel with that knowledge. The argument assumes that trans/non-binary youth are just confused, suppressing any validation felt through their gender. The only reason this is becoming more common is not because more people are becoming confused, but because the social space at school is becoming more validating than ever, which lets people come out a lot easier. There’s not more LGBTQ+ people. There are only more LGBTQ+ people that are not oppressed.

The grooming argument gets it completely backwards. Children of any sex, any sexual orientation, and any gender identity can be groomed. It happens because a child seeks validation from someone, which a groomer can abuse. The only reason a different-than-normal sexual orientation or gender identity will make a child more likely to be groomed is because they are seeking validation of their gender/sexual orientation. This is something they seek because of the oppression that: this policy shows, that the world shows, that maybe even their own parents show. This policy chooses to oppress and not create a validating space, and that will only make grooming more common for these people.

Now I want you to think about what the part about forced outing actually means, the part of this policy where counselors are required to tell parents what gender/name/pronouns a child is using in the school world. What happens when this knowledge gets into the hands of abusive parents? What happens when this gets into the hands of non-LGBTQ+ accepting parents? Children will suffer at the hands of their own parents. They’ll be forced into their old ways, oppressed. If I had to go back to being my old self, it would do nothing but hurt me, and I know this to be true for many children across this state. This isn’t a solution, it creates more problems than ever.

We deserve better.


Strongly support a parents right to raise their child.

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<p> School systems are not medical professionals that are in the profession of diagnosing gender dysphoria in children. School systems do not pay the medical bills of these children.  </p>


Strongly Disagree

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Many people in the LGBTQ community do not feel safe telling their family or guardians about their identity. Many will be kicked out of the house, disowned, abused, and more. The whole reason children don’t tell their parents about their identity is because they are scared. People deserve to feel safe at school as well as at home and by telling a the parents of a child you think they are trans eliminates both those safe places. There is no crime that is being committed and a person’s identity does not concern anybody other than that individual. Schools should have the best interest of the student at heart and outing a child to their parents can directly cause the child harm. Trans people have a high suicide rate because they don’t feel safe and of the abuse they face.


Fully support

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Yesterday at Midlothian MIDDLE school- a walkout was planned during instructional time. Parents were not informed this was happening and they were not invited to attend (not that I think we should have been there), but Senator Hashmi (who was involved with planning) was also invited to observe the MS walkout. Who invited her? The Admin team prepped teachers and had support staff yet no communication to parents. (they knew this was happening and was approved to happen last week- again during instructional time) The silence from school administrators is deafening.

Senator Hashmi states the students were responding to bullying and discrimination. If this has been occurring, why hasn’t anything been done to address it by Admins? Apparently the walkout turned ugly and chaos broke out- but that’s all hearsay at this point and only makes this all look more shady. Interesting how this walkout was planned the very same day the opening of the public comment period started on the new guidelines? Timely planning by Hashmi. Not a coincidence.

I could care less where you stand on the new guidelines, but I do care when politics/politicians ??enter our public schools. I do care when my child’s instructional time is taken away from her in a public school. I do care that my child who is riddled with anxiety was not prepared to be educated on what this is all about in order to make decisions that she was understands and believes in for herself- let alone prepare herself with what she wanted to do to ensure no panic attack was triggered.  There is almost always a bigger agenda at play and our children are caught in the middle, being used as political pawns.

Parents were in the dark, but our senator wasn’t. Explain this to me.

I fully support a parents right to know what’s happening with their child, especially when it comes to their education.


Stop the abuse of children support this policy


Fully support


Strongly Oppose

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This is terrible and will cause harm to trans youth. We should not be taking away safe spaces for people who need one. Sadly, sometimes the home is not a safe space to be fully one's self, but the school may be. If a parent is non-supportive of their child's identity, that doesn't make it right to try to stifle who that child is. Causing the children in these households to need to repress their true selves at home and school will have a detrimental psychological impact. Please don't do this. Support trans youth!


100% Support

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<p> We need to stop enabling mental illness in our community.  </p>


Strongly support. Pro-parent.

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<p> Strongly support this policy. Thanks for supporting parents. If you’re anti-parent you’re part of the problem. Thanks for being part of the solution.Keith Appell  </p>


Support saving our children


Governor Youngkin Policy Changes

Carol B Hickman, Republican Party Of Virginia Beach

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I fully support Governor Youngkin’s response to parent’s demands  to address the schools loss of focus on educational standards and a sharp trend to a  focus on issues that violate the beliefs of many parents grandparents and students alike. A teen to force children into learning what many consider amoral behavior and proving materials for this action with taxpayer funds. The focus on education should be challenged to have total engagement of parents and academic subjects as the primary focus of teachers and the administration. Teachers are NOT co-parents and do not have the authority to teach values and indecent behaviors, nor to permit them to be practiced in public schools.

Our focus is on our children’s development to become educated, productive and moral citizens. The practice of The National Education Association has dissolved that measure of their contract. They need to be dissolved. The practice s they promote border on child neglect and the pornographic materials are disturbing in a public school setting.
Those continuing in this path of destruction should be arrested for distributing this material and misuse of taxpayer funds.
I urge Governor Youngkin to make the corrections and I stand behind his initial efforts.


Support mental well being of our students

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<p> this does the opposite</p>


Parents should be involved and know what their children are doing


FULLY SUPPORT!!!

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<p> FULLY SUPPORT!!!  </p>


Fully support

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<p> I fully support this decision  </p>


Stongly Support

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<p> Young girls safety matters.  </p>


Support Kyra is a Williamsburg hack

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<p> Support the bill  </p>


Strongly support Governor Younkin’s policies regarding transgender students

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<p>I strongly support Governor Youngkin’s policy and am thankful for his leadership. </p>


FULLY SUPPORT

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<p> Crazy we are even debating the fundamental rights of parents to raise and love their kids. Neither federal</p>


Strongly support Youngkins policy!  Thank you for protecting our children

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<p> Strongly support Youngkins policy. The madness needs to be stopped. Thank you for protecting our childrens safety and sanity.   </p>


Strongly support this

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<p> This is a great first step in restoring parental rights in the midst of this storm of denial of biological reality.  </p>


Support

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The Loundon case showed exactly what happens when schools elevate the preferences of male students over the safety of biological females. I support this policy because it respects girls’ right to privacy.


School policy

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Thank you Gov. Youngkim for protecting parents rights.  In the end, parents are responsible for their children's decisions not the schools.  School officials should NOT be dishonest to children's parents.


100% Support

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<p> It is the family's responsibility to raise our children not the government. Let educator's educate!  </p>


Fully Support!!

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<p> This is needs to pass.  </p>


I support the Governor!

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<p>As the left is so fond of saying, follow the science! The very idea of school systems attempting to bypass parental authority and wishes is sickening and sad to see. Schools have one job and one job only, Teach the required subjects! Keep your personal beliefs, politics and opinions out of our childrens heads. Stop the indoctrination of our children!If these leftist types of policies are allowed to continue I fear for the survival of this country and family. </p>


Transgender policy

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As the parent of a child that is transgendered, I oppose the policy as worded. Weighing the safety of the transgender student against the likelihood of other incidents, as in Northern VA, I think the transgender student is more vulnerable. I do not support this policy.


FULLY SUPPORT!

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<p>I fully Support this proposed document change. The state/government/schools have no right to "raise" our children. This proposal does nothing to intimidate or bully transgender students,  thankfully,  there are already documents in place to protect them. </p>


Support this


Fully Support!!

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<p> I fully support this. Thank you for standing up to the woke agenda hurting our children!!  </p>


Strongly oppose!

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This policy is harmful to students who are transgender. There isn’t a single scenario where this should be seen as necessary, and it could cause harm or death. We cannot support a politician who will encourage children harm by writing policies like this one. It is ignorant and  short sighted.


100% Supported

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<p> Teachers and Parents have thier own roles in a child’s life. Don’t take those God given roles away from them. God had made it to be that it is the sole responsibility of the parents to care for thier child. To lead them and guide them. Teachers need to stay in thier lane. Politics should stay away!Please pass this bill to honor the natural order of things. It’s how God created it!  Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old</p>


Fully Support!!


Completely support this.

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<p> Those who don't support it just don't understand it.  </p>


strongly oppose

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harmful and endangering to minority genders


fully support this policy to align with the virginia constitution

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<p> parents need to be the primary caregivers and educators of their children. the government is not equipped morally or intellectually to make these choices.  </p>


Support New Policy

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<p> I support the new policy that keeps parental rights intact!  </p>


no hate

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<p>we can protect our kids without the hate </p>


no….just no

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Why the hell should a straight cis white guy be allowed to tell CHILDREN (who did not get the choice of voting for him or not) that they are not allowed to safely be themselves a school and just be kids. This is ridiculous, doesn’t seem like they are obeying the rule of pursuit of happiness.


Strongly agree with this document!

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“Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.”

I strongly support this document which keeps parents at the forefront of raising their children.

"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for (*or do) what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him"

I 100% agree with bathroom and locker room use being predicated on biological sex - not preferred gender.  Lets not be like Loudon County who allowed two sexual assaults to happen in a girls bathrooms by a boy in a skirt - and then tried to cover it up.

For all the people saying it "bans nicknames", no - it doesn't.  Pg 2 of the document states: Schools shall defer to parents to make the best decisions with respect to their children: Parents are in the best position to work with their children and, where appropriate, their children’s health care providers to determine (a) what names, nicknames, and/or pronouns, if any, shall be used for their child by teachers and school staff while their child is at school".  Every teacher my kids have ever had has given us a sheet to fill out with basic info (our names, numbers, emails, etc) and it included nicknames for our kids.  It really isn't hard.


no….just no


In support

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<p> Fully support this!  </p>


Strongly support


Strongly opposed

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<p>I want my daughter To have the same opportunities I did not ride the bench because naturally born boys are on the team. Idc what you say our genders are not made the same. Boys are 90% of the time stronger faster and bigger. The world is pushing woman out of sports! </p>


I Fully Support This

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<p> I fully support the model policies you have put in place. Schools have zero right to indoctrinate kids with their woke garbage. They also have zero right to pressure kids to change their identities and take drugs without telling the parents. Thank you for standing up for the rights of parents. These policies are long overdue.  </p>


Anti-Trans Legislation in Virginia

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As someone who grew up transgender in Virginia, it genuinely disgusts me to see the Republican party politicize and target young people like me. This disgusting political stunt will hurt actual people, and it is viscerally upsetting to see this kind of legislation in the state I was born in.


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support the Governor's new policy. The policy put forth by the prior admin. is nothing more than a far left indoctrination tool that disregards parents rights and each child's right to privacy.  </p>


Strongly oppose

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This will create hostile school environments for those that are already struggling to feel safe in their communities. These students deserve to be protected and supported, rather than being denied to live as their authentic selves.


Support

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<p> Fully support  </p>


GLEN YOUNKIN SUCKS

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<p>I DO NOT SUPPORT. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY OUR GOVERNMENT CANT LET PEOPLE BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE. EVERY ONE HAS A RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT OR TO BE WHOEVER AS LONG AS THEYRE NOT HURTING ANYONE, THEMSELVES, OR OTHER THINGS. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN AMERICA(ESPECIALLY MINORITIES OR PEOPLE ARE SEEN AS NOT NORMAL) HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND GETTING RID OF ALL THESE RIGHTS THAT PPL DESERVE TO HAVE ARE JUST BRINGING AMERICA BACKWARDS NOT FORWARD. INSTEAD OF TAKING RIGHTS AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST BEING WHO THEY ARE YOU SHOULD BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE GUN LAWS, THE RISE OF SEX TRAFFICKING, KIDNAPPINGS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY BAD AND HURTING PEOPLE. AND TO ALL YOU PARENTS OR AFULTS OR TO ANYONE WHO AGREES WITH WHAT OUT GOVERNOR IS DOING THEN IMAGINE IF YOUR RIGHTS WERE TAKING AWAY JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DOESNT SUPPORT YOU GOR WHO YOU ARE. THINK ABOUT HOW IT EFFECTS OTHER PEOPLE OR STOP THINKING ONLY ABOUT YOU WANT OR WHAT YOU LIKE AND THINK ABOUT HOW LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND KIDS FEEL ABOUT THIS. </p>


FULLY SUPPORT - THANK YOU!

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<p> Fully support this! Thank you</p>


I fully support. We need to support all children !

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<p> All children deserve to be protected !   </p>


I fully support this.

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<p> I fully support this.  </p>


Transgender Policies - Parental Rights

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I fully support this policy! Parents have legal rights!


Oppose!!!

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<p>I find it disgraceful what Youngkin is doing to trans children. Leave them alone! You have my support. </p>


Grandpa says support please save my grandchildren


Fully Support

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I fully support Gov. Youngkins bill.


Strongly support saving children


Fully Support!

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<p> Fully Support!  </p>


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<p> I strongly support this - this is common sense  </p>


Strongly Support

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<p> Strongly Support this.  </p>


I support this Guidance 100%

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<p>I am the parent, not the school system.  The school and state need to get back to teaching basics. Parents need to take, and be responsible for their own children. Stop policies that mandate schools to raise my child. </p>


Support

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<p> This brings schools back in line with where they should have been all along on this issue.  </p>


Oppose: Stop the hate

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Hi strongly oppose this bill which hurts one of our most vulnerable people. Let people be who they are. What happened to “live and let live?”

There’s no greater hate than Christian love.


Educator who supports this policy

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<p> Parents should always be informed when something involves their child… always  </p>


STRONGLY Oppose

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This policy would serve nothing but exclusion and does not at all fall in line with the morals or best interest of the same community all lawmakers and lobbyists claim to have utmost concern for. If an innocent person’s existence is not something you wish to protect as you would any other citizen’s, that poses a valid question where the interests of standing legislation truly is and what kind of humanity we could possibly be living in where only certain demographics of people are seen as “protected”. Gender identity and/or sexuality are not and should not be a matter of opinion or grounds to decide whether someone is “protected” or not.


I 100% support this!

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<p> Protect our children from this sexually nonsense!  </p>


Hate has no place in schools - Younkin policy on Trans students

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<p>There is a song from The King and I that comes to mind - You Have to be Carefully Taught. It explains that children have no prejudices but are taught by their elders to hate or fear other people who are different. trans students are going through a challenging time for any child as they grow to teens and adults with the additional worries that accompany their identity. As a parent of a queer child (now an adult) I understand better now some of the challenges she went through in school that she never shared with her parents. The policies of the previous administration were supportive of our young people and improved the lives of trans students. </p>


I strongly support this legislation


Support the Plan

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<p> I fully support the Governor's plan. The guidance engages parents in their children's education and treats ALL children with respect and honor!  </p>


100% Support

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<p> Schools should not be allowed to keep secrets from parents. Girls should always be protected. These common sense policies are long overdue. Advocating for trans kids should not come at the expense of girls.  </p>


I support

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<p> I support this.  </p>


Fully Support

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<p> I absolutely 100% support parents rights an common sense!!  </p>


Strongly support

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<p> Strongly supposed protecting all children and our constitutional laws  </p>


I fully support Youngkin!

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<p> There's a reason we elected Governor Youngkin... School policy and parental rights are vitally important!  </p>


Youngkin Has the Guts to Say How Stupid Transgender BS is

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I applaud the governor for taking a stand against this ridiculous transgender garbage. Keep this drivel OUT of our schools. If a parent wants to cajole his or her child into believing they are something they're not, do it at home. And for God's sake, PLEASE don't expect me to accommodate YOU because you choose to live an alternative lifestyle. The simple fact is that we are dealing with children, immature humans both physically and emotionally, and the truth is that it is absolutely impossible for a child or eight or even younger to understand gender preference or the possibility that they can be anything other than what they are: you either have a penis or a vagina. There simply are no other options. One might be gay or bisexual, but the bottom line is that without encouragement and goading from morally vapid parents, these children wouldn't know a thing about this . This crap about "identifying" as a different gender is taking precedence over what should be addressed in our public schools: the fact that our education system as it is now is floundering, focused more on funding than educating students. Youngkin is a true leader, one who isn't afraid to tell these easily-swayed people that transgender choices DO NOT belong in our schools, nor does critical race theory - another nonsensical load of liberal garbage that he had the balls to eradicate from our schools' curricula.

I remember being a teenager, and I can assure anyone reading this that if I had the opportunity to walk into a girls' locker room claiming to "identify as a female" and get undressed with all of those teenage girls, I would have done it without giving it a second thought. Why can't these parents, who claim to be so concerned about the welfare of their precious liberal progeny, see past the unbelievable potential problems that this junk creates? How many rapes, sexaual assualts, beatings, etc. will have to take place before these parents and school officials realize that convincing a teenage girl that she should walk into a locker room or bathroom full of teenage boys - who are oozing testosterone - and remain safe is the height of sexual endangerment?

I have no problem with with gays, lesbians, bisexuals, etc. I think they should be able to live their lives with the same opportunities as everyone else. But I think they should keep their business private. Convincing these children that choices they make at this age, with a devloping body but an undeveloped mind, is dangerous. Thank God Gov. Youngkin is a leader who recognizes who blatanly STUPID this "transgender students" garbage is and wants to do something about it.

The Roman Empire, once the greatest civilization in the world, eventually crumbled because there were no rules, values, morals or boundaries. We are heading that way...


Strongly oppose

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This proposal will harm students and will increase suicide deaths  in already vulnerable teens. I don’t want more teens to die. Listen to the trans students.


We awe family and we support


YES- let’s get back to education and supporting kids w real disabilities

Stop encouraging and creating pretend disability

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Let’s get back to learn in the schools please. Quit handicapping confused kids. They will be easier to manipulate as adults and have broken homes which will make them dependent.


Support

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<p> Fully support  </p>


support

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I support the new policy. A common sense approach should prevail.


Fully Support

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Totally support Governor  Youngkins policy. The fact that walkouts happened at our kids middle school where they are there to learn with so many parents in the dark is un-acceptable. The timing was obviously no coincidense being the day before public comment on the new policy begins. Parents have a right to decide what is for their kids not school boards. 6th-8th graders do not need this confusion in their curriculum. Shame on those adults for using our kids to do their political bidding.


Strongly support this updated policy.

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<p> I strongly support everything this updated policy restoring rights to parents with respect to their children's education.  </p>


Deeply concerning

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The write up here intentionally hides what this would actually do to the daily lives of everyone involved in the public school system. People hear parents rights and have no idea they're voting in support of a tactic that would cause the suicide rate to skyrocket. And for those who support and do understand,  your discomfort is less important than their lives.


Strongly support

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<p>  strongly support the Governor  </p>


Fully support this

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<p> Great step in the right direction!  </p>


Oppose

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Keep your hate out of schools


Strongly support. Pro-parent.

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<p> Strongly support this policy. Thanks for supporting parents. If you’re anti-parent you’re part of the problem. Thanks for being part of the solution.Keith Appell  </p>


Lbgtq

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Stay out of the rights of our LBGTQ children. school districts have no  Business directing these this life altering choices leave them alone leave the teachers alone and leave the parents alone and leave our children get the access to good health care that they need this is 2022 I cannot believe we're still doing this


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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<p> We support you and will fight with you!  </p>


FULLY SUPPORT THE POLICY

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<p> Governor's Youngkin new model policy affirms the dignity of every student no matter how they see themselves. Previous policies discriminated agains children that see themselves as God made them</p>


Strongly support


Lbgtq


Strongly Oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose the governor’s proposal to send us back in time.  </p>


Strongly oppose

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Hate has no place in schools


100% Support

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<p> Schools should not be allowed to keep secrets from parents. Girls should always be protected. These common sense policies are long overdue. Advocating for trans kids should not come at the expense of girls.  </p>


REJECT 2022/KEEP 2021 READ BOTH

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<p>I have read both policies-I support the 2021 policy, not 2022. I am willing to learn and adjust to support vulnerable populations in ways advocated by their own voices.  Thank you. </p>


FULLY SUPPORT

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<p> Crazy we are even debating the fundamental rights of parents to raise and love their kids. Neither federal</p>


Support parent’s rights to parent

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<p> Parents are the primary educators of their children. The revised policy affirms that . All children should be respected because they are unique individuals</p>


I support

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<p> This is not something that should be pushed in schools. No little girl should have to feel uncomfortable because men can go into same restrooms as them. If we allow this than in the future pedophiles will be able to demand same rights and that is unacceptable!  </p>


Hate and fear have no place in schools. Oppose.


I fully support the revised policy

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<p> A review of the guiding principles illustrates the shift in focus to parents rights</p>


Fully Support!

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<p> Fully Support!  </p>


100% Support Governor

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<p> 100% Support Governor  </p>


Support the policies

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<p> The new policies provide balance in caring for each student and the views and values of their parents. It returns the responsibility for children to their parents. It also respects and better balances the rights and dignity of each student. Children with gender dysphoria will receive more balanced care under the supervision of parents in partnership with school personnel as needed rather than the possibility that parents be excluded from the conversation. Overall</p>


Mother of students in Springfield fully supports new change

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<p>I fully support new changes! A step in the right direction! </p>


I support our Governor.

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<p> I fully support Governor Youngkin.  </p>


The governor is wrong, stop the hate

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<p>Your policies are bad, leave children alone. </p>


I Strongly Support and Thank You

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<p> Thank you for fighting for parent's rights. Often times the educational system and educators need to be reminded that they are our employee</p>


Great idea! Support the whole family

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<p> These are the right direction for the commonwealth! Keep supporting families!  </p>


Strongly oppose this


I Agree and support our Governor

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<p> I Agree and support our Governor</p>


Support parents and the Governor’s policy.

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<p> I support families and parent’s rights. Children who are not trans should not have to share a bathroom with a biological person of the opposite sex. Girls should not have to compete against a biological boy in sports. I support all females and their right to fair sports play and competition. All persons should be treated with respect</p>


Human is Human

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Good Morning! I will keep this brief. This "proposed" law violates recent federal court decisions that have upheld protections for transgender people, including a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision, written by Trump appointee Neil M. Gorsuch, that determined that civil rights law barring sex discrimination covers transgender people. It also violates, the ruling In 2020, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a transgender student could not be barred from using a boys’ bathroom.

This bill is illegal and the fact we are even debating it baffles. A human is a human. We all deserve the same respect and dignity. Any rationalizations of the latter are personal agendas and hate. Let's not target those who differ, because we are all different with one common thread, we all bleed red, we are all human at the end of the day. Let's not forget that FACT.


Support support support


Strongly Oppose - Where is the humanity?

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Trans youth have the highest rates of suicide, often because they do NOT feel supported by society. Trans youth are already castigated & discriminated against, this policy just hangs them further out to dry. Trans youth are PEOPLE, they are children. Who wants their children to be treated in such a way - for any reason?

Where is the humanity in this?


This will cause deaths

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Transgender youth, contrary to popular belief, are not “having their genitals mutilated.” Most transgender people only transition socially and not medically. Furthermore, studies show that youth who had their gender affirmed do not regret it later in life. By taking away this right, trans youth will go through unnecessary suffering and see no way out of their bodies as their condition is not taken seriously.


Support for parental rights

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<p> My support for this new policy primarily based on the fact that schools must not be diminishing or restricting parents’ rights and undermining the parent-child relationship. It’s time we get back to basic school’s role -- teaching Math</p>


Do it. I completely support.

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<p> Northam never should have done this in VA anyway.  </p>


Oppose

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I strongly oppose Younkin’s position on transgender youth


Oppose

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<p>Trans students deserve equal protections!  </p>


Fully support

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<p> Fully support  </p>


Support for 2022 policy

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<p>I humbly offer support for the 2022 policy and it's repealing of the 2021 policy. Putting parents in a key controling roll is proper and just.  If people do not like the policies that follow birth certificate genders they choose to school their families at home or in private schools that cater to their needs.  </p>


Youngkin is using kids to further his extremist position

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<p>Support all kids, especially the trans ones. </p>


100% agree.  Fully support.

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<p> Parents have every right to know what is going on with their children while at school.  </p>


Support

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<p> As a school board official</p>


I support Governor Younkin's position.

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<p> I support Governor Younkin's position on trans gender issues.  </p>


Support

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Children often have regrets of mistakes they make when they are young, impressionable and naive.  Adults know this.  The brain is not developed enough to make such rash decisions in school without the guidance of those who love and care about them the most.  Thank you for realizing that before we hurt more children psychologically and physically.


Support this policy support childrens


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This is going to bring the suicide rate up so high.. what is wrong with you


Parents / children sexual orientation

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<p>I fully support ..a kid does not know what to do. We need to protect them from being mice of laboratory that hold all experiments </p>


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support the update of these policies that rebalance the education system in the State of Virginia. The current push of transgenderism by teachers</p>


Exclusion and degradation, the Republican way

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Yongkins policy is bad. Leave the law alone


I oppose Gov Youngkin’s new policy for trans kids in school

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I oppose Gov Youngkin’s new proposed policy for trans kids in school. Kids know whether they can trust their parents’ reactions to be safe and supportive. Educators are responsible for safe, respectful learning environments, not managing relationships between kids and their parents. The facts are clear: exposing a trans kid’s identity to their parents is not always best for the child. In fact, it can go very badly. Don’t make educators responsible for that.


Dept.of Ed's  Model policies

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I fully support Gov. Youngkin's 2022 updated model policies / proposed changes.


100% agree.  Fully support.


Urgently oppose 2022

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Your lack of compassion is who you are.

shame.


I strongly support this


I support these new policies COMPLETELY!

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<p> I believe schools should be concerned about educating our students in English</p>


Strongly support

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Parents need to be able to trust the schools again. Please give parents more rights. Remove the control from the schools.


support support support

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<p> Woo hoo thank you  </p>


I fully support Youngkin!

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<p> There's a reason we elected Governor Youngkin... School policy and parental rights are vitally important!  </p>


Support Kyra is a Williamsburg hack

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<p> Support the bill  </p>


Say no to thinly disguised religious bigotry.

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The Governors proposed changes are nothing more than thinly disguised religious bigotry. I do not support the proposed changes.


I Agree and support our Governor

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<p> I Agree and support our Governor</p>


Trans kids are abused support this policy


I fully support Youngkin!


Cruel policy, Northam's previous policy should remain in effect.

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As a former teacher, I know personally that this policy is cruel for no reason.  It helps no one at all.  Transgender students are not hurting anyone and seeing adults targeting them through damaging and purposely cruel official policy is extremely disturbing.  Step back, take a breath, and re-examine your actions.  If you are truthful you will see your appalling attempt to step on those who need your help in order to further your own infamy through hate policies for what it is.


I strongly support Gov. Youngkin’s policy.

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<p> Children need time to grow and find themselves. They should not be made to declare their gender at such an early age. There is plenty of time for that when they reach the age of reason. This policy provides for parents to legally request their children be called by pronouns indicating gender other than what is on their birth certificates if they and their children feel strongly about it. Transgenders did compose approximately half of one percent of the population before this targeted campaign began. Now</p>


Oppose

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This is an uneccessary and hurtful policy for trans students and youth. Strongly oppose, along with so many others.


In support

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<p> Fully support this!  </p>


100% support parental rights

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<p> 100% support parental rights! No to is Child neglect!  </p>


Va Trans Teens


Thank you! I fully support!

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<p> This should have been done sooner.  </p>


Oppose

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This is unconstitutional.  Everyone has rights.


Strongly support impeach Biden


Oppose

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Back off and keep your beliefs out of the school. Support your students. In many cases, the school is the students safe haven. Thankfully students are supporting their peers. The adults are scared and want to make our new generation follow what they believe is "correct". Progress people, don't be scared. We are here to support our students. Don't take another right away from this generation.


YES! SUPPORT!

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<p> It’s about time we stand up for what is right! The world says everything is acceptable! Really?? You better think again! Pass this and we will start to get a backbone again instead of letting anything fly! That’s what’s wrong with the world today - especially the school system! Don’t give them a teddy bear and a coloring book - teach them right from wrong they need discipline!  </p>


Strongly support this

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<p> This is a great first step in restoring parental rights in the midst of this storm of denial of biological reality.  </p>


Fully support

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<p>I live in a small community, Lakewood OH. The students in this small town are allowed to express their identity without criticism and rejection. Everyone is welcome and supported in their school. And guess what? It works! Let kids express themselves without condemnation. </p>


I support


Gender affirmation is suicide prevention!

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This bill will be putting so many young lives at risk. Allowing unrestricted gender affirmation for trans and nonbinary students can and will save lives. Trans and nonbinary individuals who are not allowed to express their identities face severe gender dysphoria and very high suite rates, which are even higher in the years before they reach adulthood. A large reason for this is because of being forced to express the gender assigned at birth by their families, by their schools, and by various laws. We don’t need any more children’s blood on our hands!


Absolutely support! Thank you for advocating for our kids and teachers!

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<p> As a parent with a child who feels compelled to follow the agenda</p>


Transgender Policy

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<p>I strongly support this policy. </p>


Strongly Oppose!

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I strongly oppose this proposed policy.  This proposal would create a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment for our VA transgender and nonbinary youth, requiring teachers and staff to forcibly “out” students, prohibit staff from supporting trans and nonbinary students such as using a students affirming name and pronouns, and prohibit access or participation in activities consistent with their gender identity.  All our students deserve a supportive and affirming school environment, especially our vulnerable and marginalized populations like our transgender and nonbinary youth.


Strongly Support Parent Choice

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<p> Thanks Governor Youngkin. I support parent choice in our schools. It’s our children and our tax dollars</p>


Strongly support

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<p>Strongly support </p>


You have no idea what you’re doing.

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<p>With this legislation you have no idea what you’re doing to the family dinner tables of parents with trans children. These parents have to worry about the high suicide rate of trans children while now explaining that an elected official in their state hates who they are. These families are trying to protect their children and will do what is best for their family, even if that means leaving the church they preach at and move to a state where it is safer for their kid. This policy was made without talking to the families impacted. This policy was made thinking about the idea of trans kids, not listening to exactly the kind of support teachers and parents and trans children need to become productive members of society, one’s that don’t grow up knowing their government hates them. You have no idea what you’re talking about, and with the sweep of a pen you are harming trans children and families. You have no idea the hate that we see in your heart. These are the people you govern. You don’t need to like the idea of trans children, but you need to understand that you have no idea what it is like at these dinner tables. </p>


I fully support. We need to support all children !

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<p> All children deserve to be protected !   </p>


How can anyone support this?

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<p> I'm not a parent</p>


Strongly support

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<p> I strongly support this change that protects parental rights and allows them to keep informed of all aspects of their children’s health and wellness.  </p>


Support the governor


Let the parents raise their children!

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<p>This is about keeping people safe, but also fully, fully involving parents in these most important decisions. Please move forward with implementing the guidelines! I’m not even sure why the parents have to fight for this to be implemented. Too many changes have turned the world into the chaos that it is now. </p>


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support this model.  </p>


Support thank you


I support

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<p> I support this.  </p>


Stop the insanity strongly support our governor


Completely support this.

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<p> Those who don't support it just don't understand it.  </p>


Strongly Support. Stop the genital mutilation of children.

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<p> Strongly support. Stop the genital mutilation of children.  </p>


Strongly support

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<p> You are doing the good thing  </p>


Strongly support the Republican sanity


I support the Dept. of Education's transgender student guidelines

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<p> The Virginia Department of Education will issue guidelines for schools in dealing with transgender students that are common-sense guidelines and will keep students of both sexes safe at school. I believe this to be a fad and not one to destroy every precept just to make one or two students happy. As a mother</p>


Oppose Overturning the 2021 Model Policies

For anyone who has been a public school teacher, it's heartbreaking to experience that not every child/student is raised in a protected and nurturing environment.  Public schools should be a safe haven where a student can confide in a trusted adult when the student needs support in sorting out their personal identities.  When "the norm" doesn't register with the individual, the world can be a tortuous place to exist and that can include one's family of origin.  For parents filled with hate, fear, and judgment; let them invest their resources in sending their children to private schools that align with their personal value system, at their own expense, without using public funds.  We have Thomas Jefferson and colonial Baptists to thank for separation of church and state.  Yes, the seeds of Religious Liberty were planted here in Virginia.  Keep these boundaries strong and allow public schools to be safe for all students, no matter what their identity is.  I strongly oppose overturning the 2021 Model Policies.And for all the people who support Gov Youngkin's plan to overturn, why aren't they brave enough to sign their name?  What's the point of hiding behind "anonymous?"

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For anyone who has been a public school teacher, it's heartbreaking to experience that not every child/student is raised in a protected and nurturing environment.  Public schools should be a safe haven where a student can confide in a trusted adult when the student needs support in sorting out their personal identities.  When "the norm" doesn't register with the individual, the world can be a tortuous place to exist and that can include one's family of origin.  For parents filled with hate, fear, and judgment; let them invest their resources in sending their children to private schools that align with their personal value system, at their own expense, without using public funds.  We have Thomas Jefferson and colonial Baptists to thank for separation of church and state.  Yes, the seeds of Religious Liberty were planted here in Virginia.  Keep these boundaries strong and allow public schools to be safe for all students, no matter what their identity is.  I strongly oppose overturning the 2021 Model Policies.

And for all the people who support Gov Youngkin's plan to overturn, why aren't they brave enough to sign their name?  What's the point of hiding behind "anonymous?"


Fully support! Thank you for preserving the parents’ right to raise their child.

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<p> Those who oppose this seek to influence a minor for a political agenda  </p>


No/oppose

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<p>Find another project youngkin leave transgender children alone </p>


We awe family and we support


how dare schools have the right to diagnose and treat my child

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<p>my child is not allowed to take a tylenol at school without written permission yet can change their pronouns and gender because they’re so mature? how dare a school declare they know my child better than me? how dare schools lie repeatedly to a parent? thank you governor youngkin. as a lifelong dem i voted for you because of this issue. </p>


I support


Strongly support changes!

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<p> I don't want my grandchild to have any upbringing or influence which is against nature and God!  </p>


Say no to transphobes

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These guidelines are blatantly transphobic and put queer youth in danger.


Fully support! This will help youth and families

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<p> Thank you for putting forth these ideas! It will be great for our youth and families!  </p>


Fully SUPPORT not allowing an 18 to man in the bathroom with a 14 yo girl

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<p> Who in their right mind supports males (some 18 and older who still attend high school) going into the girls bathroom? Ever heard of autogynephillia? Or an 11 year old boy in the bathroom with a 5 year old girl? This legislation is to PROTECT KIDS</p>


Fully support

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<p> While the majority of comments are negative</p>


Support

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<p> This brings schools back in line with where they should have been all along on this issue.  </p>


Oppose

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I oppose this policy and support trans kids.


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I support Gov. Youngkin's Policy to give parents the right to be involved in transgender decisions at Virginia Schools.


Support

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<p> Strongly support affirming parental rights of parents and not the state! Thanks for common sense. How many of the other people actually read what these policies do? Hiding life altering decisions from parents is criminal and extremely arrogant and pretentious of the state to think they could have those conversations better.  </p>


In support of

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<p> CHILDREN should not be given this power! It is a parents job to raise their children until they are 18. Once they are of age</p>


OPPOSE UNNECESSARY AND HURTFUL

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<p>I am writing concerning the proposed changes to school policy regarding transgender youth. I cannot believe that in a time of true national turmoil that Governor Youngkin is choosing to focus on punitive measures towards our most vulnerable youth instead of helping all Virginians proprosper. This kind of bigotry will harm youth, not protect them, and make our schools less safe. Youngkin is using vulnerable youth as part of a political stunt and it's sickening. I strongly oppose this policy.  </p>


STRONGLY SUPPORT this policy!

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<p> Thank you Governor for all you do! Couldn’t agree more with the direction you are taking us.  </p>


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<p> Support this and you 100% - thank you for all your hard work!  </p>


Strong support Trump 2024


No room for hate/oppose

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You can not play god governor


Support 100$

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<p>Parents are the decision makers not any government peon. I absolutely agree with the governor. </p>


I fully support this common sense move.

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<p> Thank you for protecting my children from this cap in our schools!  </p>


I completely support.

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<p> Support this.  </p>


I DO NOT SUPPORT


Fully Support

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<p> Parents are the primary educators of their children. Parents should remain in control of decisions regarding their children. Fully support. Pass and implement!  </p>


Support Our Governor

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<p> Strongly Support  </p>


OPPOSE THIS

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Another law to repress the children of today with no actual reasoning behind except ignorance and stupidity. The amount of kids who are trans who already struggle day in and day out to so much as get up in the morning are now even more likely to commit suicide with this proposed law. There’s so much wrong with this so much wrong with everything Youngkin has done. Laws are supposed to protect people not give the person in power free reign over what he wants.  THIS LAW AND  YOUNGKIN


I support sanity


stop the madness, thank you

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As a parent of a "trans" teen, I ask you: In what other medical area would it be possible for the patient (an adolescent, no less!!) to not only self-diagnose but also prescribe treatment, including drugs and surgery that are potentially irreversible and for which the long-term effects have not been studied? The social media-fueled trans contagion among adolescents, particularly girls - further exacerbated by activists (no matter how well-intentioned their support for trans people) - has gotten out of control. Especially among the white upper-middle class youth and their enabling schools, psychologists and psychiatrists. True gender dysphoria is one thing. This craze is another thing entirely. YES, teens need to be screened thoroughly, if not to say aggressively, NOT just affirmed.


stop the madness, thank you


Fully support

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I completely support.


Oppose This Policy

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In the words of the Pride Liberation Project: “These revised guidelines will only hurt students in a time when students are facing unparalleled mental health challenges, and are a cruel attempt to politicize the existence of LGBTQIA+ students for political gain."


I DO NOT SUPPORT AND IF YOU CARED ABOUT VIRGINAL STUDENTS YOU WOULD NOT SUPPORT THIS EITHER

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I OPPOSE THIS THIS WILL NOT ONLY RAISE SUICIDE RATES BUT IT WILL ALSO MAKE SCHOOL NO LONGER A SAFE SPACE FOR HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AND STUDENTS THIS IS ALSO GOING TO INCREASE DROP OUT RATES SAY NO TO THIS PLEASE


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<p> Children need time to grow and find themselves. They should not be made to declare their gender at such an early age. There is plenty of time for that when they reach the age of reason. This policy provides for parents to legally request their children be called by pronouns indicating gender other than what is on their birth certificates if they and their children feel strongly about it. Transgenders did compose approximately half of one percent of the population before this targeted campaign began. Now</p>


Strongly Support!!

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<p> I am a small business owner in Virginia and watching young female students in Virginia being traumatized by bathroom attacks in their own schools has lasting repercussions. If young women do not feel safe</p>


Oppose - this is transgender discrimination

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By changing the public schools’ definition of gender from one’s identity to one that is determined by physical attributes at birth, the state of Virginia creates a harmful environment for trans and queer students.

Men, if you think having male genitals is what makes you a man, you have not thought deep enough about what a man really is.


Support updates to VDOE model policies

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I am relieved to see the changes to the VDOE model policies, which once again restores parents' rights as the people primarily responsible for their children's health and wellbeing. The prior policies were outrageous and resembled efforts of the USSR to sow discord in families and prioritize states as the responsible party for children's upbringing. The new draft policies once again put parents squarely in charge of their children's upbringing, while providing provisions for the beliefs and choices of parents who share the state's progressive agenda. Children are minors and schools should not be enabling them to make adult decisions nor should schools be concealing these decisions from parents. As sexuality has a limited role in education, this will free schools to focus on academics, rather than social issues that belong outside the academic sphere. It will also allow parents the choice to participate in the medical industrial complex, which profits from making children feel alienated by their own bodies, or to abstain and seek mental health services for their children rather than become engrossed in a social contagion with lifelong consequences. Thank you for prioritizing the health of children by giving their parents the right to care for them again.


Hateful. Do not / would never support.

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<p> It's a hateful policy. We have a governor that wants to harm children for the sole purpose of gaining a little MAGA clout in the anti-civil-rights d!ck measuring contest going on between our republican governors in this country.  </p>


Strongly support. Pro-parent.

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<p> Strongly support this policy. Thanks for supporting parents. If you’re anti-parent you’re part of the problem. Thanks for being part of the solution.Keith Appell  </p>


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<p> Those who oppose this seek to influence a minor for a political agenda  </p>


Support Youngkin - parents need to know

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<p> Parents should know what is happening with their children at school.   </p>


Strongly oppose to 2022 hate treatment

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Support our transgender children.  There is room in our world for everyone.  We all have human dignity rights.


100% support parental rights

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<p> 100% support parental rights! No to is Child neglect!  </p>


Oppose

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<p>We live in a modern society. We should get with the times and oppose this transgender nonbinary policy. </p>


I fully support this bill !!

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<p> I fully support this bill!  </p>


Strongly support reality


I fully support the revised policy

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<p> A review of the guiding principles illustrates the shift in focus to parents rights</p>


100% SUPPORT / DEMOCRACY SPEAKS

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<p> Former public school employee who has witnessed this nonsense in our schools  felt intimidated to remain silent. This is one of many reasons why Virginians voted for change. The parents have rights!  </p>


I oppose this discriminatory policy

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I support all students in Virginia, including Trans/NB students. We can not and will not sit by as the governor endangers our children with this discriminating policy.

Outing children to non supportive families puts Trans students in grave danger. Please don’t put children's lives at risk.


Support Gov. Youngkin

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<p> SWVA needs attention on the educational front. I feel like there is a lot of wasted time in school.  </p>


I fully support the new policy

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<p>It’s parents right </p>


Support - parental rights are important too!

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<p> I fully support this policy because parental rights are important too. Parents have a right to know if their kids are having identity issues.  </p>


Glenn Youngkin’s proposed model policies for the treatment of transgender students

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This is to register my support for the governor's proposed policy to keep parents informed of their children's activities at school. It would be unconscionable for school administrators and/or teachers to hide children's activities. Adam Ebbin's and others who self-servingly proclaim their compassion for protecting youth by hiding their activities are off track. Schools are for academics and extracurricular activities like sports, theater, music. They are not for protecting children who make lifestyle choices from their parents.


Support

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<p> Parental rights and child protection  </p>


Who are we, and why are we doing this?

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I see some comments that want to make clear that they strongly support this legislation, and I want to make it clear that I strongly think they need to watch some sort of movie they like about someone’s heart growing and apply it to their own lives. Transgender kids are just kids. They aren’t a threat to the identities of what can seem to be a hostile sea of of kids who are different from them. This isn’t policy, this is bait for bigotry.

For those that view this from a religious angle, how on earth do you justify doing this to a group that already suffers from non-legislative bullying and has a higher degree of suicide than the rest of the population, simply because they are less accepted? Do you need to understand fully everyone’s identity in order to accept their personhood? Christ wouldn’t have anything to do with you, if you were that downright petty and hateful.

This may get you votes from your base, Youngkin, this will never get you an afterlife you were hoping for. I stand with real kids against this monstrosity. Making this law is the perversion, not these children you seek to demonize.


Strongly Support/Abolish this Policy Completely

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<p> I am a parent in Virginia and I do not want my kids to be taught this way of living or thinking in any way. Transgender sexuality goes against my belief and the core beliefs of my family. Forcing this on my children is not the school's place and it violates my rights as a parent and the constitutional rights of my children. This policy is religiously discriminating. This policy violates the rights of students all across Virginia. The VDOE cannot afford special privileges to certain students (a very small percentage at that) while stepping on the rights of others (over 98% of the student population.) This is a constitutional violation. I fully support these changes and suggest that this policy be abolished completely. A person is free to live their life as they like</p>


Strongly support protecting children


Support Youngkin - parents need to know


protect kids but not by introducing confusion to all kids, fully support

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During lockdown and isolation, teens spent most of their time in their rooms scrolling Instagram and TikTok. Teen girls in particular absolutely started feeling worse about their bodies and themselves. There has been an explosion of teen girls deciding they are non binary or transgender, and it was fueled by social media and peer contagion. Schools are making it worse by introducing gender confusion to otherwise non-confused kids. Doctors and therapists will say privately this is a fad, but the fad is dangerous because kids are treating their anxiety/depression by changing their pronouns when what they really need is therapy and trusted adults to talk to. These teens are depressed and many are attempting to take their own lives. There is research on this, yet mainstream media, including the NYT, is refusing to report on it for fear of backlash. The lawsuits are coming, and parents are angry - rightfully so. This should not be a conservative versus liberal issue - this is our children and they are hurting.


Do it. I completely support.

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<p> Northam never should have done this in VA anyway.  </p>


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<p> Fully support try he policy by Youngkin!  </p>


Strongly oppose

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Leave these transgender children alone. Give them the support they need.  Look into your own family.  How would you like your own treated. With love and dignity.


OPPOSE

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Worst case, this potentially puts a vulnerable group at risk. But frankly, this just feels like a political stunt to create an issue where one currently does not exist.


FULLY SUPPORT!!!

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<p> FULLY SUPPORT!!!  </p>


Support

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<p> Young teenage boys do not need to be supplied with policies they can exploit to use on our girls.  </p>


Transgender students in public schools

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<p>Fully support the new policy </p>


OPPOSE

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<p>Coming out as trans is a huge, difficult, and very personal decision. At home, the impact of acceptance or rejection is immense, and no one is in a better position to know whether they are ready for that change than the person doing it. </p>


Oppose

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<p>I oppose any policy which takes away the rights of students to be their true self. While I agree that there is a role of parents in public education, forcing policies that infringe on another stident’s rights draws the line and can not be accepted. </p>


Support the new model granting parents rights to make decisions for their children

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<p> I support respect Parents rights to make decisions with respect to their children and not the Commonwealth of Virginia. If a parent chooses to relinquish this right</p>


Full support

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As a mother of two girls in the Virginia  school system I fully support this. We need to protect our girls!


I support this proposal

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<p> Parent’s rights have been ignored and this will place them where they should be. Schools are not responsible for our children and should not have more rights than parents. This proposal does not take away children’s rights.  </p>


Support for Youngkin Transgener policy

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While not a policy or legal expert, as a parent, I have the following input/support for the Govenor's returning school's transgender policy back towards the midddle road, from last year's extreme position.

As  a parent, my key values in this area are as follows:

No school should be allowed any intervention, analysis, treatment or counseling of students in the transgender area (or any other medical, psychological or social area) without the Express Consent of the parents of the child.  The parents guide intervention, not the schools.

Transgenderism is an extreme minority of students. Schools should focus their work on the vast majority of students and less so on transgender's extreme minority position.  Bathrooms, sports and other aspects of school's program should not be unended to support this extreme minority.

Until a person has made a full transition to a new gender, they should particiate in sport activity in align with their birth gender.  Unfortunately, as transition takes several years, this will preclude sports activities in the "new gender" for most school age transgender school students.  This is an unfortunate fallout of their transition - in this case, they need to decide which is more important for them.  Aka, this is the "can't have your cake and eat it to" aspect of transition, during the extended period of transition.


Strongly SUPPORT the protection and safety of all children

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<p> I strongly SUPPORT the updated policy. ALL Children - especially young girls -deserve a safe learning environment. All students should be able to learn reading</p>


Strongly Support Parental Rights!

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<p> Strongly Support Parental Rights!  </p>


Fully support

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<p>Neuroscience has demonstrated that an individual’s cognition does not fully mature until approximately 25 years of age.  At one time our society understood that mental health meant grounding oneself in reality.  Now we simply ignore reality when it does not align with our feelings.  We do our children no favors when we affirm them in their disordered thinking.  When children who consider themselves to be transgendered are permitted to use facilities and compete in sports inconsistent with their biology, we ignore the very real probability for abuse both to the transgendered student as well as innocent bystanders.  Girls should not fear for their safety while changing or relieving themselves.  Female athletes should not have to compete against biological males.  </p>


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<p> FULLY SUPPORT!!! THANK YOU GOV. YOUNGKIN!  </p>


I support Youngkins policy


Fully support! CHILDREN need their parents.

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<p> This is not about adults</p>


I support the Dept. of Education's transgender student guidelines

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<p> The Virginia Department of Education will issue guidelines for schools in dealing with transgender students that are common-sense guidelines and will keep students of both sexes safe at school. I believe this to be a fad and not one to destroy every precept just to make one or two students happy. As a mother</p>


Strongly support this policy  parental rights to raise their child.

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<p> Strongly support a parents right to raise their child to adulthood.  </p>


Support the parent’s right to raise their own child. Strongly agree.

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<p> School staff are not doctors. They are not there to diagnose children for gender dysphoria. They should not be allowed to deceive parents and manipulate children.  </p>


Strongly support


kids are not allright

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Someone asked for evidence of kids regretting their transition ... read The Testosterone Hangover by Suzi Weiss, published just a few days ago. Look into the group Genspect. Read Abigail Shrier's Irreversible Damage. Look into Sweden's reversal on puberty blockers for children. Talk to doctors or therapists "off the record" for their true opinions on the explosion of kids presenting this way, esp since lockdown and isolation forced kids out of schools and into their bedrooms behind locked doors. Talk to parents living the nightmare of their 14 year old girly daughters suddenly deciding they are in the wrong body. Worse, a 17 year old because in one short year they may opt for medical transition. Wake up and see the medicalization and deep misogyny at work here by a handful of activists. If we really want to support this small population, keep our kids out of it or at the very least present both sides of this issue.


kids are not allright


I support this change.

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<p> Schools should stay out of gender identity and sexual preferences. They should be respectful of all students while sticking to providing education. Parents should provide legal documentation of name and/or gender change to require school staff or students to address a student by biological/legal name/pronouns. No biological male should be allowed to compete in female sports or enter bathrooms/locker rooms; vice versa for females participating in male sport or enter bathrooms. I certainly don't want schools teaching gender/transgender topics or casually discussing with students. Teachers are not there to be a friend . Students don't need to know what staff do on weekends or in relationships. It's called boundaries. In the end</p>


Strongly support!!

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<p> Parents should definitely be the ones giving permission for this kind of major change.  </p>


Fully support

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<p>All students are already protected and to somehow believe that one small minority group needs further protection is ludicrous. Parental rights should always take precedent over administrators and teachers who shouldn’t be given any authority to decide what they think is best. It is imperative to protect all students do I fully support this action and applaud you for doing what is right </p>


fully support this policy to align with the virginia constitution

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<p> parents need to be the primary caregivers and educators of their children. the government is not equipped morally or intellectually to make these choices.  </p>


Support

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<p> Parents need to be included in all aspects of their children's education  </p>


Strongly support!

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<p>Thank you Gov Younkin for supporting our sex based rights!  The opposition is vocal but a minority.  Stay strong and don't back down! </p>


Fully support

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<p> While the majority of comments are negative</p>


I Fully Support the Proposal

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<p> As a parent of two school-age children who attend public school</p>


Oppose

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You are playing God.  Transgender people have the same rights as everyone does.


Support Kids and Their Family Support System

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<p> Kids are just that</p>


Absolutely Support- this policy is based in reality, logic, and health

Public school admin and father of public school students

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thank you. This is reality.


Grandma supports


OPPOSE!!!!

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<p>No! This is so unnecessary and cruel. </p>


FULLY SUPPORT - THANK YOU!

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<p> Fully support this! Thank you</p>


Opposed

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<p>I oppose this discriminatory policy. It demeans and punishes a whole group of students to placate bigots.  Clearly  youngkin came up with this terrible policy to further his political ambitions.  </p>


I Fully Support the Proposal


Oppose This

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This is a political stunt.  There is no trans crisis in our schools.  This is a Boogeyman designed to inflame a subhuman base to become motivated by fear of something they don't understand.


Strongly Support

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<p> I strongly support this  </p>


support support support

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<p> Woo hoo thank you  </p>


former progressive

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colleges are handing out hormones like candy after one visit to the mental health clinic. this is why it's critical to stop silencing dissenting voices on the now popular gender affirmation model. this is why schools entrusted with our minor children's care must inform parents of a child's identity change. this is why parents of both political parties are screaming from the rooftops and so relieved when a paper like the NYT actually reports on the nuanced studies on this issue. critics here are saying that nobody has relevant experience. I would beg to differ. parents are rightfully concerned, outraged, and voting accordingly. we're watching our children fall victim to this ideology and are introducing unnecessary confusion to the majority of these kids.


Strongly Support. Stop the genital mutilation of children.

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<p> Strongly support. Stop the genital mutilation of children.  </p>


OPPOSE!!!!

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<p>Trans rights are human rights. Our children want nothing more than to be seen for who they are, and use the bathroom or locker room they identify with so that they are not bullied themselves. </p>


Strongly support this

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<p> This is a great first step in restoring parental rights in the midst of this storm of denial of biological reality.  </p>


Oppose!

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Oppose! This hurts students, stop pretending it’s about parent “rights”


I strongly support this. As a young woman

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<p> I want to feel safe in my sport and bathrooms.</p>


support

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<p> Why do you fear parents being informed about their children?  </p>


We support you Youngkin!

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<p> I applaud your efforts to remove the silliness enacted by Northram “protecting” the LBGT” students.  </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSED

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do you really want kids to go home and get abused? is this what we are fighting for?


I support this 100%

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<p> This is common sense. Parents rights should never have been subverted.  </p>


Strongly support saving children


FULLY SUPPORT

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<p> Crazy we are even debating the fundamental rights of parents to raise and love their kids. Neither federal</p>


Hunter strongly opposes we strongly support


Support

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<p> Let’s get back to STEM. Allow parents to raise their children.  </p>


Support

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<p> Thank you governor younkin for protecting my child and our family.  </p>


Support this stomgly


Strongly support this


I fully support Youngkin!

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<p> There's a reason we elected Governor Youngkin... School policy and parental rights are vitally important!  </p>


Support support support


Support Youngkin - parents need to know

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<p> Parents should know what is happening with their children at school.   </p>


Strongly Support!!

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<p> I am a small business owner in Virginia and watching young female students in Virginia being traumatized by bathroom attacks in their own schools has lasting repercussions. If young women do not feel safe</p>


Strongly support parental rights and protecting children!

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I strongly support parental rights and protecting the children of VA.


I fully support this bill !!

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<p> I fully support this bill!  </p>


I oppose the proposed model policy

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Younkin’s model policy not only ignores the intent of the law that created the model policy but actively works to discriminate against Trans children. This new policy purports to fix problems that do not exist and creates an environment that is hostile to Trans kids. As a nurse I urge the Younkin administration to listen to the medical community and make our schools nurturing, safe spaces for all children.
Elizabeth Carpenter, RN


Fully support

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<p> Fully support Gov. Youngkin! Fully support!  </p>


Strongly Support!

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Of course parents should be notified and allow what happens with ‘their’ children! It’s not the states or local governments business! Until that child turns 18 the parent is legally and morally responsible for their children! Stay out of our personal lives!


Strongly support a parents right to raise their child.

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<p> School systems are not medical professionals that are in the profession of diagnosing gender dysphoria in children. School systems do not pay the medical bills of these children.  </p>


Support

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<p> Strongly support affirming parental rights of parents and not the state! Thanks for common sense. How many of the other people actually read what these policies do? Hiding life altering decisions from parents is criminal and extremely arrogant and pretentious of the state to think they could have those conversations better.  </p>


Strongly support

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<p> I support this.  </p>


I oppose


Strongly support a parents right to raise their child to adulthood.

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<p> I fully support this.  </p>


OPPOSE


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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<p> We support you and will fight with you!  </p>


I completely support.


100% Support

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<p> Schools should not be allowed to keep secrets from parents. Girls should always be protected. These common sense policies are long overdue. Advocating for trans kids should not come at the expense of girls.  </p>