Stongly Oppose odious "model; Strongly support LGBTQ+ students

In no way, shape, or form would I ever support discriminatory policies such as the governor's odious "model." Isn't growing up hard enough? I'm of the opinion that schools are where children learn facts and critical thinking skills, but also where they learn a little bit more about human nature and themselves - in a safe environment that nurtures discovery.
I also want to quote one of my favorite state senators, Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon):
"The goal of the [Governor's] proposed policy is to override the evidence-based policy that the Virginia Department of Education was directed to write as a result of the legislation that Delegate Marcus Simon and I passed in 2020. As part of the workgroup that wrote the existing policy, I can tell you that we sought public comment from stakeholders throughout the state, including parents, teachers, and administrators."
So, it looks like parents were consulted in crafting actual legislation that became actual state code.
Do Not allow the governor's "model" "policy" to take effect. Not only is it a bad policy, but it will end up in the court system which will be a tremendous waste of taxpayer money.

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In no way, shape, or form would I ever support discriminatory policies such as the governor's odious "model." Isn't growing up hard enough? I'm of the opinion that schools are where children learn facts and critical thinking skills, but also where they learn a little bit more about human nature and themselves - in a safe environment that nurtures discovery.

I also want to quote one of my favorite state senators, Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon):

"The goal of the [Governor's] proposed policy is to override the evidence-based policy that the Virginia Department of Education was directed to write as a result of the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.ngpvan.com/k/51511495/369535989/-2100935565?201%2Bful%2BCHAP0154%26nvep%3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMjEvMS84Nzc0NCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICI4NDczNTlkZi0zYTNmLWVkMTEtYjQ5NS0wMDIyNDgzMmU0Y2EiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImdicmFuZG9uMTk1NUBnbWFpbC5jb20iDQp9%26hmac%3DiV2ViT7yeBu_BxGqwQYQMYRweyUGCLt-FAJzJQMA5tk%3D%26emci%3D06133305-923e-ed11-a27c-281878b83d8a%26emdi%3D847359df-3a3f-ed11-b495-00224832e4ca%26ceid%3D338300&source=gmail&ust=1664463193642000&usg=AOvVaw21KzZWk_X6ex6FiPtE6kCd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" x="https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0154">legislation that Delegate Marcus Simon and I passed in 2020. As part of the workgroup that wrote the existing policy, I can tell you that we sought public comment from stakeholders throughout the state, including parents, teachers, and administrators."

So, it looks like parents were consulted in crafting actual legislation that became actual state code.

Do Not allow the governor's "model" "policy" to take effect. Not only is it a bad policy, but it will end up in the court system which will be a tremendous waste of taxpayer money.


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS

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Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


Opposed

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<p>This bill harms transgender and non-binary students. School should be a place where students feel safe and loved, and this bill does the opposite. As a teacher at an independent school, I am grateful that my students and I will not be subjected to this harmful legislation. However, it is still my duty to use my voice as a concerned citizen to protect ALL students from harm, not just the ones in my classroom. ALL students deserve to feel a sense of belonging, and your rhetoric further ostracizes transgender students in an already hostile environment. Please think about how your discrimination will be viewed by future generations. Let kids be their authentic selves! They’re not harming anyone, but if you stifle their creativity and ignite fear in them, then YOU are the one causing harm, not them. </p>


I 100% support this!

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


Minor attracted persons will be normalized

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This is the path that pedos are trying to normalize for themselves.

accptance won't save your kids


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS


Partial support

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<p>It should not be required by law to inform the parent if a child wants to be called something different in class. Many children aren’t comfortable yet with telling their parents things like this because many parents aren’t as supportive. I do agree that persons under the age of 18 need a parent’s permission to change gender and name on legal documents. With bathrooms, children should use gender neutral restrooms if they prefer to be a different sex. </p>


Schools MUST respect parents’ values and beliefs

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The proposed policy revisions are common sense and entirely necessary. Schools must not support secrecy from parents on matters of mental and physical wellness. Abusive situations and risks of suicide have their own protocols, so this policy should not be dissuaded by those who claim "what if" situations about parents not being supportive/affirming/disapproving.


Strongly support

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


not sure

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<p>i feel like i don't really have an opinion on this topic, considering I agree with how the student may feel but then again i also feel like a lot of the "changing of gender" is unnecessary. </p>


Fully support Gov. Younkins policy to protect kids and restore parents' rights.

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<p> So grateful to Governor Younking for protecting children from brainwashing</p>


Without parental consent, it's grooming

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They won't stop unless you make them stop.

Minor attracted persons will be normalized next.


Religious freedom

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<p>Sexual orientation, and Identity are protected freedoms within religious law. We are not a Christian above all country and there needs to be a stand taken against these Christo fascist policies and officials. Wanna talk about who’s ruining the country and controls all the money. It’s the Jerry Falwell’s of the country. Ignorance and hatred is being spread in the name of God should not be allowed. </p>


I fully support this Governor!

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<p> There has been a concerted effort to specialize minors in an attempt to implement an extreme movement that will affect the future of these children in a negative and harmful manner. Parents have the right to be involved in the education of their children and sexual content should not be introduced to young children. Gov DeSantis signed a very strong law that prohibits certain sexual behaviors from being introduced to children. I strongly urge you to adopt the same strong laws that protect children in the state!   </p>


Transgender students

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<p>Everybody deserves to be treated equally and with the same rights to privacy no matter what pronoun they decide to go by. What Dunkin is trying to basically do is snatch away child's privacy and dignity which is unfair and nobody deserves this. </p>
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Thank you Gov. for standing up for common sense

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Thank you for promoting common sense in our schools.

As a child, I came under the influence and ideas of many older people whom I looked up to, and who were way "cooler" than my parents. I was very subject to suggestion. One baby sitter had me convinced there were ghosts and supernatural beings lurking everywhere; another person in position of authority said a cheap way to see America & score free accommodations was to get arrested for loitering bc "Jail is free and has free food". I identified as a cat for a while, and then as a Changling from another planet. I also drank unclean water from puddles because I was told it was "natural" by my hippy-dippy teachers, but learned a lesson when I got sick. Boy was Dad was mad.

Okay, at the time I grew up, this was all just taken in stride as child fantasy or a phase.  None of it was life altering.

At the time, if a mesmerizing adult had come along, taken me under their wing, and convinced me that I was really a boy, I'd probably have gone to great lengths to go along with that and prove my parents wrong, no matter what the cost. It still wouldn't make it true.


Fully Support!

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<p> Fully Support!  </p>


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS

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https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/

Those who oppose:  How many regretful children with mutilated bodies would it take for you to realize that they have been groomed into that lifestyle?

(Their suicide rate is high too.)

Support the new proposal and allow parents to protect their children.


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS


strongly oppose.


I oppose this policy.

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<p>Trans youth deserve the opportunity to feel comfortable in the classroom. This does not mean coming out to their parents. Not all children can come out to their parents without judgment or fear of backlash from their parents some students can even be kicked out of their homes or shamed for coming out as trans to their parents. Therefore I do not think it is appropriate for teachers to disclose their student's pronouns/gender identities to their parents or guardians. </p>


Wholeheartedly Support!

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Until children reach the age of 18 they should be regarded as the gender that matches their gender at birth.  After that time, if they undergo sex identity surgery they should be recognized for their new gender identity.  Where are all the people who should be protecting the rights of non-trans students who should not have to share bathrooms, locker rooms with students of a different gender, and who should not have to compete on athletic teams with someone of a different gender.  Let's talk about FAIRNESS for all!


I support


Trans rights are human rights

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I believe that if this policy goes into effect it will cause more harm than what other people think. It invades the privacy of students and it causes extreme mental harm to the students. It diminishes how students feel about themselves and how they identify.


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS

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Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


Without parental consent, it's grooming.

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Acceptance won't save your children.


Support this policy for open communication

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<p> I fully support this policy! Parents should always be informed when it involves their child and school. Parents should not be shut out when it comes to their children's health and well being  </p>


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS


anonymous

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<p>it can be good or bad the good way is the school thinks about people that are using pronouns and they are caring for them the wrong way is the kid may haven't told their parents so they don't know how their parents will feel about them </p>


Protect our children support this policy

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<p> Stop the abuse by sickos  </p>


Very strongly support

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


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>


Trans rights and human rights

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This policy discriminates against and excludes trans students. This potentially subjects the youth to abuse. They are taking the youths fundamental rights due to the way they identify themselves which is unacceptable.


I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS

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I don't support this whatsoever. Everyone should be entitled to their own business, and the parental rights rule doesn't even make sense considering once they turn 18 that " parenting " goes out the window because they'll be grown. Imagine your 18 in school and still have to get a note from your parents to allow a different name or allow use of a different bathroom. Doesn't make sense.


support support support

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<p> Woo hoo thank you  </p>


I TOTALLY Oppose THIS!!!!!!!!

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<p>I believe that the government should not tell people how they are feeling and what feels right to them. No one has the right to go around telling people how they feel and what they need to be called. When people are going through mental issues they are ignored and then everything gets blamed on social media. </p>


Strongly support!!!! Thank you Youngkin!

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


Strongly Support

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<p>I strongly support this new policy. Parents should be the final say when it comes to students. If a parent and a doctor believe that a trans student is truly as such than reasonable accommodations should be made to use a non-sex bathroom/teacher bathroom. This is a reasonable accommodation while also protecting the rest of the kids so what happens it Loudoun County never happens again. Also, it's common sense biological boys should not be playing sports against biological girls. </p>


Without parental consent, it's grooming

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Groomer indoctrination.

Acceptance won't protect your children.

MAP's will be normalized next.


Let them be who the will be

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<p>smothering us will only make us rebel more. let us figure out who we are if we will come back when we are ready but forcing us to be called things which we do not wish to be called, eliminating our safe space for the fact that we disagree will only cause more discord between us. we aren't hurting anyone so let us be. </p>


A Teacher in Support of This

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<p> I'm a high school teacher</p>


100% parental rights and women's rights not to feel threatened in a bathroom. Already has happened

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100% agree with parental rights. The schools do not own our children and should not be able to make permanent changes to their sexual functions. The person involved should have the right to make that decision as an adult and then they are responsible for the consequences and possible regrets. Women should not feel threatened or unsure of their safety in a bathroom. Sexual assault has already happened in our schools and the schools tried to cover it up. Despicable. Your sex was assigned at birth. If you want to change that, whatever, but don't force others to comply or accept what you have decided to do.

I might also mention that folks running for school board should be required to put their beliefs and intentions on their websites. Right now you can't tell who believes what. All that is on the websites is "I'm for the children" blah, blah, blah. I've tried calling candidates and they have never returned my calls.


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS

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Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


Protect and respect our transgender student.

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It is unfathomable and blatantly dull to  treat students with any less respect for their personal life/indentity. It’s regressive. support, protect, and respect all transgender students.


100% SUPPORT the proposed transgender school policy changes

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<p> I fully support the governor's proposed transgender policy changes in our public schools.  </p>


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS


Accept

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<p>Accept our wishes </p>


I strongly disagree

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<p>This law can harm the trans community. Some kids are not comfortable coming out to their parents. </p>


DeSantis 2024 strongly support


Strongly Oppose

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<p>These changes will have an incredibly detrimental effect on the mental and physical health of trans kids all across Virginia. If you care about the health and safety of VA’s children, care about all of them and let trans and queer kids attend school in peace. </p>


OPPOSE!!!  VDOE 2022 Proposed Model Policy

I completely oppose the 2022 VDOE proposed model policy.  I am a  61 year old gay man who grew up in a world filled with State sanctioned hatred and bigotry toward gay and transgender people.   Our community has worked diligently for decades to teach the better part of American society that we are no threat, that we were born this way, that we are in fact normal, that we only want to be treated with the dignity, courtesy, compassion, and respect that is due any human being.   These new policies are clearly based in the hatred and ignorance that permeates the political right wing, justified and fueled by Christianity and its misguided religious teachings.  There is no place for religion in government  policy and the government must never dictate or legislate morals.This is a human rights issue, not a moral issue.  These proposed policies are cruel and will do irreparable harm to children who are just trying to understand who they are and where they fit in this frightening world we live in.

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I completely oppose the 2022 VDOE proposed model policy.

I am a  61 year old gay man who grew up in a world filled with State sanctioned hatred and bigotry toward gay and transgender people.   Our community has worked diligently for decades to teach the better part of American society that we are no threat, that we were born this way, that we are in fact normal, that we only want to be treated with the dignity, courtesy, compassion, and respect that is due any human being.   These new policies are clearly based in the hatred and ignorance that permeates the political right wing, justified and fueled by Christianity and its misguided religious teachings.  There is no place for religion in government  policy and the government must never dictate or legislate morals.

This is a human rights issue, not a moral issue.  These proposed policies are cruel and will do irreparable harm to children who are just trying to understand who they are and where they fit in this frightening world we live in.


Support support support


No, just no; this policy is DANGEROUS

Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


OPPOSE these TRANSPHOBIC guidelines

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Educators are there to help ALL children in every aspect of their life. When 82% of trans youth have considered suicide, why would anyone want to increase that number by not supporting them? These guidelines specifically target VA LGBTQIA+ groups. Support queer youth.


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


Strongly support

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<p> Thank you so much governor for returning common sense to our great state. Parents matter and must be involved and active participants in decisions regarding their children. Schools are there to support families</p>


Without parental consent, it's grooming

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They want you dead, and to diddle your kids.


Stop Oppressing Children

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<p>I thought we all had free will and choice? If a child wants to be trans and doesn’t feel comfortable in their body allow them to transition, this is not something that should be micro managed and controlled </p>


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS

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https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/

Those who oppose:  How many regretful children with mutilated bodies would it take for you to realize that they have been groomed into that lifestyle?

(Their suicide rate is high too.)

Support the new proposal and allow parents to protect their children.


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS


Gays against groomers isn't a thing, it's more fascist propaganda

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This is a dangerous policy that will hurt the children you claim to love so much. Your hypocrisy needs to stop before you do real and true damage to your students. Just because you don't understand trans people does not mean they do not exist. Do you people honestly believe anyone would choose to be constantly assaulted both verbally and physically or murdered for just trying to be who they actually are? Trans people don't choose who they are any more than gay or straight people do. This endless harrassment of trans children and the right wing obsession with people's genitals needs to stop NOW.


Support Our Governor

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<p> Strongly Support  </p>


No, just no; this policy is dangerous


This policy is completely unnecessary

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I don't understand why old white men are obsessed with other people and what they do with themself and why they are worried about how we present ourselves. This policy is extremely damaging to the trans and non-binary community because all they want to do is feel safe and you are FAILING to make the different groups of Virginians feel that way by making them feel uncomfortable and potentially putting them in danger just for being who they are.


Transgender rights

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<p>Transgender rights are human rights. Your policy WILL lead to suicide and deaths of children. It is a terrible policy that should be abandoned immediately. </p>


Great Bill! Fully support!

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<p> Thank you for your continued hard work for our children!  </p>


I support this!

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<p> This law promotes the dignity and respect of ALL children and recognizes the rights of parents. Fairfax County Public Schools have completely overstepped their bounds in this area.  </p>


Strongly Oppose Changes to the Current Statute

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<p>I am the proud parent of a child who identifies as non-binary, and I oppose the changes to the statute that directs the schools’ treatment of LGBTQ students. It is offensive to the youth’s sense of identity and autonomy and demeaning to the family dynamic. The schools policy as it stands honors the student's identity and in no way detracts from the identity, privacy, or safety of anyone else in their community. Families are perfectly capable of maintaining healthy relationships, communication, and boundaries without the state interfering in their lives. </p>


Transgender policy

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Strongly oppose discrimination of any kind ! Youngkin should be focusing on the educational inequalities of school districts in Virginia ! Lots of kids still waiting on computers


I oppose this cowardly bill

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<p>This bill is a cowardly attempt to force teachers to do your dirty work while attacking some of the most vulnerable children in the community. Anyone who supports this should be ashamed. </p>


Oppose! Children are not a debate!

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<p>Seeing my trans and gender non-conforming peers being targeted with such malicious policies makes me upset to be a Virginian. As a senior this year, these policies will not immediately affect my peers or me, but trans people will not stop existing. Transgender and non-binary individuals have been around since the start of society. These laws will make suicide, abuse, and teen homelessness rates rise significantly. We will not stop fighting this.  </p>


Use logic and reason not emotion

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I agree with the decision to not allow transgender people on sports team that are not of their biological gender. There are chemical and biological advantages that cis-gender males have over cis-gender females. Plain and simple. That can't be changed no matter how many hormones one takes.

Having unisex bathrooms...well...I'm not totally against that. The show Ally McBeal back in the 90s had a unisex bathroom in their fictional office building. BUT there should be options for just cis-gender male and just cis-gender female.


I support Governor Younkin

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<p> Thank you Governor Youngkin for protecting our kids.  </p>


I oppose this

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I do not see why they call it parental rights but they're just bringing their religious views in. Parental rights don't matter because the child will be who they want to be and the parents don't decide their identity


No, just no; this policy is dangerous

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Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


Acceptance won't save your kids

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They won't stop, until you make them stop.


Opposed by medical professionals

Jessica Bryant, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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<p>I strongly oppose this proposed policy. This proposed policy will be extremely harmful to transgender and nonbinary kids. As a medical student and future physician, I understand this policy will hurt another generation of children and contribute to abuse by their families (because of forced outing required by this policy) and higher suicide rates. </p>


Expanding parental "rights" at the expense of our children

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<p>If your child is ready to discuss their gender identity with you because they know you will love and support them anyway, why do you want to hear it from the school first? If your child is not comfortable coming to you about such personal and individual thoughts and feelings, ask yourself why. Do you think that having that conversation with the school before you or your chid is ready will improve your relationship with your child? Do you think it will enable you to make your child understand that they don't feel what they think they do because you don't believe that feeling trapped in the wrong gender is real? What perceived parental control does this policy give you? It just serves to drive a wedge between you and your child. To make another topic off limits between you and them and them and their teachers and friends. The outcome of the policy is to increase the isolation gender questioning youth already feel. It will enhance the awkwardness of finding a restroom where they feel comfortable and a sports team where they can belong. And it will eliminate the school as a safe, supportive environment without replacing it with an assured safe and supportive environment at home. Do you really want to enhance your "rights" at the expense of the security of our children? </p>


Fully support.

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Protect kids and parents at all cost!


Foundational Truth and Empirical Data

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<p>So relieved to see this reversal within our government schools.  </p>


We Must Protect Trans Kids From This Ridiculous Effort

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I was so disappointed to see that Governor Youngkin once again shows all of us that he doesn't understand  an issue of critical importance to our communities.  That is protecting children of all types, colors, beliefs and persuasions.  How can he, and other predominantly white men, think they 'know better' than all the rest of us or more importantly, kids who don't feel their gender identity is a rigid binary effect - either all female or all male.

One thing I do know is that gender is fluid and we all share some traits, behaviors, features and activities that are not a rigid either male or female.  Many kids today feel they're some of all the available gender roles.  The other thing I know is that kids deserve our support and schools are a critical element in that support.  Parents need support as well to do the right thing and Youngkin's idea is nowhere near what kids or their families need.  Apologize and move on!!!


I support the 2022 model policies.

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<p> I support the 2022 model policies. Thank you Governor Youngkin!   </p>


No, just no; this policy is dangerous


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS

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https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/

Those who oppose:  How many regretful children with mutilated bodies would it take for you to realize that they have been groomed into that lifestyle?

(Their suicide rate is high too.)

Support the new proposal and allow parents to protect their children.


STRONGLY oppose this policy.

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<p>This policy is disgusting and is harmful to children. Children cannot learn if they do not feel safe, and all this policy does is other children for being their authentic selves and forbids them from participating in school activities that foster community, teamwork, and communication. If enacted, we are showing that we do not actually care about our children's education. Literally just let transgender and nonbinary children live their lives without politicians and harmful parents trying to dictate what they can do their bodies, what activities they're allowed to participate in, and whether they're allowed to exist in public. </p>


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS


mixed feelings

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I have mixed feelings about this because they should be able to have their rights and there should be no interference with their rights as long as it doesn't affect me I am fine.


Acceptance won't save your children.

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They won't stop, till you stop them.


Rules for Transgender students

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I oppose this policy because people shouldn't have their own rights taken for what they represent themselves as.


Transgender rights

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This is extremely discrimatory. This sounds like lawsuit just waiting to happen.  Every student deserves privacy. & Not being singled out when it comes to school and especially ones parents


Fully support parental rights above all

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<p>Fully support this. Children belong to their parents. </p>


Strongly disagree - this policy will cause irreparable harm

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<p>I strongly disagree with this policy. It will take away any sense of safety for transgender students and cause them irreparable harm if implemented. This policy should absolutely NOT be implemented in Virginia schools. From a Virginia parent of a current high school student. </p>


Dangerous New Policy

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<p>This policy is extremely dangerous and will be  catastrophic for the health and well being of queer children. Queer youth are already at the highest risk of commuting dioxide, and a policy like this will only exasperate the issue. Children will die because of a policy like this. </p>


Transgender rights


No, just no; this policy is dangerous

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Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


Support this policy to stop hurting children


Transgender rights

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This is extremely discrimatory. This sounds like lawsuit just waiting to happen.  Every student deserves privacy. & Not being singled out when it comes to school and especially ones parents.


Anti transgender policy

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This policy is targetting trans students it is discriminating and excluding.


I oppose this policy

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<p>By implementing this policy you are exposing trans youth to many dangers. What if a trans child is living in a home where they would get abused if their parents found out about them? Why would you need a legal document to be called something? </p>


I 100% support parental rights!

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Parents have every right to fully participate in their childs life. The schools/teachers have no right getting involve in minors sexual orientation or gender identity. The schools/teachers job is to teach Math, Science, Reading, History, etc. Not get involved in politics.


Acceptance won't save your children.


Fully Support

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It is the job of the parents...not the job of the government.  Leave the kids alone


I STRONGLY OPPOSE!!!

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This policy is harmful to many students. This policy is something that directly affects trans students, and could potentially put them in danger.


Support saving our children


Completely oppose this predatory and harmful attack on trans children.

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This proposed document will endanger the wellbeing and lives of trans children in Virginia. That is unacceptable, and this proposed legislation must NOT be proceed. Trans children deserve better.


HEY!   TEACHERS!

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Leave them kids alone

-Pink Floyd


strongly oppose this guidance, strongly support queer youth

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I strongly oppose the proposed guidance. It would be incredibly harmful to trans kids, especially because it would require teachers and staff to out students suspected of being trans to their families will undoubtedly result in worse mental health outcomes for those students in unsupportive families, or worse. This guidance is discriminatory and illegal under Title IX and this administration will no doubt be taken to court. Meanwhile, kids are going to suffer and possibly die, either by suicide, which disproportionately affects trans youth, or by violence at home, because we still live in a world where people would rather have a dead kid than a queer one.  this administration for pretending to value the lives and well being of children while directly endangering them. This guidance is disgraceful.


STRONGLY OPPOSED

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I am strongly opposed to the VDOE proposal guidelines for the treatment of trans and nonbinary kids in schools. Schools should be a safe and welcoming environment to all students and faculty. These proposed model policies are contrary to state law and will be extremely harmful to transgender and nonbinary kids. Our school system should stand by our beliefs, this is not what me or my fellow peers believe in or want to see in our schools.

The state government has a duty to protect all kids in school, that includes members of the LGBTQ+ community.


Strongly against

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As a parent, it is my job to teach my children about the world. Not shelter them and pretend trans people don't exist. The world is vast and they will learn no matter what policies there are about trans people, and we need to make sure our kids don't treat anyone differently including trans people. These hateful rules are creating a hateful atmosphere for kids that will affect them into adulthood. When they are adults, I want to work with a functional society that is inclusive, not be surrounded by people with a bigotry point of view. Creating anit-trans bills is purposely creating dissension that will be generational.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose and am appalled by the current governor’s policies specifically targeting VA LGBT groups. He is not supporting Virginia’s diverse culture and should stand up for ALL folks. He is obviously for “a” people not for all the people of the great State of Virginia. Very disappointing and disturbing to try to white out people for being different from his perception of God’s children. </p>


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>


Acceptance won't save your kids!

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They are grooming them to accept MAP's


Opposed

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While I am in general agreement that parents have a role to play in the formulation of school policy, I am in general disagreement with changes that will allow the bullying of trans kids, and with changes that allow parents to have the final word on school policy. Thank you!


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS

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https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/

Those who oppose:  How many regretful children with mutilated bodies would it take for you to realize that they have been groomed into that lifestyle?

(Their suicide rate is high too.)

Support the new proposal and allow parents to protect their children.


I support Youngkin and our children

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<p> I support Youngkin and our children. Parent's have rights over what there children are exposed to. Plain and simple. Transgenderism is a mental disorder.  </p>


No, just no

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Man, it's the needless and aggressively insecure policies for me. Transgender kids suffer disproportionally from being homeless, so your solution to "parental rights" is to "inform" potentially transphobic guardians of a kid's identity, resulting in so many children losing their human right to security of housing.


Fully Support

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


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS


They aren't tranny, they're child molesters

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Acceptance isn't going to save your kids.


Fully support this.

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<p> Parents should be in control of theirs kids. Not the corrupt govt. no boys should share private areas with my girls.  </p>


i disagree with this police

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I disagree with it because it is an invasion of a students trust.


No, just no; this policy is dangerous


Paying taxes for our rights to be stripped from us

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Why am I paying taxes to a state government that takes out rights away. Virginians don’t deserve this constant abuse. Let our children make the decisions that are right for them and stay out of it


Proposed changes hurt, not help, LGBTQ kids

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Recent changes proposed by the Youngkin Administration would potentially cause harm to LGBTQ youth. I understand the aim of the legislation is to help parents feel more in control of their children. However, schools have long been a haven for kids, as well as a place of learning, social skills, and general moving forward. Some poor kids, who don't get breakfast at home, get it at school. Some kids with abusive or incomplete families get care and structure from school. Historically, children have gotten a lot of things they need from school, sometimes things they can't get at home.

LGBTQ kids are statistically more at risk for self  harm. We should be encouraging an environment for kids to safely grapple with ideas about identity and their relationship with society.

Parents wanting to protect their kids.. Of course they do. Everyone wants children to be safe. The question becomes, do we place more value on the rights of parents to decide their child's identity, or do we trust the child to know themselves, and want to figure things out on their own?

Virginia, much like the rest of the country, is politically divided. But ignoring media identification markers, surely at some level most of us want similar things, safety being near the top of most people's list. The children in school systems that allow for gender identity and expression are overall going to feel more heard, supported, and validated. When you are a young and forming person, that kind of validation can be critical to self-esteem. The culture of inclusion and representation is healthier in the long run for kids than trying to suppress them for the sake of making things easier for their parents.

Please, Virginia legislators, consider the vulnerable young people that are in the care of school systems for most of their days. Do we want those places to be ones of intellectual curiosity and growth? Or, as Pink Floyd said, are we just teaching them that they are "just another brick in the wall"?

Support LGBTQ kids. They need it.


We need to support kids

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<p> It is a simple matter to support all kids</p>


Strongly Oppose

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<p>This action targets a vulnerable and marginalized group. Whether or not you support all aspects of trans youth, we can all agree that this is a population who needs community support. Stripping resources from them at a state level is not just unhelpful, but obviously cruel. </p>


Oppose!


They are child moleters

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They want to groom your kids to be accepting of pedos.


Trans people's bodies are not a debate

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I oppose the proposed change. All students deserve to feel safe and affirmed in school, and the harmful stereotypes elevated by this proposal appear to punish rather than tolerate trans students and their allies. Bodies and identities are not a debate. I stand for protecting the transgender community from discrimination, upholding their human rights and preserving their dignity. Virginia's K-12 public schools and education partners must protect trans students. These are real people's lives.


Support Changes

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I strongly support the revised language to this policy because it returns power to local school divisions to make their own decisions on how to best protect kids while still encouraging the fair treatment of ALL students. I believe these protections are especially important in situations where students are in a state of undress in locker rooms or requiring privacy in restrooms. Thank you for putting forth these new recommended guidelines.


I Absolutely Support this Policy

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This new policy being put forth by Governor Yunkin is right and proper and needs to be implemented as fast as possible. Grooming children at any age is immoral and is a crime against all children. Give parents the say in how their children are raised concerning morals and sex. It has never been the school's job to tell children what sex is and how it is performed. Take this power out of the hands of the government schools and leave it in the hands of the parents.


Trans people's bodies are not a debate


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>


Mixed feelings

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<p>All students need to be protected and feel comfortable and safe at school and we can’t choose one group over another. While I agree that bathrooms and changing areas should be limited to biological gender, those who are changing genders need a place. There has to be a happy medium with some reasonable compromises. </p>


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS

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https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/

Those who oppose:  How many regretful children with mutilated bodies would it take for you to realize that they have been groomed into that lifestyle?

(Their suicide rate is high too.)

Support the new proposal and allow parents to protect their children.


Youngkin is a

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If your child is hiding their preferred name and pronouns from you, it's because you're giving them a reason to. No one is subjected to being trans and they aren't getting "turned" trans. If they are, then they are, and that is their decision to make, not yours. The only transgender agenda is to survive in a world that preaches cisgendered heteronormativity and discriminates against them for being who they are.


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Disagree with VA Governor policy proposed - His own views are unwanted and not needed. Let the parent and student make the call on this subject. The lefts view are unwanted in this state. There has been no cases that require change in policy. This Governor is disgrace.


Child moleters


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS


Children will die

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strongly oppose this policy. I am a parent of two children in va schools and want to ensure they and others can feel safe and affirmed in their public schools.


Support this Proposal to Restore Sanity to Virginia and Protect All Students

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<p> My 13 year old daughter became convinced she was transgender after attending a school presentation. Then the school changed her name and pronouns without our knowledge or permission and treated her like she was actually a boy. Several others in her class believed the same thing</p>


Strongly opposed

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<p>The irreparable harm caused by this is very real. I cannot sit idly by and watch this state and country be led by this propaganda and political manipulation. The right wing agenda fuels by MAGA and Christian nationalism are why we fight so hard for the basic of human rights and decency for all children. They preach that their children are in danger!! From what?! From who?! This hate fueled speech is the threat to all of our children, the propagation of the parents ideals masked as conservative values are perpetuating the hate and violence against our children.  </p>


This bill is , eat my ass Youngkin

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Trans lives matter, go  yourself


Strongly Support Parental Rights

I am strongly in favor of supporting parental rights. Parents are the ultimate authority over their children and the best advocate for their safety and well-being.I support the proposed policy changes. I feel they make room for all differing views and values, while protecting our children and the rights of parents.There are simple ways to accommodate trans students wants and needs without putting others in a difficult or uncomfortable position. These policy changes don't inhibit reasonable accommodations nor do they promote hatred or discrimination.

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I am strongly in favor of supporting parental rights. Parents are the ultimate authority over their children and the best advocate for their safety and well-being.

I support the proposed policy changes. I feel they make room for all differing views and values, while protecting our children and the rights of parents.

There are simple ways to accommodate trans students wants and needs without putting others in a difficult or uncomfortable position. These policy changes don't inhibit reasonable accommodations nor do they promote hatred or discrimination.


Look at all the child molesters on here!

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Open your eyes, it's being normalized.

Next "MAPs" will be mainstream.

We are headed to a very bad place.


I fully support. We need to support all children !

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


Strongly opposed

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Trans people are people and have the same rights as everyone else. They should not be subject to unfair rules and teachers should not be forced to out students. If parents deserve to know what's going on with their kids maybe they should just talk to their kids.


100% support parental rights

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


Middle ground

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Not calling someone by their preferred name, especially when that person has requested that you do so, is disrespectful.  When a teacher does this, they are not able to establish the trust or respect from their student, or build the rapport with their student that facilitates successful learning.

Requiring legal paperwork for name changes or to allow a student to go by different gender pronouns is ludicrous. Some individuals are still exploring and trying to figure out who - or what - they are.  Requiring lengthy and costly legal processes for something that may change again (even if it's just another name preference change) is a waste of everyone's time and resources.

The need for some students to come out to peers first before their families is real and it is wrong for VDOE or the State of Virginia to implement laws and policies that endanger minors physically or mentally.

Nobody has a "right" to refuse to use another person's pronouns.  Religious beliefs as to right and wrong do not change the other person or their name.  I can be opposed to certain names on religious grounds, but that does not give me the right to never call someone named one of those names by their given or chosen name.  This is not about religious freedom, and Governor Youngkin and everyone else knows it.

Instead of enforcing extreme viewpoints from either end of the spectrum, we should be seeking middle ground that affords all parties some level of respect for their opinions and concerns.  Gender neutral restrooms and locker rooms are an example of a policy that respects the discomfort of girls with biological males in vulnerable and private spaces while simultaneously providing a trans student, for example, a comfortable place rather than exposing them physically and emotionally to the looks, stares, name-calling, questions, and overall stress-inducing and potentially intimidating situations in locker rooms and restrooms of their birth-assigned sex.

Mischaracterizing basic respect as "indoctrination" or actively assisting a minor in gender-affirming medical care is reprehensible.  Teachers do not provide medical care of any sort, short of emergency medical actions such as administering EpiPens or perhaps CPR or preliminary assessments after an incident.  They do, or should, however, always provide psychological support for all of their students so that they can focus and learn in their classrooms.  That does not involve psychological counseling such as that required in gender transitioning. It involves basic respect - such as referring to students by their preferred names - listening, and referring to (not administering) expert services as needed.

It is stupid to even bother making these comments because this whole proposal is such a purely political facade and everyone knows it. Political gamesmanship for the purpose of power and personal ambition by using select groups of people is abhorrent.  The only thing more abhorrent is the users' lack of shame.


What's the point of this when there is no bot control?

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Spam all over this "town hall"


model policy for the treatment of transgender students

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I strongly support the 2022 changes recommended by Governor Younkin,

supporting parents AND children.


This policy will harm kids, here's how I know

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I strongly oppose this policy and support the existing, 2021-2022 DOE guidelines for gender expansive children in public schools. I am deeply concerned that this administration's proposed changes will have significant harmful consequences for kids and staff. Here's why, in a nutshell:

I have a transgender first grader. She loves school. She has socially transitioned over the last several years, at her pace, without prompting or pushing from us. Everyone who sees this child sees a girl. Putting her in boy's bathroom is unsafe - imagine the surprise and potential for bullying of a 6 year old girl walking into a bathroom with 5th grade boys in it. She can't make it to the single-stall bathroom on the other side of the school without having an accident. Imagine the confusion for a group of first graders when a teacher uses "he" pronouns for that child and refers to her as a boy. Imagine the distress this will cause my child, who right now feels safe and supported at school in large part because her identity is respected there. As this child gets older, treating her according to her birth sex will put a target on her for bullying, will make her gender identity a topic of conversation that it wouldn't otherwise be, will exclude her from the sports she loves.  I do not want to have legal documents changed for a child this young, which is what this guideline compels supportive parents of transkids to do in order to have school compliance with preferred pronouns, teams, etc.  Do you want me to feel forced to further her transition -- legally, at 6 years old?? -- in order to facilitate the respectful use of the words and facilities that make this child feel safe at school?  The anxiety and concern I face as a parent of a transgender child is big enough in this current society; the 2021-2022 guidelines created a much needed supportive environment that helped us feel safe sending this precious kid to school. The new guidelines do exactly the opposite. And for kids who don't have supportive parents, it will be terrible.

 I was a closeted gay high schooler in VA in the early 2000s.  I thought being gay meant my life was over. I was suicidal at times. What saved me were two teachers at my school who I was able to talk to, who supported me, and helped me stay safe until I could come out to my parents after graduation. As I had feared, coming out to my parents went terribly, but I was able to do it on my own terms once I was 18 and on my way to college. This guideline would take away transgender/questioning students' ability to find safety and support in critically important adults in their life -- their teachers. If my teachers had been forced to "out" me, it would have been disastrous. My parents didn't beat me -- there was nothing DSS would have done to intervene - but they said they didn't think they could love me anymore, and our relationship was really, really hard for years. Under this policy, I would either have felt unable to talk with these supportive teachers, who helped save my life and were the only adults I could turn to, or my teachers would have been forced to betray my trust and prematurely out me to unsupportive parents, which would have had major negative consequences on my mental health and ability to thrive at school. Do NOT take away students' ability to talk openly with supportive school staff such as teachers or counselors by forcing staff to "out" children. Kids will get hurt.


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>


GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS

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https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/

Those who oppose:  How many regretful children with mutilated bodies would it take for you to realize that they have been groomed into that lifestyle?

(Their suicide rate is high too.)

Support the new proposal and allow parents to protect their children.


Support Gov Youngkin!

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<p>Please keep the “sexualization” of school age children out of Virginian schools! </p>


Support

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<p> Fully support  </p>


suck my balls youngkin

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youngkin has a micropenis


My family and I strongly support. You should force an email to weed out fakes and frauds.

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We strongly support parental rights. If you want real feedback though and not just an inflow of reddit-mobilized social “justice” zombies, you need to require identifying information. Anyone can post here without email, etc. as many times as they want, and REAL PARENTS do not have time all day to mass post. We have real lives, responsibilities, and we pay real taxes in Virginia.

Parents rights is the only way.


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>


Protect our children support this policy

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<p> Stop the abuse by sickos  </p>


Child molesters

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They won't stop.

you have to make them stop.


FULLY SUPPORT - THANK YOU!

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<p> Thank you for supporting and reaffirming parents’ roles in their children’s lives. It is essential that our state recognize and respect the role of parent</p>


Fully support this.

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<p> Fully support.  </p>


Yes do this - I support science and biology

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<p> Schools should be for learning not social experimentation. I am for science and biology</p>


Oppose-Don't Hide Behind Parents to Hurt Children

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I strongly oppose this ridiculous bill, which, besides being an absolute waste of government resources, has the audacity to pretend to be about parents' rights when it is about your strange and disturbing obsession with a child's privacy. Parents have rights, and parents make decisions for their children. But what if a child is unlucky enough to be part of an abusive family? There are 5,400 children in Virginia's foster care system, an outdated and under resourced system as it is. It's creepy to authorize and incentivize teachers and social workers to spy on children in the way this bill proposes. Teachers should be advocates and allies, not weird gender spies.

Look I get it, Youngkin needs to look like he is stepping on the necks of transgender and LGBTQ children to seem like a cool, hip Republican. Must be tough. You know what else is tough? The staggering rate of youth suicides in this country. 41.8% of LGBTQ youth have contemplated suicide. But not just them--the mental health toll of the pandemic, of the loss of safety, so many children are feeling that. "for people ages 10 to 24, suicide rates, stable from 2000 to 2007, leaped nearly 60 percent by 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."-NY Times

For those in power, this is just a publicity stunt. For children who are different, this is a violation of their individual rights, their privacy, and for some, it will cause them serious harm.


I strongly support

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<p> The family unit is the fundamental organizing principle of our society. No government has the right to break up the family unit except under the most extraordinary circumstances. Schools that set themselves up as “substitute parents” are grossly out of bounds. Schools have no right to transition students’ gender without parental consent. They cannot give students Tylenol without parental consent! This policy also protects young women and girls from biological boys with serious mental health problems and preserves women’s right to fair and equitable completion in sports. Thank you to the Youngkin administration for protecting girls and families from the craziness of the trans movement!  </p>


They want to molest your kids.

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Mentally and physically.


This policy will harm children

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This policy, if enacted, will inevitably harm students in the community. No student deserves to be unwillingly outed to their parents, many of whom will likely abuse these children, just because of the way they identify themselves. If the school is okay with putting this policy in place, it shows they don't actually care about the students they are supposed to be protecting and educating. You're quickly turning  Virginia into the backwoods cesspool of the country.


Strongly Support

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<p> I strongly support this  </p>


Children Are a Parent's Responsibility

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There is a reason we have laws establishing age of majority.

Children go through so many phases as they are discovering the world around them and parents are that child's guide as they discover the world.

With that said, any life changing decisions that could permanently impact that child, whether it is taking medication, consuming alcoholic beverages or taking hormones that alter the inner workings of the body must be made with parental consent.

Once a child becomes an adult they can make their own decisions in any of these regards.


I support this move

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<p> The issue of how to address children who are unhappy with their biological sex will continue to dog our educators and families. This is a serious mental health issue and treatment for this issue should be addressed by parents and their doctors</p>


Groomers

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Groomers gonna groom if you don't stop them.


Fully support this Bill

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<p> Great work Gov. Youngkin !  </p>


God is dead

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<p>If you were actually a Christian you would care about these children </p>


Support

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<p> I have recently had friends who were teachers in the VA public school system leave their positions due to the 2021 Model Policies. I have also known students that left the public school system and enrolled in private Christian schools because of the current document in effect. The governor's proposal is sound and I am in support of this change.  </p>


OPPOSE

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I strongly oppose this measure


They are coming for your kids

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They are coming for your children.

They want you to have no say.

Where the state is their parent.


Strongly Support

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I strongly support this proposal.  It is a parent's responsibility to determine what is best for their child, not a school teacher or administrator.  Other children should not have to be afraid to use the bathroom because of a few transgender students.  Boys use boys bathroom, girls use girls bathroom.  When a child is out of public high school, they can decide their gender.  Not before and do NOT use my tax dollars to support transgender policies of the liberals.

We do not want to be like liberal California and do not need to adopt any of their policies.  If we wanted to have California, we would live there.


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>


Do NOT support proposed DOE guidance

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<p>The new proposed guidance violates current state law and puts trans children in harms way.  </p>


Strongly support: most so-called transsexual kids are merely confused.

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The whole transsexual craze of recent years is less about actual gender dysphoria than about a harmful social contagion which has resulted in long-term or permanent damage to children through chemical blockers, mutilating unneeded surgery, and more.


Not adult agenda

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<p>I want to add this perspective from ones of deep longevity and commitment educating children. Children caught in confusion, rather than have gender uncertainty suggested into them, normally have wanted to stay under the radar and quietly go about their business and not be bothered. It is troublesome to see an adult agenda to try to make activists rather out of these children who need prayer and mercy and peace in guidance that would form peace with Christ in their formation . I just want to stand in opposition to utilizing means that open up suggesting confusion to tender minds, sealing  it outside of their parents, and making an agenda out of pulling such tender minds into rare form of torment. I would love to see revolutionizing Happen in this beyond legislation, but in the conscience aided  by God in each heart as praying people powerfully pray. </p>


Strongly support


Fully support this bill.  Parents are not the enemy.

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Parents are not the enemy.  This bill restores parental rights.


Yes! Strongly Support

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<p> This policy empowers parents. Fully support.  </p>


Look at all the groomers


I FULLY SUPPORT YOUNGKIN BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED TO M ANY OF THESE KIDS!!!

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An actual example of convo with a child from FCPS.

Child asks me to use pronouns and I ask why. They explain that kids should be able to wear whatever they want. I said I totally agree but why does that make you want to be them/they? They explain they hate gender rolls its unfair for women to be expected to cook/ do laundry etc. I explain that rolls can be healthy and even in gay marriages or any functioning relationship and gave many examples.  (I'm super paraphrasing here, but trying to give you the basic outline of the convo)

I asked if their parents knew. No they didn't. Asked why she was social media slamming them for misgendering her when they were unaware it was an issue. She didn't realize she had friended me on several platforms.

Had discussion on importance of being careful who you friend on social media and how that is very unfair to her parents. I told her I can just refer to her name when talking to people about her and explained the situation I'd have been put in had I called her they/them in front of her parents without them knowing.

NOT COOL AT ALL


This is America!   Support!   Parents raise our youth, not the government!

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<p>Parents have full oversight and decision making for their students!  Not the government — Communists and Socialists go back to Venezuela, China and North Korea.  </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>


Respect and support children's human dignity

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I strongly oppose this policy, it is unsupported by data about what children (and people generally) need to learn and flourish and it keeps schools from being places where children (and their families) feel respected, safe, and valued. As an educator, I firmly believe that respect for my students, their beliefs and their dignity is essential to my ability to teach them. Respecting someone's belief about themselves (whether it's their gender identity, their political views, or their religion) is not the same as affirming that one shares that belief, yet it is essential to showing them basic human dignity. Public school employees should respect students' right to name themselves, it does not infringe on their own personal liberty. That these policies will cause harm as implemented is supported by extensive research on Trans and non-gender conforming children's psychological well being, there is no such data to support any benefits to implementing them.

Further, this policy violates the Virginia Human Rights Act and recent United States Supreme Court decisions that state that gender identity is covered by non-discrimination laws. It promotes a narrow definition of gender identity rooted in a conservative Christian view and denies those who do not hold that view from rights to free expression by suppressing the rights of supportive families to name and support their children and teachers to respect students self-expression.

This policy reflects the antithesis of what we teach in schools, that life, liberty, and happiness are the condition of all Americans and not just those that subscribe to a particular religious and political worldview.


Strongly Oppose

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This policy will harm children. It will not help children learn and thrive. Instead it legislates and limits the free expression of a child. And this expression does not harm another person. Supporting a child by calling them by their preferred pronoun, allowing them to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity, and letting them play sports with others of their gender expression greatly improves the lives of these children. It gives them the acceptance and affirmation that we all seek. It supports children who are vulnerable and who experience increased rates of suicide. We should be doing all we can to support transgender kids!

By taking away these protections, we endanger the health, safety and well-being of transgender students. They will experience heightened stigma and discrimination. It will harm their mental health.

And what are the risks to the rest of the student population? There is no evidence that letting transgender people use bathrooms that align with their gender identity increases safety risks. And girls sports will not be impacted when the number of transgender students is tiny. Less than 2% of students identity as transgender and not all of them play sports. Our main focus should be on helping our vulnerable students, and making sure all of them are able to thrive. The number of transgender students is so small but the impact of this law would greatly harm them.


School already isn’t safe for our youth

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our schools are already dangerous for our youth with gun violence killing our children. Why make it worse? Allow kids to feel safe with who they are since they already can’t feel safe going to school


School already isn’t safe for our youth


Strongly OPPOSE

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If you are one of those people fearmongering about “boys in the girls’ restroom”, then this proposal is exactly how you get that. Trans men are men, trans women are women, and their medical history/gender identity is NONE OF ANYONES BUSINESS.

Make no mistake, this will kill kids.


Trans rights are human rights

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This policy places all of the focus on parents' rights, with not enough consideration for students and teachers. Children are entitled to the same First Amendment rights that you claim so ardently for parents--as are teachers. Trans people have asked for nothing but basic human dignity, and your response is a lengthy document outlining how your rights trump theirs. Trans people are also parents--have you considered that? This policy is a misguided political play and has no place in Virginia schools.

P.S. I (pronoun) and you (pronoun) use pronouns all the time. Here is a list of pronouns, in case you forgot: I, me, you, he, she, they, we, us, them. They're not preferences, they're parts of speech.


This isn't about trans rights, but their right to groom!

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They don't care about trans youth, this is about power.


I Oppose This Hateful, Harmful Policy

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This policy does nothing to actually protect children. This policy does nothing to actually serve and protect children. Instead, it instills harmful, fascist, hateful beliefs into vulnerable children, putting children at greater risk of suicide and abuse from those who are supposed to protect them. Accusations of "grooming" are baseless- some of the largest cases of child abuse come from the very Christian churches and groups that support this bill. Stop imposing your values upon others.


Glenn for Discrimination!

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<p>Glenny boy has to be the worst gov to DATE! this is honesty horrible and borderline segregation </p>


Fully support this

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Teachers need to focus on S.T.E.M and actual topics that would raise the U.S. school system into the top 5, instead of worrying so much about social justice and dumbing down their students.  Having these teachers focus on unnecessary things without parental consent is both sickening and should be completely illegal. This does nothing to help students or prepare them for the real world.


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>


Oh just stop

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<p>Treat transgender kids gently and with kindness. You're confused as to what they're going through, THEY'RE confused as to what they're going through, and no mandate is going to fit any one situation. You cannot codify this. Most importantly, you will not help if you try to do so. This is the rare situation where inaction IS action. </p>


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support this model.  </p>


Fully Support

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<p>Fully Support the decision our best governor is doing. </p>


Yo mama

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Youngkin has no balls lol.

Grow a paid


I strongly support Governor Youngkin's support of parental rights

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<p> Governor Youngkin has shown a great concern for the rights and welfare of all students and their parents. I strongly support these documents.  </p>


I completely support this! So the nonsense and teach core classes!


???? Uh no

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<p>How does anyone feel good about supporting a bill that really truly does not affect them. Let kids be who they are and feel safe </p>


Strongly oppose


Gov. Youngkin's transgender policy

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<p>Very Strongly Support and am not afraid to provide my name & contact info.  Most of those that oppose are listed as anonymous.  They could all be the same or only a few individuals casting multiple opinions. </p>


Look at all these groomers posting!

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The threat to your children is real!


youngkin is trash. i oppose this strongly


Strongly Opposed to this horrible one-sided policy

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This policy is wrong. It takes away a major part of a person's identity of who they are who they want to be. The 1st and 14th amendment have nothing to do with parental control over their kids. The 1st amendment is based on freedoms concerning religion. The 14th amendment is based on outlawing slavery. These have nothing to do with parental control over their kids. This is not ok and this has not ever hurt anyone. It's just a name and pronouns. If anything it hurts more that you are taking away a major part of a person's identity. This is making people feel excluded from society because of who they are. It's not up to other people to decided what a person wants to be known as and it does not concern any outside parties.

Please be considerate and actually read the amendments because clearly many believe what they read and they do not actually check the facts on paper. The law is above everyone. What the governor is doing is unconstitutional. It's an invasion of personal privacy (which is in the Constitution)

Please remember that trans people are also human beings just like everyone else.

Thank you.


The implementation of this policy is not needed and is doing more damage then good

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The implementation of this new policy seems to have only one goal, the removal of a policy that was implemented before it, now in the document it self it stated that the purpose of it is to make it so everyone is receiving a quality education which is a wonderful goal, but removing the prior policy will not achieve this, if anything it will only cause damage.  There are many other ways to improve the education of all students that doesn’t involve removing the listed policy, such as investing more money in schools for better technology and equipment in the learning environment, I was and still am a student who lives in VA, and as of this moment before and after the implementation of the policy they wish to remove, my education has not been hindered in anyway because of it, my education is hindered by the lack of money I have to buy the required material I need for my classes, with online learning now seemingly a permanent part of our lives, we need the government to divert a large sum of its funding to pay for the required material in a students education, whether it be paying for their college, text books, calculator, online website subscriptions that provide services such as Point Solution, we do not require the government to govern whether or not our friends or family can use the bathrooms/restrooms if their sex is not the same as their gender.  Please try to understand, and if you cannot understand or disagree, then please try to not offend or obstruct purposely, as a government you have a lot to deal with, the government must be tolerant, but they must also be lawful and just, if the government is not lawful or just and is instead governed by our politicians opinions, then who can we truly rely on.  So please try to tolerate people whom tolerate others, in the end, they are good people, and we are all people, and if we are going to implement laws based on how we feel towards a certain matter then listen to how I feel, we are all people, whether we are “good” or “bad” it doesn’t matter, we all deserve to be treated with at least some dignity and respect, no matter the culture, the ideology, the gender, the sex, or the race, we are all human, so let’s get along.


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>


Highly Support

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<p> I highly support this proposal. I do not co-parent with the school system. If children arenot considered adults until 18</p>


Protect trans kids rights!!!!!!!

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PROTECT TRANS KIDS RIGHTS


OPPOSE - this is Unsafe for children!

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<p>I OPPOSE this because it is unsafe for children. </p>


Support support support


Only sexual predators want to separate children from parents

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The only reason they want the parents out of it, is to groom them!


Support Kyra is a Williamsburg hack

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<p> Support the bill  </p>


NOT IN SUPPORT.

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<p>What kind of a sick person allows for children to be treated like this. Don’t claim to be pro - life if this is how your going to treat our children. </p>


NOT IN SUPPORT.


Support

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<p> The rights of a few shouldnt overpower the majority and we live in a world where this appears to be happening daily. Schools shouldn’t be a political venue rather a safe place to be educated. Treat everyone the same.  </p>


Strongly Oppose

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Gov. Youngkin is wrong.

One’s identity is a sacred thing. Medical research has shown that allowing trans students to socially transition reduces their levels of depression (and thus chances of suicide). The policies Youngkin proposes would make it more difficult, stressful, and time-consuming for a trans student to be allowed to socially transition at school. These proposed policies harm trans students to their core. These proposed policies are regressive and unnecessarily hurtful to trans students -- which is particularly alarming because trans youth are one of the most at-risk populations in the US.

A parent should not be given the entire right to dictate their child's identity. Parents are not omniscient, nor are they perfect in all instances. This policy is fraught with the ability to abuse and manipulate it against trans students.

It is not hard or harmful to call a person by a different name or by a different pronoun. I strongly oppose the adoption of these policies in Virginia schools.


Strongly Oppose

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I strongly oppose. With mental health crises on the rise, government telling our child where or were they don’t belong is not supportive of our youth.

Tarra Moxley


Completely support this.

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


How can anyone support this?

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<p> I'm not a parent</p>


Support

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Parents have the right to know what is happening with their child.


trans rights are human rights


Totally support our governor


Strongly oppose

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Very Strongly oppose this. How are you going to preach family values when this isn't everybodies family values. My families values is to mind your own business and care about everyone. Clearly some of y'all need to learn that.


Protect your children!

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Don't let the groomers have their way.


Parents have the right to know what is happening with their kids / in favor of guidance

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As a parent of two grade school girls. I cannot imagine a teacher talking to my child about their gender or sexual orientation without informing me of that conversation. It is unthinkable that a school, administrator, teacher or principal could supplant my rights as a parent.

There is no one who loves our children more than we do. No one cares about their wellbeing more than a parent. Certainly not a school employee.

The most well meaning teacher who talks to a child about their gender, or sexual orientation without the parents consent is misguided at best and harming that child. Possibly irreparably.

If any school employee calls a child a different name other than their given name or if they call them by pronouns other than their birth pronouns without informing the parent they are causing harm to that child.  There is no circumstance where this should be allowed.


Fully support this rational policy - thank you!

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I'm the parent of two (2) children currently enrolled in Virginia public schools.  I fully support this rational policy.  I read the entire policy and have zero recommended changes - it is great how it is written.

This is an incredibly fair policy that moves Virginia back to a more reasonable perspective, enabling a collaboration between schools and parents (II. Guiding Principals, paragraph B).  Parents should be the ones who are involved in all aspects of their children, including preferred names and preferred gender identification, and this policy rightfully establishes that parental involvement and appropriate role of schools in our children's lives.  The proposed policy also addresses bullying in a good way, providing balance to the overall approach.  I particularly like that this policy requires parents to provide in writing any name or gender change, and requires parental notification for all counseling - these are both things parents should be involved with.  The only thing i didn't see are consequences for districts, schools, and school personnel that violate the proposed policy.

To counter those who oppose this policy, if a child is in danger at home for any reason, the school still has appropriate paths to report that danger.  This policy does not remove those mechanisms for protecting children at home.  If a parent is abusive, that parent should be reported and investigated regardless of the reason for the abuse, and this policy aligns with that.  And this policy won't result in kids committing suicide - that's a ridiculous argument that is not founded in solid science (the math on this needs to be addressed in this policy).  The hyperbole around kids being in danger at home is overblown, and the underlying mental challenges of these kids has not been addressed enough.  Adults have to go to court to change their names - why should it be different for kids? And most importantly, no adult should keep secrets with children that are not theirs (e.g. no school teacher or staff should have a secret with someone's kid, ever, even if it means 'outing' a kid) - this policy makes sure that those secrets do not happen. Children should not be encouraged to keep secrets from their parents, ever.

Thank you Virginia and Governor Youngkin!!


This is horrible


Scum of a governor

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Don’t campaign on a more moderate platform if you’re going to turn around and lie to your constituent's


Support the governor


Protect Trans Kids!!!

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I am a 26 year old transgender person. I grew up in Falls Church, going to Fairfax County Public Schools. If this policy was in effect while I was in school, I would have dropped out of high school and been subjected to transphobic abuse at home. Outing transgender youth to their families without their consent and barring them from using certain bathrooms and other gendered spaces puts them directly in harms way. If you care about ending child abuse and lowering the suicide rate of youth, this policy cannot be passed. This is discrimination full stop, and just like discrimination against people of color and women, this policy is dangerous, backwards, and will soon be seen by the majority as what it is, pure hatefulness.


NO!

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<p>I strongly oppose this </p>


Fully Support - Thank you Gov. Youngkin

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<p> Governor Youngkin - thank you for putting our children's wellbeing back in our hands. Schools should focus on teaching math</p>


Bad for all children

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Transgendered children's rights are important and should be respected.  Legislation should be aimed at protecting these children who are already vulnerable in so many ways.  Additionally, supporting transgender children teaches all children to respect and embrace differences.


Strongly support this common sense guideline

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<p> Since we already KNOW that at least one child was raped in a school bathroom</p>


support

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


We are in a public health crisis

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We are in a public health crisis.  With suicide contemplation, attempt, and completion data this grave in any other issue, practitioners and citizens alike would be speaking up to keep our kids safe and healthy.  From the Trevor Project...

LGBTQ youth are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers (Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020).

The Trevor Project estimates that more than 1.8 million LGBTQ youth (13-24) seriously consider suicide each year in the U.S. — and at least one attempts suicide every 45 seconds.

The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health found that 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth.

We have a responsibility to protect the students who sit in our classrooms.  Their most fundamental needs are physical and emotional safety.  How can they learn if they are in an environment which denies their experience and marginalizes their existence?  What is the point of teaching them to solve an equation if they feel so neglected by us that they don't life to reach 18?  We need to start talking about support for LGBTQIA+ students as a health crisis AND a learning crisis.


Stongly support

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<p> Thank you Gov Youngkin for protecting our daughters. Female students have felt uncomfortable in the locker rooms and using the bathrooms due to the previous policies put in place.  </p>


Strongly OPPOSE

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<p>I strongly OPPOSE. Targeting an already vulnerable and marginalized group of people in this way harms the children our governor swore an oath to protect. </p>


Oppose


Proposed Policy Ignores the Preferences of the Parents Who Would Be Most Affected

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The Guiding Principles emphasizes the rights of parents, but the policy itself seems to disrespect the rights of parents who recognize their children as transgender. It is their children who suffer the most stigma, harassment, and discrimination. The proposed policy therefore seems to be at odds with its own guiding principles.

Specifically, by the narrowed definition of “Sex,” the proposed policy would compel students whose parents believe are female to use the boys’ bathroom, and similarly would compel students whose parents believe are male to use the girls’ bathroom.

The parents of these children are the ones who are most affected by the difficulties faced by their children with regard to sexuality issues. Parents of other children face no stigma, harassment or discrimination, and do not have the daily stress of dealing with the depression and anxiety that often accompanies the gender dysphoria experienced by their children. The result is a policy which protects the preferences of certain parents but ignores the preferences of the parents who would experience the most impact of the proposed policy.

No rationale appears in the proposed policy. Instead, it includes a string of citations without providing and explanation or argumentation. This is simply not useful or helpful to the vast majority of citizens.


Strongly SUPPORT

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<p> This is so commonsensical; no rational</p>


Oppose this cruel policy

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LGBTQ Americans already face so much discrimination just for being who they are, and this cruel policy only serves to extend that discrimination to vulnerable children.


Go Youngkin!  Finally some sanity for Virginia!

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Parents should be raising their kids, not the Government, you whacky leftists!  What country are we living in where giving the Government control over our minor children makes sense to anyone??  Wake up people!!!


I support this 100%

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


100% support for Youngkin and Parental Rights

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<p>Kids can’t vote, drive, work, drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, etc, but the school system thinks it’s okay to encourage kids to “change” their gender and then not tell parents about it? This is insanity! Respecting a tiny minority of students (gender confused children in this case) should not sacrifice respect towards others. This includes keeping female sports for biological females, using the appropriate bathroom for your biological gender, and absolutely keeping an open and honest line of communication with parents. </p>


Well written to address All students

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This update is good for all students not just one segment.  Allowing parents to be informed & in charge of raising their children is essential.  The changes support transgender & other categories as well as traditional. Teachers should be free to teach all students without focusing on political agendas or being encouraged to lie to parents or withhold information from parents of minor children.


Strongly Support This

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<p> I SUPPORT THIS  </p>


SUPPORT !!   Parents raise their children!   Not schools!  Parents Matter!!

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Fully support this policy!   Thank you Gov Youngkin!   Promises made, promises kept!


Parents Rights are NOT enshrined in the Constitution

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<p>Any commenter who claims parents rights are enshrined in the Constitution is an idiot and needs to go back to high school themselves for a remedial U.S. Government course.... </p>


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>


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>


F*ck Glenn youngkin and his fragile masculinity

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<p>Glen youngkin would rather watch a child kill themselves then let them go to school. What happened to being pro-life? Youngkin is only pro-life until the child is old enough to choose their sexuality. Make it make sense </p>


new K-12 model policies.

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Thank you

This is not hateful, but reasonable and responsive to the grave concerns of parents.


Strongly support!!

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


Strongly Oppose

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While there may be no legal basis in the US for the right to identity, I nonetheless strongly oppose the policies that Gov. Youngkin has put forth for how schools should treat and care for their trans students.

Medical research has shown that allowing trans students to socially transition reduces their levels of depression (and thus chances of suicide). The policies Youngkin proposes would make it more difficult, stressful, and time-consuming for a trans student to be allowed to socially transition at school. These policies do not have the best interest of students at their core. They are regressive and unnecessarily hurtful to trans students -- which is particularly alarming because trans youth are one of the most at-risk populations in the US.

A parent should not be given the entire right to dictate their child's identity. Parents are not omniscient, nor are they perfect in all instances. This policy is fraught with the ability to abuse and manipulate it against trans students.

It is not hard or harmful to call a person by a different name or by a different pronoun. I strongly oppose the adoption of these policies in Virginia schools.


Support


Strongly support Youngkin


Let School Be a Safe Place. Reject this Guidance.

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<p>Not every child has a supportive home environment. For some, school is the safe space where they can be themselves and feel nurtured. If a child is already struggling with their sexual or gender identity and lives with intolerant parents, the last thing they need is laws that force their teachers to be intolerant also. Let school be a safe place. </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 opposed!

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Please don't make schools an unsafe space for trans students!


Lolz at the groomers

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It's quite the tell that activists are here to oppose parental consent.

Groomers gonna groom I guess.


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>


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This is Harmful to Trans & Nonbinary Students


Transgenders in schools

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I fully support the Governor's policy on the transgender issue.


SUPPORT

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Thank you for preserving the FUNDAMENTAL right of parents to have final say on their child's mental health.   Please hold the line on parental rights and ultimately childrens' health.


Totally support our governor


I support the 2022 model policies.

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<p> I support the 2022 model policies. Thank you Governor Youngkin!   </p>


Fully support

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<p> Thank you Governor!  </p>


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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


Strongly support

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<p> Thank you so much governor for returning common sense to our great state. Parents matter and must be involved and active participants in decisions regarding their children. Schools are there to support families</p>


Power to Parents!!! Fully Support

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I fully support this policy. This policy restores parental rights provided by the US Constitution and also ensures parents are informed and engaged in their child's education and well-being.  Anyone who states this policy is cruel or inhumane has NOT read the proposal and are merely blinded by political party affiliation.

While it is important to provide protections for those who question their identity, albeit defying science, those of the affected opposite biological sex must also be provided protections. Using sports as an example since transgender participation has been in the national spotlight, allowing transgender athletes to participate in a sport opposite of the biological sex, specifically men identifying as women, provides an unfair competitive advantage for the transgender athlete. When there is clear and insurmountable advantage for an opposing athlete, it destroys the confidence and motivation for other athletes, those who are NOT defying science, to participate.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose the proposed VDOE guidelines on the grounds that it will compromise the freedom and safety of transgender students. Schools should be a safe place for students to learn and have freedom to express themselves in a safe environment. </p>


I support this!

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<p> This law promotes the dignity and respect of ALL children and recognizes the rights of parents. Fairfax County Public Schools have completely overstepped their bounds in this area.  </p>


How can anyone support this?

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<p> I'm not a parent</p>


Keep your church out of my state!

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Every child is deserving of an education! Keep the church out of state! Not all of us believe in these horrid Christian values! We want freedom to choose and freedom to live our own lives how we want. Keep your fragile masculinity out of this!


VERY Opposed to Youngkin's transphobic policy

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Greetings,

Schools have always served as a safe haven for children and as such the Commonwealth should resist any efforts by Youngkin to place trans students at risk.  Adhering to this new anti-trans policy would place students whose parents are unsupportive of their trans children's safety, in harms way.  We have a responsibility as a community to keep these children safe. I urge the Commonwealth to do everything you can to insist that this policy not go forward and that we as a community protect these students.

Thank you


Fully Support

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<p> Parents should have an active role.  </p>


Strongly Oppose

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This is hateful and vile and only puts LGBT children in danger of homophobic & transphobic abuse.


The state's new K-12 model policies.

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I appreciate and I am thankful that parent’s voices and concerns have been heard. I appreciate the common sense being used regarding pronouns and gender assignment.  Thank you for better serving and protecting our children with common sense bathroom assignments. The majority of parents and grandparents in Virginia do not want radical political ideologies pushed at the expense of our children. Thank you Governor Youngkin!


Strongly oppose laws based in hate

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Strongly oppose laws based in hate


I fully support this

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<p> I am in support of this.  </p>


Strongly oppose laws based in hate


Support mental well being of our students

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<p> this does the opposite</p>


I support Governor Youngkin and parents

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Parents are responsible for their minor children and need to be aware and informed of anything that affects their children in school. School personnel need permission from parents concerning anything that affects their children.


A Teacher in Support of This

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<p> I'm a high school teacher</p>


VOTE HIM OUT


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> I support parental rights. I support biology. I support Governor Youngkin. I support common sense. I support a biological female's right to privacy in bathrooms and locker rooms. I support a biological female athlete's right to participate in sports and to compete against other biological females.  </p>


OPPOSE