I strongly support Youngkin's policy

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Parents have the right to be informed and ultimately bear the responsibility for their children's wellbeing.  Parents rights should be protected!  Our young girls should be protected from potential sexual assault by keeping bathrooms and locker rooms specific to biological gender.

This policy is commonsense and should be implemented.


Strongly Support-Thank you!

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<p> It's time to put common sense back in schools. This policy does exactly that. Thank you for recognizing that parents play an important role in their children's lives. Thank you for supporting all students with common sense policies that put biology back into decision-making. It never should have been left out of the equation to begin with.  </p>


I support Governor Yougkins new Guidelines

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Thank you Governor Yougkin for standing up for parents and children's rights.Parents should have the right to make a decision for whats best for their children. I am sympathetic to people suffering with gender dysphoria,But we also need to protect girls and boys that don't want to share the bathroom with the opposite sex. Children should be addressed by the chromosome they were given at conception. Individuall Unisex bathrooms need to be installed for for trans children that don't want to use the bathroom that corresponds with their sex. Separate categories for Tans Athletes need to be added.  More funding for mental health counseling.


Support the Proposal

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<p> These kids need help not more confusion.  </p>


Common sense

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Finally a Governor with common sense!  In Loudoun County we have seen the problems with the current transgender policy.  Use the restrooms of your birth and don’t allow biological boys to play girls sports.  We need to allow parents to raise their kids - not the schools!  Having worked in education, some teachers scare me!


Fully support

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<p> Thank you for keeping parents’ rights in place. Government schools need to worry about teaching mathematics</p>


Gov Younkin’s trans policy

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<p>His policies with regard to LGB/trans students are archaic and misguided. Stop pushing them. </p>


I support Youngkins policy


I support Governor Younkin's position.

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


I support this

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<p>I am so tired of watching as women get reduced to makeup and a dress and men get reduced to anyone who dresses up like a man. Each gender is unique and irreplaceable. Women cannot be replaced by men, and vice-versa. Men and women are not caricatures. One thing I've noticed about gender identity is that it reinforces stereotypes. If you don't perfectly fit in with the stereotypical idea of a man, then you are told that you are a woman, and vice-versa. Gender ideology is insulting and degrading to absolutely everyone, including those in the LGBTQ community, because it attacks the fundamental principles of what it means to be a man or a woman. It teaches people that they must irreparably change their own bodies, that there is something wrong with who they are and that they need to destroy themselves in order to be okay, and base their identity off of stereotypes of men and women. They are taught to look to their gender for their worth, and they become dependent on other people's perception of them because their identity revolves around appearing like a man or woman. Under no circumstances is depending on other people for your worth ever healthy. Gender ideology is a false solution being shamelessly marketed to young, impressionable, innocent children. They are not in the wrong bodies. They are fine the way they are and the idea that they are not and that they need to wear someone else's personality and appearance like some sort of skin is damaging to them and degrading to those whose characteristics are being worn. Yes, I think that there are legitimate mental health needs that should not be ignored, but I strongly disagree with the idea that gender ideology offers any constructive solution. Therefore, I agree with this policy. Gender ideology should not be marketed to students by their teachers, especially behind parents' backs. </p>


Parents rights

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Appreciate the commonsense approach to this issue.  Parents included in decisions in all cases.


Strongly SUPPORT the protection and safety of all children

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


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

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<p> I fully support this.  </p>


More important issues for our Schools

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<p>There are more important for our issues regarding our schools rather than what this proposed document supports. </p>


Support!

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<p> Stop mutilating kids  </p>


I adamantly oppose this!

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Dear Governor Youngkin - I am urging you to keep the current legislation that was passed in 2020 to protect the rights of ALL Students.  As governor it is your responsibility respect, serve, and protect all constituents; and especially our most vulnerable.  This Bill is a signal that you are not willing protect our youngest community members and instead will enable hate, fear, and rhetoric to flourish in the commonwealth.
We must approach these situations from a place of compassion and keep the legislation in place that protects our students and teachers alike.  We must support our children and protect them from the cruelty from people who fear what they don't understand.


STRONGLY oppose this discriminatory policy that will only lead to loss of trans lives

Arlington resident and proud supporter of trans kids

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<p>Research shows trans kids without supportive families are much much more likely to attempt suicide. When the people in power implement discriminatory policies such as this, it  directly  increases the risk of child suicide. We need to affirm and support our trans students and treat them with dignity and respect, just like any other kid. This policy does the opposite. I strongly oppose these proposed rules. </p>


Oppose

I feel that issues of whether students can, with parental consent, participate in schools as gender identities not coinciding with their sex, is absolutely not something the state should restrict. This decision, if enacted, will interfere with the open and free environment Virginia is trying to foster in their schools, one in which every student can participate and thrive.
I urge you to consider whether implementing transphobic policies actually benefits anyone, especially students who arguably will already have the deck stacked against them. I urge you to consider whether a Christian viewpoint, or any religious viewpoint, should be forced upon every student in a country with freedom of religion, in violation of students' and parents' constitutional rights.It is not "grooming" for children to express themselves freely without adult restriction. It is not "perversion" for a student who identifies as a binary gender, to use a bathroom, for the bathroom's intended purpose, which coincides with that gender. It is not "oppression" to let a student participate in a gendered sport that coincides with their gender identity. It is not "tyranny" for teachers to respect parents' and medical professionals' pronouns for a student; it shows respect not only to these adults, but moreover, to the student in question.
I urge you to reconsider, for the sake of Virginia, the United States, and for the sake of the students most impacted by your decisions.

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I feel that issues of whether students can, with parental consent, participate in schools as gender identities not coinciding with their sex, is absolutely not something the state should restrict. This decision, if enacted, will interfere with the open and free environment Virginia is trying to foster in their schools, one in which every student can participate and thrive.

I urge you to consider whether implementing transphobic policies actually benefits anyone, especially students who arguably will already have the deck stacked against them. I urge you to consider whether a Christian viewpoint, or any religious viewpoint, should be forced upon every student in a country with freedom of religion, in violation of students' and parents' constitutional rights.

It is not "grooming" for children to express themselves freely without adult restriction. It is not "perversion" for a student who identifies as a binary gender, to use a bathroom, for the bathroom's intended purpose, which coincides with that gender. It is not "oppression" to let a student participate in a gendered sport that coincides with their gender identity. It is not "tyranny" for teachers to respect parents' and medical professionals' pronouns for a student; it shows respect not only to these adults, but moreover, to the student in question.

I urge you to reconsider, for the sake of Virginia, the United States, and for the sake of the students most impacted by your decisions.


I strongly support this policy.

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<p> I am a parent and a grandparent. I expect the school system to teach reading</p>


Strongly Oppose these cruel, harmful & bigoted proposed changes

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Why on earth would anyone think it OK to make life harder for these kids, their families and their caring teachers?  Such selfishness!  The breadth of what it means to be human is far greater than conservative & cisgender.  Everyone is entitled to their opinion but *legislation* needs to support human rights.


Strongly oppose changes in policy related to transfer students.

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Strongly opposed to policy changes related to transgender students.


Strongly Support Parental Rights!

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


Strongly oppose

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Youngkin's "Model Policies" is a regressive attempt to roll back all of the positive progress that has been made to support trans and non-binary children. It strips schools of their mission to be safe and supportive spaces and disempowers teachers to provide front-line support to students. To say that other children are harmed by recognizing the needs of trans and non-binary children is a crock of baloney. All children benefit from knowing that they are loved and supported for who they are--and seeing this basic human right extended to all of their classmates. Shame on Youngkin and the parents who would promote this kind of hateful discrimination and bigotry in our schools.


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>


2022 MODEL POLICIES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN VIRGINIA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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RE: 2022 MODEL POLICIES ON THE PRIVACY, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN VIRGINIA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Thank you to the Younkin administration for this policy change. It is badly needed and long overdue.


I fully support this; previous policies interfered with parents

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


I Fully Support This Change

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<p>I strongly support the rights of parents to oversee and be informed about their children's lives, health, and education. Teachers should not be making these decisions apart from parental input. I also strongly support protecting our children by not allowing students to self-select which bathroom they prefer to use, which is a system ripe for abuse by potential bad actors. Please adopt this rule to protect the rights of both children and parents. </p>


Support


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>


thank you fully support the change

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Thank you Governor Youngkin for standing up for our kids.  Our parents need to be in control of this crazed attempt to indoctrinate and confuse our children about them being either male or female.  Thanks for making the change


Support

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<p> It is a parents right to know what is happening with their child and the child's right to have their parents support them. Taking a position that all parents are not supportive of their own child is evil but does point out how the current public education system views parents roles in THEIR kids lives. Where will these public school employees be for the kids when they graduateandove to another school</p>


Great Bill! Fully support!

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


Oppose These Proposals

I'm a Virginia resident and a parent of young children enrolled in Virginia's public schools, and I oppose these policy proposals, which would change the guidance regarding transgender students in Virginia schools.
Using the guise of "parental rights" to strip protections from an already at-risk group of children is not only politically opportunistic, it's dangerous. I say that as a parent. My rights no not supercede the rights of my child or anyone else's.
Transgender children are one of the most at-risk group of kids because they are disproportionately likely to be bullied, harrassed, and assaulted. They are also disproportionately more likely to run away from home, and have thoughts of suicide or self-harm, and suicide attempts. (As well as completed suicide.)
The number of transgender youth who have run away from home because they are either not safe at home or were kicked out is higher than any other group of children. This is evidence of why "parental rights" should not be the metric for how we treat children. Some children must be protected from their parents. Schools already have the authority to step in when they suspect abuse, neglect, or other serious violations; they contact CPS, as they should. We don't claim that "parental rights" mean a parent can beat their child, molest their child, starve their child, or any other horrifying scenario, simply because they are the child's parent. Providing a bathroom, or accomodating a name change, pales in comparison to that kind of intervention. The only reason our approach would be different to accomodate the well-being of a transgender child is if we believe transgender children are less worthy. That belief is repugnant, unconstitutional, and has no place in public schools.
Why is a group of powerful, grown (mostly) men fixating upon where children relieve themselves? That's creepy and perverse. These adults need to focus on things that are real problems. If the governor needs help identifying a real problem in public education, I can help him. Start with reading in early elementary. It's not sexy; it won't win him spots on Fox News, but it is a way he could meaningfully serve his constituents. But he would have to return to Virginia, meet with constituents, and stop running for president/senate.
These proposals do not solve a problem; they create them. Furthermore, they imply that transgender children matter less than other children. They could harm vulnerable children. We should not adopt them.
~Leanne FoxCrozet, VA

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I'm a Virginia resident and a parent of young children enrolled in Virginia's public schools, and I oppose these policy proposals, which would change the guidance regarding transgender students in Virginia schools.

Using the guise of "parental rights" to strip protections from an already at-risk group of children is not only politically opportunistic, it's dangerous. I say that as a parent. My rights no not supercede the rights of my child or anyone else's.

Transgender children are one of the most at-risk group of kids because they are disproportionately likely to be bullied, harrassed, and assaulted. They are also disproportionately more likely to run away from home, and have thoughts of suicide or self-harm, and suicide attempts. (As well as completed suicide.)

The number of transgender youth who have run away from home because they are either not safe at home or were kicked out is higher than any other group of children. This is evidence of why "parental rights" should not be the metric for how we treat children. Some children must be protected from their parents. Schools already have the authority to step in when they suspect abuse, neglect, or other serious violations; they contact CPS, as they should. We don't claim that "parental rights" mean a parent can beat their child, molest their child, starve their child, or any other horrifying scenario, simply because they are the child's parent. Providing a bathroom, or accomodating a name change, pales in comparison to that kind of intervention. The only reason our approach would be different to accomodate the well-being of a transgender child is if we believe transgender children are less worthy. That belief is repugnant, unconstitutional, and has no place in public schools.

Why is a group of powerful, grown (mostly) men fixating upon where children relieve themselves? That's creepy and perverse. These adults need to focus on things that are real problems. If the governor needs help identifying a real problem in public education, I can help him. Start with reading in early elementary. It's not sexy; it won't win him spots on Fox News, but it is a way he could meaningfully serve his constituents. But he would have to return to Virginia, meet with constituents, and stop running for president/senate.

These proposals do not solve a problem; they create them. Furthermore, they imply that transgender children matter less than other children. They could harm vulnerable children. We should not adopt them.

~Leanne Fox
Crozet, VA


Move forward supporting all

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<p> This guidance harms transchildren and anyone supporting this should be ashamed of themselves. Why does being kind to someone and THEIR identity affect anyone else negatively? It shouldn’t. This is a step back</p>


I strongly support this policy.


Support for Governor Younkin's proposal

Michael Sirotniak (St. Agnes Catholic Church)

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I support Governor Younkin's proposal with Christian joy!


Equal rights for all persons identifying as LGBTQ

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It is no longer 1950 and science has proven that the sexual orientation of a person is not strictly male or female but a more fluid spectrum.  This has been known for a long time amongst many cultures and going back to the dark ages by insisting on archaic laws endangers the health and welfare of many children and families that support their LGBTQ members.  State control and criminalization of personal choices and realities should not be tolerated.  Please do not support Governor Youngkins attempts to roll back the enlightened progress that has been made and is supported by a majority of Virginia residents.


Trans kids deserve respect

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What youngkin is doing is fear mongering. Parents have decided that this is the best way to protect their children, and they’re wrong. This policy will kill children. It will cause many parents to begin abusing their transgender children. Trans kids deserve respect, they’ve already been through enough. This is sickening.


Strongly oppose. Leave supportive trans policies in place

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Trans students should continue to be allowed to use the bathrooms they want. If they can try out for a sports team, they should be able to do that. They should use the locker room they are comfortable in. Parents are not always supportive and kind. Some are abusive. That is why CPS exists. If a student does not feel comfortable being out to the parent, the school should not tell parents. Schools are a safe haven (often) from parents. Students should be allowed to be themselves at school. This gives them the mental state to be able to work and learn. Do not take this away. Teachers are not grooming students nor suggesting they become trans. Trans is not a fad. Anyone who suggests students are influenced to become trans because it is trendy do not understand the subject at all. I am strongly opposed to the change. It is wrong.


Support this move. Need to still consider how to handle transphobic parents  keep trans kids safe.

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<p> As a VA resident</p>


Stop the sicko leftist support this policy save our children


Support for this policy

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<p> It seems like everyone feels this will cause suicide rates among trans students to increase. Suicide is the result of a mental health problem. Sane rational people do not commit suicide. Perhaps get mental health help for these students. But keep this nonsense out of the schools!  </p>


Thank you! I fully support!

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


Great Bill! Fully support!


Strongly Oppose - Measure Harms Everyone

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<p>This administration should be working toward ensuring the 90% of schools in Virginia who have yet to adopt the 2021 Modal Policies are actually doing so, not prohibiting all schools (and the people within them) from maintaining a safe and respectful learning environment for ALL. Strongly oppose this measure. </p>


Fully Support

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STRONGLY OPPOSE- EDUCATE YOURSELVES!!

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On 6/28/2021, the Supreme Court chose not to review an opinion by the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals that states that public school students can use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity, therefore upholding this decision. Title IX, the federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, overwhelmingly affirms the rights of transgender students.  The argument I often hear in opposition to these rights is that they fear that a child will be assaulted in the bathroom by a transgender person.  This shows an enormous amount of misunderstanding of the experience of a transgender person as well as the school policy.  The amount of discomfort these kids feel and the struggles they have faced leading up to and following transitioning is enormous.  Their families have often struggled along with them and only want equality and a safe learning environment for their loved one. Additionally, research has shown that there is no evidence that transgender students pose an increased risk for assault in schools. This is nothing but a fear tactic and it is well-documented that this kind of discrimination has a negative affect emotionally, physically, and academically on transgender and gender non-conforming students.  Unsupported students with gender dysphoria miss school at a higher rate and many begin homeschool learning due to bullying at school. The stakes are so much higher for these students than those that oppose them.  I know that if more people would take the time to learn about the experiences of transgender individuals and their families, they could understand that these students deserve the same rights of all students.

I ask that in the coming weeks, as you hear arguments against supporting these rights and against creating an inclusive environment for these young, vulnerable kids, that you please remember that beyond their gender identity is a heart.  We can do so much for these kids’ well-being and futures by supporting them and ultimately, being an example to others.  Let’s show that Virginia  will not stand for this kind of discrimination.

I know you will be hearing from many voices in the coming weeks, months, and beyond. I thank you sincerely for taking the time to listen to my concerns, as well.


Not in favor

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<p>Being a mom of a transgender teen (ftm) I am very thankful he was able to come out to me in a safe place. Being an active member of Free Mom Hugs I see too often students who are shunned and have heard stories of the verbal and physical abuse they receive from parents. It is heartbreaking.  Students need a safe place to express their preferred name and gender or concerns about this topic. Some kids cannot be themselves at home for the backlash they receive from their own family. Let them have a safe place to talk openly with the school counselor or the schools Life Counselor. This is one reason  we have them in our schools. Let them do their job and let the kids express themselves  and find their own autonomy. </p>


Fully support the governors plan

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<p>I fully support our governors plan.  Parents need to be involved in everything that affects their minor children </p>


Support this


Governor's New Policies

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A "gender confused" child is little more than a case of child abuse. Teach, not groom.


STRONGLY oppose.

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<p>This deeply harmful ideology harms children. Science shows that gender is highly variable. if you are so concerned with children vocalizing their own gender identity, then you should address the thousands of intersex children born every year who are subjected to invasive surgeries. </p>


Parental rights and notification are reasonable and absolutely necessary

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<p>Parents should be notified and their consent required to socially transition their child. If the schools fear for the physical safety of the child or believe there’s is a likelihood of actual harm to the child with notification and obtaining consent, hen the school should contact child protective services. </p>


Strongly Support

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A good policy that balances the need for individual expression and rights with respecting the rights of those that feel different. Schools should be a place of acceptance with the forcing of ideas or keeping crucial information from parents


I fully support Youngkin!

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


This is killing kids

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This bill is killing children. I have already seen a student at my school kill herself because of the rampant transphobia. If you’re really “pro-life” you would make sure these kids are protected, because it’s laws like this that are making them kill themselves.


Strongly Support

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<p> I strongly support this  </p>


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>


Finally common sense

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It is my opinion that, though parents have for many years abdicated the raising of their children by and large to the most radical of indoctrination factories, namely our public education system, the lock downs brought to light this twisted ideology.

With this measure, I believe these teachers and administrators do not care for our kids when they are sick. They do not get up at all hours to comfort them with nightmares, they do not pay for the insurance and food and clothes and have no right whatsoever to even think that they should be teaching these kids anything but reading writing arithmetic.

And to that point, Minors cannot rent a car until 25. They cannot get a tattoo until 18+ (unless the parent consents). They cannot drink alcohol until 21.

And while we are at it, "transgenderism" is a dysphoria and we need to provide the mental health care for these children, not encouraging, coaching, enabling and grooming them to grow this "group" that makes up 1/10th of 1% of people that truly struggle with this.

"Educators" should not be advocating, supporting or providing sexual or sexual orientation guidance or advice period.

If one has child porn they are arrested and prosecuted as they should and this is no different. These teachers and administrators should be prosecuted and jailed as well as the medical business that is supposed to "do no harm"..


support support support

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<p> Woo hoo thank you  </p>


We need to support kids

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


Oppose as it's up the parents not the teachers or governor.

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Oppose as it is up to the parent, not the teachers or the governor.


Support saving our children


Wholeheartedly Support!

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<p> Long past time schools got back to work and focus on what is important in the REAL WORLD! Pushing these nonsensical ideologies have only helped to lower our standing in the world and have done nothing to improve the education of our children. Ignore the woke</p>


2022 MODEL POLICIES ON THE PRIVACY, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN VIRGINIA’S

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<p>Strongly Support this common-sense policy. </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>


Strongly Support This New Approach

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<p> No matter one’s belief system</p>


support

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


‘Bout dang time!

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<p>Thank God we have someone in Office who actually does what they ran on!! (And the reason he got elected!) Parental Rights Matter!! Common Frickin’ Sense Matters!! Reading through many of these comments I’m astounded at the level of sheer ignorance and arrogance of many a contributer. I’ve worked in public education in Virginia for over 32 years. I would venture to say 99.98% of those commenting here have never even stepped foot inside a school since they, themselves, left school (graduated or otherwise). Trust me, TRUST ME, transexual/gay/whatever “issues” are so far down the “what really matters” list in day-to-day operations of a school as to be of almost 0, ZERO, importance to everyone involved other than those that simply want to yap their jaws and feel self-important. Thank you Gov Youngkin! Let the blow-hards continue “blowing” and just keep up the good work!! Yes, ALL students’ concerns matter, but this crap is so far removed from the real issues affecting schools today it’s assinine to even continue harping on it. Youngkin4Prez 2028 or 2032!! </p>


I Support Protecting Parental Rights

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Children are the responsibility of their parents until the child reaches adulthood. Therefore, the public school system should only be concerned with successfully educating our children in the basics instead of focusing on cultural change; it may increase the number of students graduating with problem-solving, conflict resolution, and critical thinking abilities.


Strongly Support Parent Choice

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


In Support of the New Law

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As a parent of two (middle and high school), it's paramount that I be a part of any decision making regarding this topic. If we choose to involve the school system, then again, that's the parents' choice, not school administration. Thank you.


Fully Support!

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<p> Fully Support!  </p>


Oppose legalizing discrimination against any student.

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<p>This could potentially cause a more toxic and harmful learning environment for these children. </p>


Strongly support parental rights

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I’m a typical west coast liberal who is alarmed by the removal of parental information and consent. Schools have moved quickly to an non-evidence-based model that allows social transition without regard to other factors such as interacting diagnoses, mental health issues, etc. Children are being taught that everyone has a gender identity, which is somehow completely independent of their biological sex. That’s confusing for children and doesn’t represent the reality that most of us are not trans. Kids who do not conform to gender stereotypes, or who are on the autistic spectrum and often feel discomfort in their own bodies, are being funneled into a trans identification that can lead to a lifetime of medicalization and other irreparable harms. Involving parents is a critical step in helping kids explore their gender identity safely. We aren’t all monsters :)


I support our Governor.

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


I strongly support this. As a young woman

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


Support this policy


I strongly support parental rights concerning their minor children

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Parents must remain the primary decision makers for their minor children.


Strongly Support/Abolish this Policy Completely

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


OPPOSE


Opposed

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As a parent of two children in Virginia public schools, I oppose this policy.  In addition to negating any opportunity for a safe space for kids naturally questioning their identity and place in the world, it creates an additional administrative burden on the education system.  Teachers are getting burned out with good reason as they wear many hats and have many obligations to meet during each day and through the year.  Tying their hands by requiring a conversation that may further endanger an at risk student while putting the teacher in the middle of a family conflict unnecessarily.  Teachers need the flexibility to judge the situation and make appropriate decisions.  We trust our teachers with the physical safety and mental and emotional development of our children every day; why is this topic any different?


I strongly support


Support

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<p> Fully support  </p>


Strongly Oppose

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This is nothing more than political pandering.  You do not have our kids best interests in mind or at heart.


Strongly Oppose


Absolutely shameful, strongly oppose

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I am a parent of 2 kids in Virginia public schools.

Why does the governor want to hurt children? Schools are supposed to be safe places for our children. When we do not provide welcoming classrooms for all our children, there will be fewer protections from bullying; and we'll see more anxiety, depression, and suicide. This new policy is a disgusting attack on children.

You should be ashamed, Mr. Youngkin.


DO NOT SUPPORT - dangerous discrimination

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<p>Please do NOT make school a more dangerous place for our LGBTQ young people. These brutal policies not only put trans and nonbinary kids in harms way but make school unsafe for them. trans kids are far more statistically likely to be harmed by bullies, staff and policies athn they are to harm ANYONE ELSE. </p>


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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


I support this change.

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


Strongly Opposed, Protect ALL Children, including Trans kids

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<p>This policy is discriminatory and harmful. Children should be allowed the freedom to learn and exist safely without being forced into mentally and physically harmful scenarios at school. </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>


I strongly support Governor Younkins policy

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Most importantly - parental rights are supported here.  Parents are primary when it comes to guiding, directing and raising their children.  Please don't ever give that right over to any one else.  Parents and school administration should be working together to determine what is best for a child while the child is in school.  If a child has special needs this should be addressed together and a plan appropriate and acceptable to all should be put in place.  ALL children are precious and deserve the appropriate care as they maneuver their way through this world.


Support


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>


Strongly support

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<p> Please help all children be safe. Transgender students in restrooms has resulted in assaults. Assigned restrooms for those with special needs should be available. At the high school where I taught</p>


OPPOSE

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<p>I oppose Model 2022 completely wiping away all of Model 2021's gains towards inclusivity for LGBTQ+ children. </p>


The truth will set you free.....

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All people deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.  Part of that respect should be to speak only the truth - especially to our children.  Our children are being lied to in the classroom when they are told that a boy can become a girl and that a girl can become a boy. No matter how many drugs you take and how many surgeries you subject yourself to, bottom line is that every cell in your body will have the XX chromosome or the XY chromosome. You are still what you were created to be.

These children who are gender confused need our help and our compassion to find out why they are unhappy with who they are.  Why are we teaching these ideologies in the classroom anyway???? Can't we just go back to teaching "reading, writing and arithmetic"????

Please God help us.


Support parents and the Governor’s policy.

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS. Children can ask to be called by their middle name or a nickname like Jenny instead of Jennifer. Using Sue instead of Mike shows children the same level of respect. Trans youth are at higher risk than the general public, and yet this will put them at even greater safety risk if their parent is not supportive. </p>


No transgender encouragement

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<p>I am writing to support the new guidance policy for schools. No transgender ideology promotion or encouragement.   Parents need to know what's going on with their kids.  Kids need to be safe in locker rooms and bathrooms.  Providing a separate, one person bathroom for transgender kids could be an idea.  </p>


Opposed, we need to protect our kids

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I strongly support trans kids and their families and am very opposed to this bill!


Strongly support this updated policy.

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


Stand for Transgender Rights

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Stand for Transgender Rights


Best thing I’ve seen yet! Fully support!! POTUS approved

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<p> Fully support. I need more ice cream  </p>


Oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose this language. I am a parent in Newport News. This new policy does not follow evidence based practices for supporting trans students, and does not support parents rights’ to have a safe environment for their children. Trans kids are real, their struggles are real, and we should have schools that support them. </p>


Strongly support

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Thankful for Governor Youngkin.


Strongly Oppose.

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All students, transgender kids included, need a safe environment in order to learn and thrive. The school must provide a place for this. This horrible new policy would not only make trans students feel less safe at school, but could also put them in danger at home. Pushing this legislation and legislation like this is a mistake that would actively harm students. Stop this now.


Support

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<p> As a school board official</p>


Strongly support (common sense and applicable to all students)

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<p> This is excellent and helps all parents fulfill their duties.  </p>


I support

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


THIS IS WHY WE ELECTED YOU!  SANITY!

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<p>I fully support parental rights in education in Virginia, and am against pretending that all of this illogical nonsense should be normalized. If the medical field will bring back and allow traditional talk therapy (and not affirmation) for people who suffer from gender dysphoria (diagnosable mental health condition) maybe they will get the actual help they need. In the meantime, re-normalize sanity please. If bullying occurs, schools should be well-equipped to handle it just like any other form of bullying, and it should not be tolerated.  </p>


Support for Parents to be in charge of their Kids

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<p> This bill gives parents back the rights they should always have regarding their own kids. It is disturbing that the school systems think they can hide anything about the kids from their legal guardians or make any decisions related to their welfare. Schools need to stick to academic instruction on assigned courses only.thank you Gov.  </p>


We support ALL kids

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My husband and I both grew up in Virginia, and are so saddened that there is a movement to pull support from trans kids who need it the most! They are already marginalized and often bullied by peers and schools and the public - and even parents, which is why finding a safe space at school to be themselves is SO important. Virginia offered that safe space to kids like me once, and it should be that for ALL kids.


Virginia elected a liar, and this is what they got, he attacks the weak for political gain.

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Va. elected a liar who just want bigger political office and has no problem attacking the weak to get it.  This is what happens when you elect a fascist.


Strongly support our governor


Strongly support!!!! Thank you Youngkin!

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


This endangers children. I do not support this legislation.

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How cowardly to have the public comment after this was passed. I do not support this administration's stance on this matter nor this legislation.

It's not about parent choice, this matter is about children's safety.


Strongly SUPPORT

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


I support the 2022 model policies.

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


Support

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<p> It’s parents rights on the line not the school board who only follow the dictates of those who think they know best. Biological you are either male or female. There’s no in between! We are walking a precarious line that borders on rebellion to God Almighty!!!  </p>


Great  policy decision support it


Strongly oppose - discriminatory

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This should NOT be allowed. This is a hateful policy.


Thank you! I fully support!

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


I fully support the new policy

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<p> I fully support this policy. Parental rights and input are critical</p>


Strongly support

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<p> Fingers crossed this will pass. Much needed change!  </p>


We awe family and we support


Strongly support my governor


Stongly Support

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<p> Young girls safety matters.  </p>


I support the 2022 model policies.


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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>


Opposed, because trans kids are still kids

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<p>Phrasing this about "parental rights" is gross, as you know it has nothing to do with that. The wording of this proposal is sickening. </p>


Transgender Student Rights

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<p>I oppose these changes! </p>


Strongly support

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


I support this new transgender policy

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I agree that schools should not be a place to indoctrinate our children. Schools should be safe for all students not a select few. School budgets should not be used to pay to teach gender  ideology.

I support 2022 transgender policy


Strongly Support. Stop the genital mutilation of children.

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


I support this policy-

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


support support support

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<p> Woo hoo thank you  </p>


Kudos to Governor Youngkin for Commonsense Policies

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Governor Youngkin is not only within his rights - but is correct - in demanding that School Boards and teachers focus on education, and not radicalizing children with transgender ideology.  What is most offensive is the fact that parental involvement is linked to stronger student performance, mental health, physical health and emotional well-being, but schools have positioned themselves to interfere in one of the primary, core, life-long relationships a person can have -- the relationship between a child and his or her parents.  Parents are entrusted with the well-being of their children for good reason.  Keep transgender ideology out of the schools -- period end of discussion.  It is wrong to presume that teachers and school boards care more about children than their own parents.  This is a sacred relationship of trust that the government must respect and protect.


Strongly support

I'm very wary about the number of people who assign abusiveness to parents they don't even know towards children they've never even met.Why is the go-to that parents are the problem?Leave kids alone.Parents have a right to be the final word on the lives of their children.No child is born in the wrong body.
Puberty is natural and normal and the *only* path to a normal, healthy adulthood.

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I'm very wary about the number of people who assign abusiveness to parents they don't even know towards children they've never even met.

Why is the go-to that parents are the problem?

Leave kids alone.
Parents have a right to be the final word on the lives of their children.
No child is born in the wrong body.

Puberty is natural and normal and the *only* path to a normal, healthy adulthood.


Strongly oppose the new policy

Virginia teacher, parent and voter in support of trans students

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This new policy, purporting to support rights (of parents) instead violates the rights of trans students.  As noted by the students loudly and bravely protesting this change, it is a policy driven by cynical political opportunism with no regard for the actual rights of any citizens.  It is a huge step backwards and we must oppose it.


Youngkin's bathroom policy

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<p>Strongly OPPOSE Youngkin's proposal. </p>


Support parental rights

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I strongly support Governor Youngkin's position. Parental rights must be maintained in all facets of a child's life. It is a slippery slope when those rights start to be devalued and ignored.


Strongly Support

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I strongly support Youngkin's proposed document which provides commonsense policies. Schools should not be in the business of hiding important information about a student from their parents. Thank you, Youngkin, for doing what you were elected to do!


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


STRONGLY SUPPORT

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Parents are the guardians of their minor children and should be informed of what's going on at school. The school is not there to "protect" the student -- if there is a concern that's what Social Services is for. Enough of the LBGTQ nonsense and especially transgender. With the rare exceptions of intersex conditions, people are not "born" into the wrong bodies. XX is XX and XY is XY, one cannot become the other. To declare otherwise is simply anti-science. Allow people to express themselves by how they choose to dress, etc., but to insist that others accept them as what they are not is ridiculous!


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>


I SUPPORT

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<p>As a teacher and parent of students in PWCS I STRONGLY support the Governor and his belief that it is time to put the power back to the parents. If students feel like the ONLY way they are welcome in PWCS is whether or not they’re called by a proper pronoun is insane. Our students are reading below grade level, writing below grade level, and our math scores are low. THIS is not what we need to focus on. </p>


Support

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


Strongly Support

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<p> Strongly Support this.  </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>


Fully Support

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99% of the population should not have to change their lives to accommodate 1% of the population.


Support

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<p> It’s parents rights on the line not the school board who only follow the dictates of those who think they know best. Biological you are either male or female. There’s no in between! We are walking a precarious line that borders on rebellion to God Almighty!!!  </p>


Strongly Oppose

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This is frankly disgusting and makes me embarrassed to be a Virginian


Support this policy support childrens


100% SUPPORT / DEMOCRACY SPEAKS

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


I completely support.


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>


SUPPORT


Agree

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I strongly support the governor in this - parents should know what is going on in the schools and their children’s lives


Strongly Support

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<p> I strongly support this  </p>


Adamantly Oppose

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Parents have plenty of rights with regard to raising THEIR children, but they should not have the right to set values for OTHER PEOPLE'S children.  ALL children deserve respect and freedom from harassment. Policies that systematize denying rights to certain groups of students effectively grant state authority to bully. STATE schools are not CHURCH schools, and the separation of church and state goes to the core of our country's defining values, even if extreme right politicians today are trying to rewrite that part of history along with other aspects of factual history that upset their equanimity. The State cannot let itself be beguiled by extreme religious interests bent on judging our children and depriving them of safe spaces to learn and grow. PLEASE protect our LGTBQ+ youth. Refuse to allow "parental rights" to deprive our kids' human rights.


Wth

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<p>So I do hope you realize how negatively this would impact many transgender students.  Some of these kids are still working to come out and by doing this you are depriving them of having teachers make them feel like they respected and the ability to tell their parents when they are ready. Also y’all could spend your time way better than coming up with this weird ass policy. Btw, this is coming from a student with many transgender friends who this might impact. </p>


Fully support this bill

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I fully support this bill and believe the parent should have a total say and what their child is being taught


Support


Fully Support

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I fully support Governor Youngkin's position.  Children should be taught fundamentals of reading, writing, and math.  Then once they have mastered these fundamental skills they can move to more complex subjects like science, (physics, chemistry, biology), geography, history, civics, government, health and home economics (how to formulate a budget, balance a checkbook, and cook a meal).   Teachers and parents are equals part of this triad.  As a parent I pay for all of this and I want my kids to have an education based on facts, not fantasy.  If it's not a fact-based course, then it should not be taught in a public school.  Kids can get their beliefs from their parents at home or at church.


Parental rights

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I thank Governor Youngkin for the new rules for Virginia schools concerning transgender rights. I believe the rights of all students and their parents will be protected. The state does not have the right to lead children away from their families. Also , for biological boys to compete against girls is just plain unfair. I thank the Governor for keeping the new rules.


Support

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<p> I support anything that allows parents to be fully involved in every aspect of their children’s education.  </p>


Strongly Oppose Outting Trans Kids to Potentially Transphobic Parents! Dangerous Policies!

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These policies will out children to potentially transphobic parents, which could lead to an influx of trans students on the street without a roof over their heads. As a Virginian, I strongly oppose legislation that may lead to a skyrocketing increase in teenage suicide and in potential child abuse. These policies WILL lead to the death of trans kids if they are adopted!


Support this policy to stop hurting children


Support Youngkin - parents need to know

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


For parental rights

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I support parental rights. Everyone should be treated equally. Their should not be any special rights or special laws for anyone. Everyone should have the same rights. There should be no social transitioning at school without parental consent.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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The governor is attempting to disguise this bigoted policy as a parental rights issue just as he attempted to disguise his lies about ( or at best ignorance of) critical race theory as a parental right issues when all he did was mischaracterize it and pander to intolerant fear-mongerers.  I am a parent of a teenager and what goes on between my teenager and me and her father is just that -- belonging to the realm of our family relationship.  Keep your misguided, narrow-minded politics out of it.  Our children have enough to deal with and parents have enough worries with trying to make our kids feel safe without your bullying adding on to their fears.  Rather than protecting parental rights, you are infringing on them.  Desist!


Support the Proposal

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<p> These kids need help not more confusion.  </p>


Strongly support

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


Support for New Transgender Policy

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<p>Kudos to Governor Youngkin and his staff for clarifying the basic rights of parents concerning their children's education.  Responsibilities follow rights; Rights follow responsibilities - that's the way it is in a free society.  Parents are socially, morally and legally responsible for the care and upbringing of their children until they are adults (18 years).  In that regard they have an absolute right to expect that their children's school will keep them informed as to any matters concerning their children while at school.  Certainly any huge matters that can or will alter the child's life in general such as gender or sexuality issues fall within this right.  The ramifications of these issues follow the child long after they leave school each day.  The new Model Policies work to ensure that this right is protected - and that the child will ultimately benefit by making these issues, rightfully, family matters.   </p>


Fully support

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<p> Fully support  </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>


Oppose this policy


Oppose, and parental rights is a horrible talking point

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<p>Parental rights treat children as property rather than fully realized human beings with a right to autonomy and self-identification. This proposal does not protect students. This proposal allows parents to impose their will on their children. This will end in resentment, rejection, anger, and fear. Respect your children. </p>


Strongly support

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<p> Please help all children be safe. Transgender students in restrooms has resulted in assaults. Assigned restrooms for those with special needs should be available. At the high school where I taught</p>


Fully support this Bill

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<p> Great work Gov. Youngkin !  </p>


Move forward supporting all

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<p> This guidance harms transchildren and anyone supporting this should be ashamed of themselves. Why does being kind to someone and THEIR identity affect anyone else negatively? It shouldn’t. This is a step back</p>


Strongly Support Parental Rights  - Children do NOT belong to the state

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Parental rights in school when it comes to their children. Children are not the mere creature of the State. Children have a familia bound with their families not the state.  The parents are the primary educator of their children not the state.

Parents have a fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children in line with their values. The common law has long recognized that parental rights and obligations are natural and pre-political, and that respecting the integrity of the family and the decision-making authority of parents is an essential feature of limited government.


A Teacher in Support of This

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<p> I'm a high school teacher</p>


Support

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<p>I fully support parents rights in being informed </p>


Strongly oppose Gov. Youngkin's proposed policy on transgender students

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I strongly oppose Gov. Youngkin's proposed Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia's Public Schools. In approaching this issue, it is vital to remember that being transgender is not a path a person chooses. It is a person's internal sense of being male, female or something else that doesn't match the sex they were assigned at birth.

The governor's proposed policy is mean-spirited and I think will lead to transgender teens being bullied more than they are now. The proposal is only political and is clearly designed to curry favor with the religious right. It doesn't address any real problem and plays to prejudice.

Of the 1.2 million students in Virginia's public schools, only an estimated 4,000 are transgender -- just .2 percent of the total.  Some people may not like transgender teens using the bathroom of their sex, but in day-to-day school attendance it doesn't seem to cause any real problems. Most school bathrooms have privacy. Some Youngkin supporters raise the issue of rape. This is a red herring. As far as I know there is one questionable case of possible rape by a supposedly transgender student in Loudon County. This appears to be a unique case. It's terribly unfair to punish all transgender students in the state because of one case. How many other rape cases were there in public schools over the years by heterosexual students? Were bathroom policies changed because of those cases? I also don't think that the government, acting through schools, has any business inserting itself into the parent-child relationship just because a child presents as transgender at school.

The governor's policy presumes that a transgender student is a problem just because the teen is transgender and therefore parents should be notified. That is wrong. Being transgender is just who the teen is inside. It's not something that should be treated like a disease or a discipline problem. I know because I'm the father of a transgender daughter. The governor's policy will do tremendous harm to vulnerable teens just to score political points.


SUPPORT TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

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<p>God loves all his creations </p>


100% Support Policy

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


Trans kids are abused support this policy


Strongly support


I support sanity


In support of parents and model policies

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<p>Our LGBTQ+ oldest child had a very difficult time in public school.  She had a common very treatable mental health issue that we had managed to identify and address early.  She received therapy from a well qualified psychiatrist, but for some reason to no avail.  Later we learned that the schools -- without ever contacting us and without our knowledge or consent -- had decided to "intervene."  They never contacted us to find out if she had private care or if their intervention was welcome or likely to be helpful.  In their ignorance and arrogance, they took actions that were detrimental to her mental health while simultaneously withholding information that common sense would recognize as crucial to share. No child or family should ever have to go through what our child and family experienced when we were subject to the public school system.  No school employee should have the power or authority to participate in a student's personal life without parents' consent, or to conceal any information, personal or academic, from a child's parents.  (The only exception of course is if there is real evidence that a child is being abused or at risk of being abused. Then the schools should refer the case to Child Protection Services, who are trained to respond appropriately.)  Please protect parents' rights and children's safety by implementing these policies as soon as possible. </p>


OPPOSE!


Support

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<p> It is a parents right to know what is happening with their child and the child's right to have their parents support them. Taking a position that all parents are not supportive of their own child is evil but does point out how the current public education system views parents roles in THEIR kids lives. Where will these public school employees be for the kids when they graduateandove to another school</p>


I support


Vehemently oppose this policy- Compassion please

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<p>This policy will do serious harm to transgender students.   They are not based in science or compassion and will lead to students being outed before they are ready, increased bullying and harassment of marginalized youth, and will require students to jump through legal hoops just to be referred to with their proper name.  </p>


FULLY SUPPORT!!!

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<p> FULLY SUPPORT!!!  </p>


Strongly Oppose

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<p>As a parent of a Virginian high schooler I strongly oppose these ridiculous politically-based guidelines. Leave trans and non-binary kids alone! Respect their pronouns. Let them use the bathroom. The governor is punching down on kids. These are children that will suffer actual harm if these inane rules are allowed to take effect. </p>


Strongly opposed

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<p>I strongly oppose this policy as harmful to trans youth. It does not reflect the need for support for trans and non-binary youth that is needed. As a Fairfax City resident, I see this as a step backwards for the commonwealth. </p>


Support-

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<p> Protect ALL children  </p>


Very strongly oppose

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<p>I stand with our Virginia trans community against Youngkin's cruel and oppressive model policy. A good friend of mine has a prepubescent trans son who is fighting to obtain gender-affirming care, and the toll it has taken on his mental health has already been substantial and heartbreaking. Despite currently having strong familial, peer, and school support systems in place, meeting resistance to his full authentic gender expression has led to severe depression and suicidal ideation. I cannot imagine his despair if his school suddenly withdrew their support. Denying children and young adults full and equal civil rights, including the right to feel safe in academic spaces and the right to read books of their choice, denies them their humanity and dignity. For some, it is literally a matter of life and death. Youngkin's proposed policy is monstrous, and his sham parental rights argument is a weak attempt to distract from the clear targeting of an already marginalized and vulnerable population. </p>


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

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


I strenuously oppose this policy.

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<p>Human rights are not finite. There are enough to go around. Just because someone you do not understand or can relate to has the same rights as you does not mean you have less. Please protect trans children. Do not allow this policy to pass. </p>


PARENTS OPPOSE NEW POLICY

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I support and love my transgender son

Leave his rights alone


I support Youngkin's new model policies which protect children

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<p> Parents have primary responsibility for their children and can best guide them.  </p>


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>


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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


Support all children!

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<p>Please support all of our children. Let them grow to be themselves. </p>


Strongly support (common sense and applicable to all students)

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<p> This is excellent and helps all parents fulfill their duties.  </p>


Fully support too


Support

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<p>Teachers are supposed to teach school subjects, not political talking points. For those of you saying that teachers somehow need to incorporate gender ideology into math class, since when is this relevant to learning math? You can absolutely (and should absolutely) teach skills like solving equations without the slightest mention of gender or sexuality. And as for concerns for violence, yes absolutely violence is a concern. It is clear from news reports that when trans people are allowed into bathrooms and prisons reflecting their identity, the risk of violence to women and girls increases dramatically. The trans community is under absolutely no threat from this legislation. It will increase transparency and safety. Government employees (teachers) cannot be trusted to take the place of a parent. That gives the government too much control over future generations. While trans students are not threatened by this legislation, women and girls are under threat should the transgender community get its way. Teachers are here to teach, not encourage questionable ideologies behind parents' backs. The goal of life is not to avoid being offended or challenged. The most important aspect of life is our freedom to hold our own opinions and live freely. Enforcing leftwing talking points on other people violates this freedom. </p>


Support Parental Consent Before Children Socialky Transition At School

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Parents are the best people to know their kids. If a child is is gender questioning at school then the school should tell the parents. If social transitioning is done at school and the school knows and encourages it and something happens to the child (attempts self- harm, mental health issues, neurodivergent issues) the school maybe liable to lawsuits.


I support this very strongly!!!I

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<p> I believe this is what we need. Makes good common sense. Parents need to be aware of what is being taught to our children.  </p>


Trans Yourh

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<p>As a trans alumni at a Virginia high school, I think it’s so important for trans and non binary students to be treated with kindness and equality. this new policy is discriminatory and stops kids from getting the needed validation they crave! </p>


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<p> It’s parents rights on the line not the school board who only follow the dictates of those who think they know best. Biological you are either male or female. There’s no in between! We are walking a precarious line that borders on rebellion to God Almighty!!!  </p>


I oppose the new policy


Strongly Support -- protect parental rights

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Protect our kids---if an adult wants to change their sex, go for it.  If a kid (aka minor) wants to change, then they must have parental consent.  School administrators and teachers don't know best....parents do.  Can't believe this is even an issue...


Strongly support this policy  parental rights to raise their child.

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


Adamantly Oppose

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Dear Governor Youngkin,

I am urging you to keep the current legislation that was put forth by Senators Boysko and Simon and passed in 2020 to protect the rights of ALL Students. This legislation was thoughtfully researched and passed because of the way it treats all people - parents, teachers, and students with respect. Specifically, as noted by Senator Boysko, "Parents were involved in this, students were involved in this, teachers were involved in this, as well as 9,000 comments from the public, who helped us craft this model policy" that you and your office are trying to repeal. As also noted: "Research shows us that transgender and nonbinary students feel more comfortable in their schools when they can use the names that they prefer to be called by," said Katina Harris, a teacher with RPS. "A welcoming classroom is a loving classroom and that’s what our educators provide for our students. When we don’t provide these things, we see more anxiety, depression and suicide in our students." It's time that we approach these issues from a place of compassion and keep the legislation in place that protects our students and teachers alike and refrain from the cruelty that is the hallmark of MAGA Republicans. When you campaigned, you distanced yourself from MAGA Republican cruelty and Virginians took you at your word. Let's bring compassion back to the political discourse and do what we all know is right for our children, teachers, and parents. Thank you for your consideration.

Warm Regards,

Jen Walter


Support student action

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Support student action and oppose you kin policy on transgender


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>


Don't legalize discrimination against any student

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Adamantly oppose this transparent and cynical effort to appease the bigoted and terrified right wing voting base.

It's rationale of "parents rights" is also transparent and specious. What about the rights of the parents who have trans kids? Or all the other parents who don't wish them further hurt by being humiliated and harassed in the state's schools? The minority of parents who fear and hate these kids have the option of removing their kids from public school and either teaching them at home or sending them to a private school.

Research has shown that lacking support at school greatly increases clinical depression and suicide. I hope you can live with yourself knowing that.


Support All Students


I support.

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<p> Support wholeheartedly.  </p>


URGENTLY OPPOSE THIS POLICY

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<p>You are not a good person. You can not have a conscience </p>


Oppose

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Please don’t take this away from our kids


I fully support this common sense move.

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


Support

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<p> Parents have a right to know about any issue their child is dealing with. Thank you Governor Younkin!  </p>


Do it. I completely support.

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


Fully support

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<p> Fully support  </p>


Strongly oppose

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This bill lacks research into the reality of the difficulties faced by transgender youth.  It is not about parents' rights, but about pandering to those lacking understanding of and compassion for the LGBTQ+ population.   If a transgender youth is fortunate to have support from parents, this bill is unnecessary.  If they don't, this puts them at risk.  My own children are not transgender, and I have no concern whatsoever about there being a risk from a person using the bathroom they identify with.  This is hardly a situation people are abusing or falsifying.  Please use your administration to provide and protect the rights of all of your constituents.  Compassion over ignorance!


Rocky Mount Mom OPPOSED

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<p>All of our children are God's children. Stop using transgender kids for your political theater. They are CHILDREN just trying to survive in a world that tells them they can't be who they are. Love them and leave them alone. They are not pawns in your game. </p>


100% Support Governor

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<p> 100% Support Governor  </p>


Fully Support Draft Guidance regarding Transgender Students

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What a great way to keep parents involved with their children's lives and to ensure they receive guidance and support.


Fully support the Governor

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<p> Thank you Governor!  </p>


100% Support

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE NEW POLICY

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<p>You are putting transgender children in danger </p>


Support the updated policy submitted to vdoe

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<p> I support the updated draft for submission to the VDOE. As parents we should be involved in any of these situations affecting our own children in school as they are minors. Thank you for the updates.  </p>


Oppose this harmful discrimination

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<p>This measure is needlessly harmful to young people. Abundant research shows that laws and attitudes like this directly contribute to increased mental health issues and suicide among young people. We can’t say we’re against bullying and for supportive school environments, and then codify bullying and discrimination directly into our laws. It is our duty as adults and citizens to affirm young people’s rights - especially when them just living as their authentic selves has absolutely no effect on the rest of our rights and doesn’t impact anyone else at all, except perhaps to encourage all of us to live more authentically and honestly. Please make Virginia a leader in this, instead of regressive and hateful. Please help save young people’s lives. </p>


FULLY SUPPORT!!!

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<p> FULLY SUPPORT!!!  </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE


Strongly SUPPORT Youngkin’s policy!

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<p> Fully support Youngkin’s policy!  </p>


I completely support.


Hanover mom OPPOSES these policies

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As a parent of two school children in Hanover County, I oppose these changes to the VDOE model policy on the treatment of transgender children. This policy is NOT about parent rights, as even parents who are supportive of their transgender children are sidelined, not to mention the children themselves are sidelined. This policy does not allow for nonbinary children to be affirmed at school, even with parent support. This policy allows school personnel to deadname and misgender a trans child, even when that child has support. Not every child is able to get legal documents updated, even when they have parent support.

Let’s be clear, VA admin is not being honest when you claim this is about “parents’ rights.

When your child is clearly on a gender journey, experts advise to keep things as open as you can for as long as you can, not forcing your child into any boxes. This gives the child the space they need to explore their own identity. Policies like these you are proposing force a parent’s hand. You are making children undergo legal transition when all they likely needed was a social one.


Strongly support

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


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>


Support the governor


I support Governor Younkin's position.

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


OPPOSE

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I oppose this policy in its current form and support trans kids.


Strongly support parental rights

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<p> This should be common sense that parents make the decisions for their children and should be fully informed by the education system concerning the care of their child. This is not a socialist state where children belong to the state. School systems should not be indoctrinating children with gender ideology potentially putting them on a path they may not fully understand the full weight of their decision. It has been documented that transitioning is very difficult for adults. Why would we push and encourage this decision on young children when growing up is already so difficult. Those that are truly trans should be treated with the same respect and kindness as everyone else and this policy is in agreement with this. What the opposition wants is to encourage this on young developing minds when they do not bear the responsibility of seeing the child through the whole process. They are not responsible for the mental health</p>


Need to do more to protect our children

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I appreciate the attempts by the governor to reverse course on the Department of Education's plan to usurp parental rights.  The idea that parents do not have their child's best interest in mind has become the common assumption among educators and it is not only flawed, but dangerous to think that way.  Power should be returned to parents.

However, with regards to the issue of gender dysphoria, which has been mischaracterized as transgenderism, I don't think we can do enough to protect our children from this cult.  The statistics show that the idea is spiraling exponentially in a way that is unnatural and can only be the result of peer pressure and social influence.  Continuing to accommodate this in any way is not in the best interest of our children.  Our schools should not be responsible for providing counseling services or medical services as has become their standard and which this guidance continues to support specifically related to gender dysphoria without even providing guidance about treating it in keeping with the current DSM of Mental Disorders.

The idea that there is a difference between gender and biological sex is a false narrative that should not be supported.  The concerns raised about suicide rates among transgender individuals does nothing to consider the underlying mental illness causing them to embrace gender dysphoria to begin with.  That is why we are losing our youngest generation to this mental illness.

While this guidance helps block some of the most egregious attempts by schools to promote acceptance of gender dysphoria as normal, it fails to accept the reality of the disease.  I fear that, with this issue, as with many others, the governor is making a poor attempt at appeasement rather than considering what is the best means of solving the root problem.


STRONGLY OPPOSE NEW POLICY

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<p>Transgender people have the same rights as any one else </p>


100% Support Policy

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


Fox in the henhouse/Leave our kids alone

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Parents are the legal guardians of their children. Adults speaking about sex w/kids&saying "don't tell" are enemies-not friends. Keep educators out of discussing sexuality w/our children. Bathrooms/locker rooms/sports teams-divided by sex-gender is irrelevant. Stop sexualizing our children


Oppose: This Will Kill Trans People

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I oppose.

The proposed "Model" Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents in Virginia’s Public Schools will prevent teachers from supporting trans and non-binary students in meaningful ways and will detrimentally affect these young people who are already at increased risk of severe depression and suicide.

The proposal is political grandstanding at the expense of students, teachers and parents. If this misguided proposal goes through, I hope the governor will be forever haunted by his decision to choose cruelty to children over kindness and decency. Congrats — you own the libs, but ultimately lost your moral compass. This proposal is neither Christian, nor conservative. It is an overreach that is counter to all scientific and psychological research.

Fully OPPOSE.


OPPOSE!!!!

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I oppose this as I love ALL people and want to ensure everyone is recognized with dignity and respect. OPPOSE!!!


Oppose


support support support

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<p> Woo hoo thank you  </p>


I fully support this bill !!

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<p> I fully support this bill!  </p>


Strongly Support This

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<p> I SUPPORT THIS  </p>


I OPPOSE the guidance!


Please support parental rights

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Supporting parental rights is not right wing. I supported progressive and leftist policies. But same sex bathrooms, taking rights of girls in sports and having boys rob girls of opportunities in sports, mutilating children and teaching them they can change their gender and change their sex are not facts and is just too much.Schools are for education not ideology. I support Parental rights and consent.


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>


Opposed to new policy

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You are trying to play god

support transgender children


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>


I fully support the 2022 Model Policies Guidance.

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Parents play a major role in the education and socialization of their children. They do not forfeit or forego this right when their child enters a Virginia public school. School staff should not have the authority to withhold information from a minor child's parents of any gender identity issues brought forward by the student. Likewise, school personnel must never be the arbiter of whether the student's parent are affirming of their child's gender identity. This is a private family matter that is best addressed by them and not government employees.


Strongly oppose!

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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, trans and non binary youth have markedly higher rates of suicide ideation, suicide attempts and death by suicide than their cis peers. Best practices must be implemented that create a safe environment in the classroom ESPECIALLY if their home environment is not supportive.

Requiring parental permission to address children by their chosen name and pronouns puts the lives of trans kids unnecessarily at risk. I FIRMLY oppose this proposed policy.


I support this policy this family-friendly policy

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<p> Our family is very much in favor of this proposed model policy from the VA DOE on the privacy</p>


Strongly support

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


I vehemently oppose such barbaric policy.

I cannot express how much I oppose this hateful, bigoted policy against transgender students.While all my straight, cis friends grew up unaffected by fellow students in the LGBTQIA community, many of my fellow queer students, as well as myself, suffered greatly from bullying, mistreatment, and a lack of understanding.This policy is in no way going to "protect" students who have long enjoyed the protection of normalcy, and majority.This policy will drive transgender students to hopeless, despair, and possibly harm themselves, as is evidenced by decades of professional psychological research....But that's the point of such a policy, is it not?You seek nothing less than to eradicate LGBTQIA people from what you see as solely your community.If this is not the case, it is a moral imperative that you rescind this abhorrent policy against innocent transgender children.

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I cannot express how much I oppose this hateful, bigoted policy against transgender students.
While all my straight, cis friends grew up unaffected by fellow students in the LGBTQIA community, many of my fellow queer students, as well as myself, suffered greatly from bullying, mistreatment, and a lack of understanding.

This policy is in no way going to "protect" students who have long enjoyed the protection of normalcy, and majority.
This policy will drive transgender students to hopeless, despair, and possibly harm themselves, as is evidenced by decades of professional psychological research.
...But that's the point of such a policy, is it not?
You seek nothing less than to eradicate LGBTQIA people from what you see as solely your community.

If this is not the case, it is a moral imperative that you rescind this abhorrent policy against innocent transgender children.


Support 100%

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<p>I support Youngkin and I Do NOT want transgender boys in the little girls bathroom or vice versa . And I sure as H do NOT want my grandchild taught CRT . Schools are for learning not satanic / crazy ideas . Keep our kids safe </p>


I strongly support


I fully support this bill !!


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>


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


Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools

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<p>I am against this backwards bill. I support and love my LGBTQIA+ Virginians. LGBT youth are more 4x more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. </p>


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>


Fully Support Allowing Parents the Right to Continue Parenting their Children

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Families are Parents/Guardians and their children, not the State/Schools.  Any life altering/effecting decisions must involve the family.


Grandpa says support please save my grandchildren


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>


Fully Support!!

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<p> This is needs to pass.  </p>


In support of

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


Support the Governor and common(?) sense

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I scanned other responses before writing mine. The first I read was a teacher opposing the new guidance because trans youth should all "feel" accepted and safe in school.  While certainly a virtuous thought, I'm more concerned that policies ensure student safety, not feelings.   The two girls assaulted in Loudoun last year suffered something much more traumatic than anxious "feelings" when biological boys were permitted to act out in those spaces.  Offer teens struggling with identify counselling and support of course - but not free reign in  girls bathrooms or locker rooms.   This should not be controversial, and its sad that it has become so.


Fully support! CHILDREN need their parents.

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<p> This is not about adults</p>


Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools)

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Disagree with the guidance. We need to support our children and respect their perspective. Children are committing suicide -- and we need to stop this senseless policy. Who cares who goes to what bathroom or who plays in what league, and what gender people identify?  Support the children in a loving environment.  We can not run away from the fact that there are people that have different views on gender and we need to support that.


Strongly support

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<p> Let parents to parent their children! Teachers should stick to academics  </p>


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>


Strongly support!

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<p>Parents are NOT the bad guys and DOE has no business stepping on parental rights. Schools need to stick to teaching.  The numbers in the U.S. for where we are in education are so low. We can no longer compete with other countries.  Stop trying to indoctrinate our children with your Marxist garbage. </p>


Support

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<p> The lobbyists have convinced a lot of people that kids are at risk with these guidelines but in fact</p>


No just no

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<p>I Hope y’all know that outing a kid before their ready to their parents can be way more dangerous than you think. </p>


Support

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


Fully Oppose

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Anyone, despite their sexuality and/or gender identity, should feel safe going and participating in school. This will put trans kids into greater risk as you are allowing the outing of them to their families, who may not be supportive. Trans people are people just like any one else who deserve safety and respect (using their preferred pronouns/name), not disregard because they are “different” or “unnatural.”


Strongly oppose this policy

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This policy will be harmful to transgender students and others. It does not adhere to best practices for social or psychological development. It is an attempt at a political move rather than a scientific-based decision in the best interest of children and youth.


Supporting this is supporting an increase in LGBTQ suicide rates. STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>I don’t know why this is even a question. All research shows any law, policy, procedure that does not protect the LGBTQ community has a direct impact on increasing suicide rates in that community. So if you are truly pro-life, then do what needs to be done to protect ALL life and protect the LGBTQ community. Parents have a right to raise their kids how they want. That has absolutely nothing to do with how other children identify themselves. </p>


Fully support this Bill

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<p> Great work Gov. Youngkin !  </p>


Support Parental rights

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Hi Gov,

I strongly support parental rights. Our children need to be protected until they are old enough to decide for themselves such serious matters. Thank you, Mr. Brooks


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<p> Our family is very much in favor of this proposed model policy from the VA DOE on the privacy</p>


Strongly support parental rights

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<p> This should be common sense that parents make the decisions for their children and should be fully informed by the education system concerning the care of their child. This is not a socialist state where children belong to the state. School systems should not be indoctrinating children with gender ideology potentially putting them on a path they may not fully understand the full weight of their decision. It has been documented that transitioning is very difficult for adults. Why would we push and encourage this decision on young children when growing up is already so difficult. Those that are truly trans should be treated with the same respect and kindness as everyone else and this policy is in agreement with this. What the opposition wants is to encourage this on young developing minds when they do not bear the responsibility of seeing the child through the whole process. They are not responsible for the mental health</p>


I approve of the new model policies

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I approve of the new model policies.  Parents should absolutely be involved in decision make with students and educators.  Parent's should never be left out of the loop.  Providing written verification of gender pronouns is not an unreasonable ask.


proposed VDOE2022 guidelines

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<p>I strongly oppose the governor's proposed guidelines.  </p>


Support-

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<p> Protect ALL children  </p>


Strongly OPPOSE!

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I vehemently oppose Youngkin's proposed policies--a political stunt at best to cater to his right-wing base and boost his naked presidential ambitions.  The rate of suicides and attempted suicides among trans kids is shockingly high, and this proposal just adds to their distress.  It's hard enough to be different in this unforgiving society, and it's beyond me how "responsible" adults can sleep at night while pushing policies to make these kids feel even more unwanted and (justifiably) unsafe.  This proposal should be struck down immediately.


In support of

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


Oppose Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents

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I oppose.

The proposed "Model" Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents in Virginia’s Public Schools will prevent teachers from supporting trans and non-binary students in meaningful ways and will detrimentally affect these young people who are already at increased risk of severe depression and suicide.

The proposal is political grandstanding at the expense of students, teachers and parents. If this misguided proposal goes through, I hope the governor will be forever haunted by his decision to choose cruelty to children over kindness and decency. Congrats — you own the libs, but ultimately lost your moral compass. This proposal is neither Christian, nor conservative.  It is an overreach that is counter to all scientific and psychological research. It  is not good for business.

Fully OPPOSE.