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I have voted for Democrats all my life, have volunteered for them, and have worked for a progressive nonprofit for most of my legal career. However, I am troubled by the Democratic party’s adoption of what I believe are dangerous and extreme positions on some of the prevailing questions around gender identity, especially how we should be responding to the growing number of children who are claiming a transgender identity. I did not vote for Governor Youngkin, but I appreciate his position on Governor Northam's policy, which entrusts vulnerable children to self-diagnose and decide that the most appropriate intervention for their distress is social transition. The politics around this issue are upsetting, as our concern should be children’s best interests and physical and mental well-being, not what political activists tell us is more “accepting” or “affirming.” We should be asking more questions.Kids who are confused or uncertain about their gender are in legitimate distress, and they need support. If they end up transitioning, they will need a deep and robust roster of support people in order to thrive. Gender transition often includes medical interventions with difficult and long term ramifications on a body. Puberty blockers, marketed as totally reversible, are not. They also are not FDA approved to be used for the treatment of gender dysphoria; this use is "off label." Medical treatments for gender dysphoria are largely experimental. The national health care systems of some of the most progressive countries in Europe -- Sweden, Finland, France and the UK -- have all found after a careful, non-political review of the medical evidence, that the evidence supporting these treatments is thin at best, and the medial systems in those countries have all recently reevaluated, stopped, or at a minimum advised caution on the medical treatment of gender dysphoria in children. Importantly, recognizing that social transition is itself an intervention to treat dysphoria, they also recommend it only after careful psychological assessments. These countries’ medical authorities have emphasized the need to treat gender dysphoric children with dignity and respect, but have insisted upon providing high quality, evidence-based medical care that prioritizes long-term health. What we call “gender affirming care” is not evidence-based.These countries are changing/updating their approaches because they noticed that the number of children who are announcing a trans identity has not just increased, but has skyrocketed. And they want to make sure they are getting it right with a ballooning vulnerable population. They enjoy centralized health care systems, which make data collection much easier than here in the U.S. In the UK, for example, from 2011-2021, cases of children seeking care at the country’s Gender Identity Development Service rose by 4,000%. (See Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine,  https://segm.org) That’s 40 times the number of children seeking treatment for gender dysphoria in a single decade. They also observed that the sex ratio of children seeking to transition has inverted: for decades 75 percent of individuals seeking gender transition were natal males; now the vast majority of new referrals come from teenage girls. Finally, clinicians and psychologists began to notice that this new patient population for the most part had shown no childhood history of either gender dysphoria or even gender non-conforming behavior. These factors, as our European peers have concluded, warrant inquiry. This cohort of children seeking gender transition services displays a striking co-variance of autism spectrum traits, which presents differently in girls than in boys and often leads to adjustment difficulties; many also suffered mental health challenges and/or sexual or other severe childhood trauma. In addition, teen girls have recently been declaring their trans identities within peer group clusters, often with scripted language easily located in myriad online sources.Meanwhile, the new language prevalent in the Democratic Party is that children “know who they are,” that any child who announces a trans identity should be affirmed, that traditional exploratory therapy is akin to conversion therapy, and that the medical standard of care should fast-track hormone treatment. In today’s polarized political environment, those who question any step along this path—from affirmation and social transition, to medical interventions—is tarred as a bigot.In this environment, schools are not providing appropriate support for children by secretly engaging in social transition out of sight of the parents. When a child says he or she is transgender, it is entirely unclear what the next steps ought to be, and as with any childhood challenge, parents must be presumed to be the best personnel to be spearheading that child’s care. Strong support for children simply cannot come from teachers and counselors, as well-meaning as they might be. Educators are not board certified in mental health, gender dysphoria, or pediatric medicine. However much they may quarrel with parental decisions, they have no right to step in between parent and child to make decisions which can have profound effects on a child’s future mental and physical health. It is astonishing that the same schools that require a parent’s signature on report cards feel justified going around parents to engage in social gender transition.When schools are keeping secrets about kids’ social transition, they undermine the parent-child relationship at the very time in a child’s life when kids are least equipped to evaluate risks, and when they are most invested in the process of “individuation.” I can’t imagine a much more dramatic way for a girl to separate from her mother than to say to her, “Mom, I’m so much unlike you that I’m not even a girl.” And yet, particularly in the teen years, we know that parents are crucial to a child’s development, that children are hardly fully formed, that they still need guidance—even as they gain more independence with each passing year, and even (perhaps especially) as they deem their parents’ guidance unwelcome.Finally, I'd like to address the argument that parents might abuse or harm children whose schools "out" them to their parents. We must begin with the premise that the majority of parents love their kids, want what’s best for them in the long run, and make decisions with their best interests as the guidepost. This is true even if that means parents aren’t giving children what they might want in the short run; or aren’t giving children what educators want for the children. Educators and counselors are legally responsible to act as mandatory reporters and are trained to recognize the signs of abuse. There are mechanisms in place to act in case of suspected abuse; these mechanisms do not include conspiring with children to keep secrets from their parents.I agree with very little of Governor Youngkin’s policies, but I largely agree with him on this issue. I support Governor Youngkin’s Model Policy, as it relates to parental involvement in decisions made about gender questioning children. As for Sections G and H of the model policy, I believe the questions of sex-segregated bathrooms and athletics are more complicated and deserve some exceptions to allow the nuances inherent in this debate. I do not support including those provisions, as written, in this model policy.

I wish that both sides of the political spectrum could begin to approach this issue with some sanity, rather than scoring political points. But in the meantime, I will support whatever policies I believe will protect our children and families.

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I have voted for Democrats all my life, have volunteered for them, and have worked for a progressive nonprofit for most of my legal career. However, I am troubled by the Democratic party’s adoption of what I believe are dangerous and extreme positions on some of the prevailing questions around gender identity, especially how we should be responding to the growing number of children who are claiming a transgender identity. I did not vote for Governor Youngkin, but I appreciate his position on Governor Northam's policy, which entrusts vulnerable children to self-diagnose and decide that the most appropriate intervention for their distress is social transition. The politics around this issue are upsetting, as our concern should be children’s best interests and physical and mental well-being, not what political activists tell us is more “accepting” or “affirming.” We should be asking more questions.

Kids who are confused or uncertain about their gender are in legitimate distress, and they need support. If they end up transitioning, they will need a deep and robust roster of support people in order to thrive. Gender transition often includes medical interventions with difficult and long term ramifications on a body. Puberty blockers, marketed as totally reversible, are not. They also are not FDA approved to be used for the treatment of gender dysphoria; this use is "off label." Medical treatments for gender dysphoria are largely experimental. The national health care systems of some of the most progressive countries in Europe -- Sweden, Finland, France and the UK -- have all found after a careful, non-political review of the medical evidence, that the evidence supporting these treatments is thin at best, and the medial systems in those countries have all recently reevaluated, stopped, or at a minimum advised caution on the medical treatment of gender dysphoria in children. Importantly, recognizing that social transition is itself an intervention to treat dysphoria, they also recommend it only after careful psychological assessments. These countries’ medical authorities have emphasized the need to treat gender dysphoric children with dignity and respect, but have insisted upon providing high quality, evidence-based medical care that prioritizes long-term health. What we call “gender affirming care” is not evidence-based.

These countries are changing/updating their approaches because they noticed that the number of children who are announcing a trans identity has not just increased, but has skyrocketed. And they want to make sure they are getting it right with a ballooning vulnerable population. They enjoy centralized health care systems, which make data collection much easier than here in the U.S. In the UK, for example, from 2011-2021, cases of children seeking care at the country’s Gender Identity Development Service rose by 4,000%. (See Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine,  https://segm.org) That’s 40 times the number of children seeking treatment for gender dysphoria in a single decade. They also observed that the sex ratio of children seeking to transition has inverted: for decades 75 percent of individuals seeking gender transition were natal males; now the vast majority of new referrals come from teenage girls. Finally, clinicians and psychologists began to notice that this new patient population for the most part had shown no childhood history of either gender dysphoria or even gender non-conforming behavior. These factors, as our European peers have concluded, warrant inquiry.

This cohort of children seeking gender transition services displays a striking co-variance of autism spectrum traits, which presents differently in girls than in boys and often leads to adjustment difficulties; many also suffered mental health challenges and/or sexual or other severe childhood trauma. In addition, teen girls have recently been declaring their trans identities within peer group clusters, often with scripted language easily located in myriad online sources.

Meanwhile, the new language prevalent in the Democratic Party is that children “know who they are,” that any child who announces a trans identity should be affirmed, that traditional exploratory therapy is akin to conversion therapy, and that the medical standard of care should fast-track hormone treatment. In today’s polarized political environment, those who question any step along this path—from affirmation and social transition, to medical interventions—is tarred as a bigot.

In this environment, schools are not providing appropriate support for children by secretly engaging in social transition out of sight of the parents. When a child says he or she is transgender, it is entirely unclear what the next steps ought to be, and as with any childhood challenge, parents must be presumed to be the best personnel to be spearheading that child’s care. Strong support for children simply cannot come from teachers and counselors, as well-meaning as they might be. Educators are not board certified in mental health, gender dysphoria, or pediatric medicine. However much they may quarrel with parental decisions, they have no right to step in between parent and child to make decisions which can have profound effects on a child’s future mental and physical health. It is astonishing that the same schools that require a parent’s signature on report cards feel justified going around parents to engage in social gender transition.

When schools are keeping secrets about kids’ social transition, they undermine the parent-child relationship at the very time in a child’s life when kids are least equipped to evaluate risks, and when they are most invested in the process of “individuation.” I can’t imagine a much more dramatic way for a girl to separate from her mother than to say to her, “Mom, I’m so much unlike you that I’m not even a girl.” And yet, particularly in the teen years, we know that parents are crucial to a child’s development, that children are hardly fully formed, that they still need guidance—even as they gain more independence with each passing year, and even (perhaps especially) as they deem their parents’ guidance unwelcome.

Finally, I'd like to address the argument that parents might abuse or harm children whose schools "out" them to their parents. We must begin with the premise that the majority of parents love their kids, want what’s best for them in the long run, and make decisions with their best interests as the guidepost. This is true even if that means parents aren’t giving children what they might want in the short run; or aren’t giving children what educators want for the children. Educators and counselors are legally responsible to act as mandatory reporters and are trained to recognize the signs of abuse. There are mechanisms in place to act in case of suspected abuse; these mechanisms do not include conspiring with children to keep secrets from their parents.

I agree with very little of Governor Youngkin’s policies, but I largely agree with him on this issue. I support Governor Youngkin’s Model Policy, as it relates to parental involvement in decisions made about gender questioning children. As for Sections G and H of the model policy, I believe the questions of sex-segregated bathrooms and athletics are more complicated and deserve some exceptions to allow the nuances inherent in this debate. I do not support including those provisions, as written, in this model policy.

I wish that both sides of the political spectrum could begin to approach this issue with some sanity, rather than scoring political points. But in the meantime, I will support whatever policies I believe will protect our children and families.


Stronly Oppose

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As parents we want to protect our children from as much harm as we can possibly can. We do things for them that we wouldn't imagine doing for ourselves because we love them more than life itself. This is why I vehemently oppose this bill.

When my child came out to me and my husband we affirmed our love and support for them. I only so wish that they had the same reaction from their so called friends. Instead they were ostracized and outed to their entire school. The bullying and rejection has led to severe anxiety and depression which years of therapy and hospitalization is only part of their road to recovery. We talk about how important it is for parents to be loving and supportive, but it is just as essential for LQBTQIA+ children to also be in a safe school environment. In a 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health by the Trevor Project 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide in the past year including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth. 73% of LGBTQ youth reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety including more than three-quarters of transgender and nonbinary youth. When my child was admitted to the mental health care facility it broke my heart to hear it was the first time they felt they were among peers who understood them because most of the people admitted are gay. I want that to sink into the Virginia Department of Education that my child's first safe queer space with kids her age was at a mental facility.

These past few years have been amazingly challenging for adults. How much more for our transgender and nonbinary children? These kids already have so many things stacked against them and this bill is only going to heighten the wall that ignorance and discrimination has built. Outing these kids before they are ready; restricting their ability to use the restroom; excluding them from participating in sports; and not using their affirming names or pronouns denies these children of their autonomy and dignity. If we as adults cannot teach our children to become independent and compassionate individuals who respect and give back to their community then we have failed as parents and as people.


I support this

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I support this. The Parents are in charge of their children, not the school system, not the government and not groups who think they know what's best for kids.


I fully oppose this.


Thank you Governor Youngkin

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<p>I support this policy. Children cannot change their biological sex and children should not be allowed to pretend that they can.   </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE


I fully support this policy.  Parents decide for their children not the school system.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Policy for Transgender Students

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I fully support this policy change.  Parents decide for their children not the school system.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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The moral panic about gender presentation is nothing more than a rehash of anti-gay panic. Propaganda about "groomers" is an utter farce. Under the spurious twisting of religious freedom, the Governor is abetting discrimination against children. What's next, telling girls they can't wear pants? Stopping kids in the hallways to make sure they're wearing at least three garments corresponding to what adults assume is underneath them and what that should mean?


Strongly support

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Parents must raise their children. Stop relying on strangers to raise your child. You must be involved in your child's life.

Parents that will use chemical blockers to appease their child's whims, should know these will have irreversible results. These are children. They do not know who they are yet.


2022 VA Department of Education Model Policies are good for VA and parents

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Parents are the primary teachers of their children, and the 2022 VA Department of Education Model Polices supports this philosophy.  I support these new polices that make sure parents are aware of what is being taught their children.  Section VI "Additional Related Laws" provides the legal standing for protection of all parties involved.

As a parent of young children, I expect open communication from the schools my children attend.  Topics such as transgender and homosexuality are complicated.  Too often we hear about teachers making the wrong assumption that every family holds their same view point.  There has been a lack of understanding with many in the VA public schools on the varying beliefs of these topics.  These new polices support the voice of the parent.  Having parent involvment if good for the students, the teachers, and the school systems.


Strongly oppose.


All children need parental guidance

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Parents need to raise their children. Everyone deserves respect. No teacher nor school should keep "secrets" from the parents. Gender Dysmorphia is a real condition. Parents must act responsibly and obtain professional phycological help with the mental health of their children. It is unhealthy to keep denying this is a real condition.  Be responsible.


Oppose these horrific guidelines

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<p>Trans and non binary kids just wanted to be treated as any other kid. These guidelines will cause active harm for no other reason than the governor wanting to score political points. Maybe he should stop campaigning for other out of state politicians so much and focus on what his constituents want. And we want him to leave these kids alone. </p>


I Fully Support Gov Youngkin's 2022 MODEL POLICIES ON THE PRIVACY, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FO

Jim - concerned Virginia citizen and parent

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One can only hope that this new model of a common sense approach for providing students with the protection and respect for all students while upholding the parent's right and responsibility to be involved and knowledgeable of their child's education will be adopted and enforced throughout the state.  I am truly thankful that we finally have elected a Governor that is more interested in student and parent rights as opposed to advancing some political parties social ideology that can only bring continued divisiveness.


Strongly support this factual, biological and science based guidance

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I strongly support this guidance as it is reasonable, based in fact, science and biology and just plain common sense.

We should not be placating to those that suffer the mental delusion of gender dysphoria nor their enablers that likewise suffer from delusion, who are an extreme minority.

Taking drugs, cutting off or stitching on body parts has no effect on ones biology. Males are still males and females are still female.


I Support the Governor

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Thank you so much governor, for standing up for common sense and sanity. Families and children are the main target of these policies, and we are already seeing the data on how destructive it is to our children's generation. Thank you for standing up for us!


Oppose 2022 Model Policies

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I strongly oppose the proposed Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender students in Virginia’s Public Schools 2022 and support keeping the 2021 version of the policies in place.  As these policies have been created by the Virginia Department of Education it is reasonable to assume that they should in some way improve the overall academic performance of our schools. It is in my best interest as a parent and a Virginia resident to see continued improvement across all Virginia schools especially given the academic and social/emotional decline of our students since the pandemic.  As a parent, I want my kids to be a part of a thriving public school system, and as a resident, I want Virginia schools to continue to improve relative to the nation’s schools to attract industry and therefore jobs and tax money to our state.  We know that prior to the 2021 policies, transgender youth were at higher risk of poor emotional outcomes which translated into more missed school days and lower academic performance.   As many of the healthcare professionals have attested to in these public comments, the link between transgender students feeling socially and emotionally supported at school and higher performance is a well established concept.  We know that the support and performance of this group of students was unfavorable before the 2021 model policies, so it’s hard to find any reason to expect that they will improve by essentially going back to that status quo.   It is simply too soon to evaluate the results of any school board policies put in place since the 2021 guidance.   It seems from a common sense approach that it is not the best use of the Department of Education’s resources or in the best interest of our schools to rescind policies where results have yet to be evaluated in favor of a past status quo that has proven to be suboptimal.

I spent a great deal of time reading the comments in support of the 2022 policies, and the fear of female locker room sexual assault seems to be a common theme.  I am sensitive to the fears of all parents and very attuned to the issue of sexual assault, but I feel confident that our daughters are much more likely to be sexually assaulted on school grounds by cisgender males outside of the locker room than by a transgender girl inside one.  I applaud the calls for the Department of Education to make protecting students from sexual assault an area of its focus, but think the most productive area of concentration for that effort is outside of these policies.  Establishing a culture as well as programs to help our teenage sons become advocates for women, as well as encouraging them through values and resources to report their male peers for unacceptable and dangerous behaviors, would be a great starting point to improve the safety of all of our daughters on school grounds.  I would absolutely be open to any Department of Education policies aimed at those goals.  If this piece of the 2021 model policies is truly adverse for some parents, I ask that the Department of Education consider removing only this piece and work with subject matter experts, healthcare professionals, and representatives from parent / teacher organizations and school boards to figure out the best way to navigate this specific issue for all students’ well being and safety.  I feel that the chance of abuse in a locker room is much higher for that of a transgender girl being forced to use a boys’ locker room than that of a cisgender girl using a locker room with transgender girls.  However, I understand that lower risk is not the same as no risk and am simply pointing out that the policies should seek to protect all of our students as there are safety concerns for multiple groups.

In my view, the least controversial piece of the 2021 model policies is allowing all students to be called the names/pronouns of their choice.  This courtesy has already been afforded to students in most schools for at least decades.  My own son has requested to be called by a name that doesn’t appear anywhere on his birth certificate since kindergarten, and I have never had to fill out any paperwork to make this happen.   Plenty of kids are embarrassed by or just do not identify with their actual first names.  Most schools have realized that a child is likely to perform better academically and feel more emotionally supported if they can choose an alternative name that makes them feel more at ease without being asked to navigate complex legal hurdles.  Schools have not typically equated adhering to students’ name preferences as a violation of those students’ parents’ rights even without approval.  These new policies request that schools now only extend this long accepted courtesy to cisgender students, and that is simply not equitable.  If there are no other changes, I ask that the Department of Education consider changing this piece of the 2022 policies to allow ALL students to introduce themselves as they see fit.

We entrust our teachers/school counselors to do many things every day beyond just teaching our children.  They support them in clubs and extracurricular activities, they coach them in sports, they counsel them on important decisions affecting their lives both before and after graduation, they chaperone them on field trips and dances, etc.  They see our kids in their “natural habitat” so to speak.  They know how they really interact with their peers.  They see them without the filters and expectations that we parents naturally have.  There are probably many times they discern their insecurities, fears and true passions or even discover their crushes long before we do.  I want my kids to have trusted adults in their lives other than their parents.  While I hope my children would come to me with important issues in their lives, I’m also humble enough to realize that often that is not the path kids take, and they might need more time before confiding in me.  During that time, I want them to talk to SOMEBODY. These policies will make ALL students less likely to trust their teachers and counselors.  The one piece of these policies that the kids will pick up on, is that “they are required to tell my parents everything, so I should say nothing”.  For as long as there has been teaching, there have been teachers using their judgment as to when they should notify parents of certain things.  They should be able to exercise this judgment without the fear of breaking the law as they have always been able to do.  If the Department of Education wishes to highlight parental rights’ more, I suggest that it instructs school boards to include sections on partnering with parents whenever possible to support students. I know my own school board has done so in its Policy on the Treatment of Transgender and Gender Expansive Students which was based on the Virginia 2021 model policies.  However, let’s still allow teachers the leeway to protect those who might be vulnerable at home.  This isn’t assuming all parents are abusive, but it is acknowledging the absolute reality that not all of our students have a supportive or even kind family at home. Rather than taking away our teachers’ ability to use their judgment as to when they need to contact parents with regards to an issue, let’s support them by better equipping them to do so.  Let’s provide them guidance from appropriately trained resources who can confidentially advise them on when and how it would be appropriate to help a child share more information with their parents.  While we are at it, we should acknowledge this pivotal role teachers do and should have in our children’s lives and finally commit to compensating them accordingly along with providing them these very important resources.

As a parent, I concur that a focus on parental rights within the context of schools is important, however, it has long been accepted precedent that parents do not have the right to control our kids’ experiences at school.  We do not have the right to create curriculum, to decide how long lunch should be, or to change the fact that recess has been recently eliminated from middle school (a local complaint I have, but again, not my right to change).  I don’t have a right to be contacted via email or phone if my child fails a test or confides in a teacher that he really hates math (even if the teacher knows I love math and am determined that my child will grow up to be a mathematician).  These are all parts of our students’ lives outside of the home, and all things I may care deeply about, but don’t feel I have a right to change or be notified regarding.  I do have the right to vote for my local school board and politicians and the ultimate right to take my kids out of public school and teach them at home (even though this is not logistically possible or probable in many cases including my own, it is my right). I think we need to find a middle ground between local schools’ autonomy and parental rights before all of our school officials become paralyzed to problem solve in real time or even just do their job for fear of violating the rights of parents at a great cost to students.

Lastly,  I believe there is common ground between the diverse set of commenters on this platform and for Virginians in general.  While we may have wildly different ideas regarding the transgender community and the evolving state of the way we see sexuality as a culture, I sincerely believe that many of us fervently want the same things from our schools: high, improving academic performance from all student groups and faculty/staff who provides a supportive environment for all students no matter where they are in their adolescent path.  While we may not agree on the best ways to do this going forward, the facts indicate that we do have to make some changes to get there.  The lack of specific policies (pre 2021) related to transgender students led to adverse social/emotional outcomes for these students, limiting their school performance.  Going back to this status quo will only continue to do so and therefore be damaging to these students, damaging to the VA Department of Education and damaging for all residents of VA.  We can not expect to do nothing and to get improved results.  Especially now, after all of the learning loss and suffering our students have weathered through the pandemic, it is irresponsible for the Department of Education to propose any policies that have a proven track record of being detrimental to the academic performance for any student group.  I urge the Department of Education to either go back to the drawing board and work to craft evidence based policies that support transgender students and therefore, are likely to improve the performance of this at risk student group; rescind only the pieces of the 2021 policies dealing with locker rooms and work to address the concerns of both transgender and cisgender students and their parents on this specific issue with input from subject matter experts as mentioned in paragraph 2; or my desired course of action which is to leave the 2021 model policies in place and set up metrics by which we can evaluate their results over time.  The goal of the Department of Education as per its website is “to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.” I believe the adoption of the Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender students in Virginia’s Public Schools 2022 is in direct conflict with this mission.  Setting aside any specific transgender beliefs, from a common sense perspective, students who feel safe and emotionally supported should exhibit better academic performance.  This is the outcome the VDOE should be tirelessly pursuing for all of its students, and it is the point at which parental rights and the best interests of their students will converge.


I Support Youngkin

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<p>I support this policy because there should be no secrecy between parents and their children. The trans madness needs to stop and this is a step in the right direction. </p>


I strongly oppose this policy.

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I strongly oppose this policy. It lacks empathy and compassion for trans youth, disregards their scientifically advised treatment, and furthermore, asks the school system to further police and perpetuate parents’ ideology by censoring all students for the few who do not accept trans students.

This policy reaches too far into the civil liberties of children and asks teachers to act as de-facto parents to police their religious ideas around other children. Teachers should not be asked to do this, and students should be able to attend school without fear of other's constraining and discriminatory religious rules.

Further, I went through the public school system not long ago, where I was constantly surrounded by peers and teachers who went by nicknames, either shortened versions of their name or otherwise. No teacher, coach, or peer blinked an eye when someone asked them to be called by their preferred name- it was accepted unequivocally, if the request was made in good faith (which, I firmly believe, extends to all trans people who wish to change their name). The need for this law to exist proves that it was only written to discriminate against trans people who, now, more than ever, have a better position than ever to be accepted into society. They should be able to be referred to by their chosen names.

We must not further hurt our trans and nonbinary youth and go forward. They must be accepted into society, and not discriminated against. This means that their chosen names and pronouns must be accepted, in schools and elsewhere, and that they can access the bathroom of their choice. Anything less is a gross violation of human rights and is actively hurting our LGBTQ+ youth.

I ask that we move forward with empathy in our hearts, and reject this policy in favor of the 2021 Model Policy.


Stop the Trans “Children Will Die” hyperbole.

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If a child any child is physically and or emotionally abused at home, they can be placed under Child Protective Services.    They aren’t going to die or end up homeless.


Support policy that prevents my daughter from having to see penis and balls in her locker room

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Stop these perverts from playing these games with our kids!


Truly harmful policy

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This proposed policy is truly harmful to trans students. There are definitely parents who are advocates for their students, but there are also parents who would do harm to their child if they knew. It should be the student's responsibility to tell the parent, not the school's responsibility. Schools can work with students to be able to do this, but they shouldn't get in the middle of harming the family unit because of this. Schools should be a safe space especially when we know these statistics: 28% of transgender youth whose pronouns are not affirmed attempted suicide in the past year. In fact, when pronouns are respected, transgender youth attempted suicide at half the rate of those who did not have their pronouns respected (Trevor Project, 2020). Education is all about data. Well, data doesn't support "outing" students. Please protect Virginia's most vulnerable youth and keep the current policy we have in place.


Thank you Gov. Youngkin

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Thank you, Gov. Youngkin, for being on the side of parents. God made us - male or female - This is a simple point and obvious; if a deathly skinny anorexic girl told a school counselor she was fat, the school counselor would not agree with her and advise her on how to lose more weight - you would hope he or she would get this girl the help she needs! In the same way, if a girl tells us she is a boy, we do not ignore the physical biology and say, "ok you can use the boys bathroom now and play on the boys sports team" - the right thing is get her the help she needs, be a support, affirm her! Since when does physical reality not exist??? There are natural laws. Just because you say something does not make it true. Truth exists no matter what people say or think. I am a female, there is physical reality/biology that affirms that. Me saying I am a boy, even if I said it a million times and do things to change my body, if I die and they did up my body they will be able to tell by my DNA that I was a female! Truth matters. Why are we saying, oh it's ok just make up your own truth - that is a severe disservice to our children, it is not fair to them!


Trans children, regardless of your beliefs, are still children.

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Trans kids, like all kids around the world, are a very emotionally fragile demographic. Saying and/or doing the wrong thing can cause years of trauma later in life. So when a trans child hears someone refer to them as a boy over and over again when they know themselves to be a girl, or they are repeatedly called a name that doesn't fit them, it hurts. When they are forced to use a bathroom with symbols painted on the door that correspond to something other than who they know themselves to be, it hurts. Not just for a minute, not just for a day even, but for years.

You don't have to love that your child is trans. But you should still love your child regardless. And if you don't love them for who they are, ultimately, that's your problem, not the school board's. Don't cause harm to your child. Don't give them trauma that they will have to spend lots of money and take years of therapy to overcome.


I support Glenn Youngkin and Parents!

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The Virginia Department of Education's newly proposed Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect of all Students and Parents uphold parents' GOD GIVEN and constitutional right to guide their child's development.  The new policies also protect the First Amendment rights of students and staff.  I fully support Governor Youngkin and Virginia Parents!


The policies for public schools regarding use of facilities by sex

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I support the title XI in providing separate facilities for changing rooms and toilets by sex. Women have  struggled for a very long time to have security and privacy in public spaces. The factual data shows that women ( and in the case of public schools, girls) can be subjected to sexual harassment and rape. Any kind of unisex bathrooms and changing facilities are dangerous for women. As a feminist, I strongly oppose any regulation in any public spaces which endangers the security of women.

The boys and men who claim to be women can not impose their needs in violation of thr right to safety for women who are 50 percent of the population and as now, do not have an Equal rights amendment in the US constitution. men who claim to be women( Transgender women ) form the prevailing force in the movement to take over women's rights and safe spaces. We do not hear much of women who feel they are men(transgender men) wanting to invade men's spaces.

This is an attack on women. that is why i oppose any rules which  violates womens hard won rights.


Protect Emotionally Vulnerable Children and Parental Rights!

Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.

The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."

I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.

Sincerely,
Jean Dibble
PO Box 137094
Clermont, FL 34713

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children. <br /><br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.<br /><br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians." <br /><br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Jean Dibble
<br />PO Box 137094<br />Clermont, FL 34713<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148655944" width="1" height="1" />


Both myself and my Wife support Gov Younkins proposal

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We support Gov Younkins school proposal.   Parents have the right not the Gov't.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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STRONGLY OPPOSE! The happiness and health of trans children is more important than the petty fears of adults!


Oppose

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I am a Virginia resident and I oppose the 2022 model policy regarding the treatment of transgender students. It is in contradiction with the academic research that informs best practices for both parents and teachers of transgender students.

I urge the Board of Education to reject this policy.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


Parent Opposed to Updated Policy

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The updated policy lacks compassion for what is best for students. The policy currently in place took years to develop and is working well as it requires students to be treated as humans by their classmates, teachers and administrators.

This updated policy does NOT center the students most affected by the update. Instead it seeks to placate adults who should know better. Shouldn't the Board of Ed policies center students as human? Students are NOT political pawns for the Governor.

All public school children need a nurturing learning environment, free of harassment and bullying, to achieve their potential. This updated policy will create inhumane conditions for students and should not be implemented.


If liberal women weren’t so intolerable, there would be a dad helping to raise these kids.

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Nuclear families with a masculine father present would prevent these confused kids from thinking they were cats and not knowing their genders.


Support

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Parents are the first teachers of their children and have an irreplaceable role in guiding them and ensuring their well-being.  Students should use the bathrooms that correspond to their sex. Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students.  The new policies protect the fundamental religious liberty interests of personnel and students.


Children of substance addicted parents at greater risk than Trans children.

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Trans children are no worse off than children abused by alcohol and drug addicted parents.   In-fact
children are far more likely to be abused at home by parents addicted to drugs and/or alcohol than Trans children who simply lack parental support.   According to SAMHSA, an agency under the US Department of Health, 1 in 8 children aged 17 or younger resided in homes with at least one parent who has a (SUD) substance use disorder.    While not every child living in households with a SUD parent will experience abuse or neglect, they are at increased risk for child maltreatment and child welfare involvement compared with other children.     It is not uncommon for children of SUD parents to be removed from the home and placed in foster care.   So why are Trans children, a relatively new phenomenon, given so much special attention?   If their home is unsafe than there needs to be child welfare involvement.   You don’t hear anyone using the “children will die” hyperbole for children threatened by SUD parents.   Why is that?


Governor, please defund not complying school districts and forcefully remove school board members.


I support Youngkin

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The new policies honor the sacred role of parents in the care of their children during school, athletics and other activities.

Parents know their children’s needs better than anyone. If children are struggling with gender dysphoria, they need guidance and emotional support from parents. Under the new policies, school officials must keep parents fully informed, and require schools to enforce laws, regulations and policies that prohibit and deter bullying or harassment.

Student participation in sex-specific athletics, school activities and events should be determined by sex, e.g., for overnight travel accommodations and locker rooms.

Students should use the bathrooms that correspond to their sex. Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students.

The new policies protect the fundamental religious liberty interests of personnel and students.


Gov. Youngkin introduces new model policy for Virginia transgender students

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I support Governor Youngkin's proposal to put rights back into the hands of parents.  The school system should not be interfering with parents raising their children!  It's about time!


This furry business is outrageous. Liberals are nuts! Please help Governor.

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Please restore some sanity to our public schools. Liberals are running education into the ground.


Strongly oppose.

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Governor Youngkin's draft model policy:

Is rooted in transphobia and seeks to further harm trans and nonbinary kids.

Seeks to erase trans and nonbinary youth from the classroom. They create a hostile & potentially dangerous school environment.

Requires teachers and school staff to forcibly “out” students to their parents against their will in some circumstances, such as where a student seeks counseling.

Prohibits teachers and school staff from supporting trans & nonbinary students.


Support Gov. Youngkin's Model Policies

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<p>I support Governor Youngkin's new model policies which are well-reasoned and protect the rights of parents and children as well as protect religious liberty interests. </p>


Support Gov. Youngkin’s policies and the involvement of parents

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The new policies honor the sacred role of parents in the care of their children during school, athletics and other activities.

Parents know their children’s needs better than anyone. If children are struggling with gender dysphoria, they need guidance and emotional support from parents. Under the new policies, school officials must keep parents fully informed, and require schools to enforce laws, regulations and policies that prohibit and deter bullying or harassment.


Stupidity

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Why can't we focus on important issues like getting our students the best technology and books instead of the Republican fascination with transgender and gay students. This is such an asinine issue and shows how much the Youngkin administration is disconnected from reality. We need leaders who care about important issues. Vote out every Republican you can.


I support Youngkin

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Schools exist to provide education to students,  as children belong to their parents,  the education system has no right to divide the family as they seem to be trying.  Parents are responsible for raising their children.


I oppose this policy.

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Ignorance should never be tolerated.


Strongly oppose this guidance

Catherine Wall, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Research has clearly shown that supporting transgender and gender diverse youth allows for.tjem to have the opportunity to not only survive, but thrive. Supportive systems (and gender affirming care) lead to a drastic decrease in depression, anxiety, and suicidality in trans youth, allowing themselves a chance to live their lives as they deserve to. What would you rather have? A happy group of anti-trans extremists or happy (and living) children? I'm happy to address this further or provide a policy brief supporting these perspectives. The research is clear -- these policies will be actively harmful for children


I Support Parental Rights

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This is a fundamental Constitutional issue.  Parents and guardians are responsible for raising their children, caring for them, and making decisions for their kids that they feel are in the best interest of their health and well-being.  Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the federal government, state and local governments, and the PC police erode parental rights in the name of social welfare and progressivism.  It is time to bring common sense back.  THANK YOU GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN!!


I oppose this fully.


Parents need to know. Support Youngkin.

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I agree that a teacher's job is to educate our children scholastics, not morals, not sexual education. A parent MUST be involved in every aspect of their child's life.

I support the policy introduced by our Governor.


I'm a longtime liberal, and I SUPPORT this policy

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I am a longtime liberal and have voted almost exclusively for Democrats my whole life. I strongly SUPPORT this proposed model policy.

I suspect that many of the people who have expressed their opposition to this policy have not actually read it. Contrary to what many believe, the policy does NOT force schools to use sex-based pronouns in all situations and it does NOT force kids to use the bathroom consistent with their biological sex no matter what. Consider the following passage from the model policy:

Schools should attempt to accommodate students with distinctive needs, including any student with a persistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs from his or her sex. A team of appropriate school staff and other caregivers should collaborate with the parents to identify and implement reasonable accommodations or modifications, taking into account the resources and staff available in the school and school divisions, as well as the rights and needs of other students and of school staff. Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students.

I believe in flexibility and compassion for everyone (whether or not I share their beliefs). Although I don’t believe that medical interventions (puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries) are the right answer to pediatric gender dysphoria, I do NOT support measures proposed in some states to criminally charge parents and doctors who facilitate pediatric transition.

I like this proposed policy because it’s a compassionate and reasonable effort to balance the concerns of people who hold very different views on this issue.

Let me briefly explain how I came to have grave concerns about the dramatic spike in the number of young people presenting with gender dysphoria. I have been a left-leaning Democrat for most of my life. I’m pro-choice (with some caveats); I’m concerned about the environment; and I support the rights of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. I also believe that adults who wish to transition to take on the appearance of the opposite sex should have the right to do so. I don’t believe we should ever discriminate in employment, housing, etc. based on a person’s transgender status.

But when a beloved niece, at the age of 13, told her family she thought she might be transgender, I began researching the issue and I soon recognized that, at least for many kids, this sudden conviction that they were born in the wrong body is down to social contagion, and not to some immutable biological trait. My niece had never expressed discomfort with her body until she hit puberty — which is not terribly surprising. Most adults, to a varying degree, probably remember feeling uncomfortable in their skin during adolescence. Unfortunately, today, teenagers are now told that this discomfort means they are born in the wrong body and their only option to feel comfortable is to transition.

Although my niece waffled back and forth between a trans identity throughout her teens, she now identifies as a boy and has been taking testosterone for almost two years. She has asked her friends and family to use masculine pronouns with her, but my sister and I have refused to do it because we don’t want to reinforce a decision that we believe she will eventually come to regret. Synthetic testosterone is a powerful drug, with many associated health risks when it’s taken long-term. We hope that she will stop taking it before it causes significant harm.

In the meantime, to avoid provoking her, my sister and I just avoid using pronouns to refer to her in her presence, and we focus on keeping our relationship with her strong and positive. We’re trying to thread a needle – to love and respect her but to avoid reinforcing the unscientific notion that a person can be born in the wrong body. (And for those who believe that science proves a person can be born in the wrong body, I urge you to dig deeper. Despite some flawed studies that suggest some commonalities between trans-identifying people and the sex with which they identify, science does not show this. If it did, we could use brain scans or other tools to diagnose the phenomenon. We cannot.)

Therefore, I am extremely grateful to the Youngkin Administration for doing what it can to avoid facilitating the spread of the notion of gender identity in schools. I’ve heard many people laughingly dismiss the idea that “you can catch being transgender.” To this, I can only ask, why is it so hard to believe that social contagion could be driving the tremendous uptick in the number of adolescents (especially girls) who think they’re transgender? After all, we know there’s a social contagion element involved in suicide, cutting, and any number of behaviors. As Dr. Erica Anderson, former president of the U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health and a transwoman herself, wrote in the San Francisco Examiner, “How is it possible that gender identity formation constitutes the only area of development in adolescence that is immune from peer influence?”

And perhaps the most compelling reason to suspect the role of social contagion is the testimony of a growing number of detransitioners. For many of them, the relief they experienced with transition did not last, and they greatly regretted the irreversible changes and negative health effects caused by transition. Check out post-trans.com to read some of these stories. As you will immediately see, there is nothing right-wing about this website.

So I’ll conclude with one final thought: This is not a left vs. right issue; it’s not a Republican vs. Democrat issue. Rather, it’s a serious issue that has derailed the healthy psychological and physical development of thousands and thousands of young people. If you would like to learn more about it, I would suggest reading the book “Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality” by journalist Helen Joyce.

And, finally, please read the proposed policy before you conclude it's hateful or harmful.


Furry rights are human rights! Equal rights for furries.

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Furries have feelings too.


Trans students deserve respect and protection

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<p>Trans students deserve schools that are inclusive and supportive. Youngkin needs to stop using vulnerable populations as political pawns.  </p>


I support this policy

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<p>I support this policy </p>


In Support of Parental Rights

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I support Governor Glenn Younkin's proposal overhauling the Virginia Department of Education transgender policy mandates on public schools and replacing them with regulations that restore parental rights and protect the First Amendment rights of students and staff.  Parents have the right and the duty to protect their children from the promotion of unhealthy lifestyles which ignore the nature of the human person.


Gov. Youngkin Recommended Transgender Policy

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Governor Youngkin was elected to restore parent/grandparent/guardian rights and sanity  to the education of students in Virginia. His proposed transgender policy does NOT discriminate against anyone. It gives the decision regarding transgender issues to the parents (where it belongs!) and does not allow for teachers to keep vital information from parents. The negative comments are obviously from people who are not interested in the well being of children, but who want to push insane political policies that will destroy our children.


i OPPOSE this document!!! Cant keep going backwards!!

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I oppose this document and don't want Virginia to keep going backwards since Gov Youngkin began his term.  Va would be hurting so many children and the suicide rate will increase.  God doesn't make mistakes and God created all LGBTQ individuals!! Did you ever go back to think that all LGBTQ babies were created by 2 heterosexual humans?  So now who do you blame?


Parental rights

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I support Governor Youngkin's defense of parental rights in regard to their children in school. Parents should be in charge of their children, not the government or the school system.


Male and Female

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Please protect Virginia’s children from the gender ideology cabal. This is just the latest effort to tear down the fabric of traditional society and replace it with brokenness and lies. We should be free to not be made to participate in this, and our children are too valuable to allow them to be consumed by this insanity.


Stop the furryphobia. End furry hate now.

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End the hate. Furry rights are human rights.


2022 Model Policy for schools

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I urge you to reject this divisive and regressive policy that seeks to discriminate against an already vulnerable group of students. Our trans-gender and non-binary students should be treated with compassion and respect as they struggle with science-based issues most never have to deal with. I support the worth and dignity of all individuals. Instead of this hastily drafted policy of discrimination, please support the previous 2021 Model Policy which had wide input and consideration over a long period and respects all individuals equally. Thank you, Ann Wood


Abjectly Oppose

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<p>This is shameful political pandering. Parents don’t attend these schools. The students, who are unique individuals with human rights do. Control your own children and keep your fear and prejudice away from mine. </p>


I support parents rights

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<p>Until a child is legally an adult, it is the parent's responsibility to raise the child.  The school is to be a partner, but when they hide identity/gender crisis from the parent, they are doing a great disservice.  Schools need to stick to the basics, and let the parents do the rest.  </p>


Grandparent

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Please restore the sacred right of parents.


I Support Gov. Youngkin

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Parents know their children better than anyone else and they have a right to be informed on anything that affects their children.  Schools have no right to stand between parents and their children. If a child seems to be having any problems at school, then the school should notify the parents, not go behind the parent's backs to "help" the child if the child is confused about gender or anything else. The school is to educate the children, not groom them or try to usurp the rights and responsibilities of the parents. And schools should not interfere with or try to influence the child's family's personally held beliefs and values.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


I OPPOSE this guidance

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The lack of empathy and compassion, the disregard for scientifically advised treatment of Trans and Nonbinary youth, and the sheer unwillingness to accept anyone or anything that might be considered Other, is the reason I oppose this guidance, and will always oppose the philosophy that drives efforts to strip protections and impose undue burdens on LGBT+ youth.

If this passes, know that children in Virginia will be more vulnerable to death by suicide as a direct result.


The Three “Rs”

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Though the public school system is paid for by tax dollars of the whole community, each individual family has a right to discern the moral & ethical education of their children: schooling external to the home is meant to build knowledge of reading, writing, arithmetic, hard science… skills ALL children should grow in.

Schools & teachers are not to replace the role of family & parents, and ought to have no medical authority over the health & well-being of children beyond the basics of keeping children physically safe while away from their families.

NO to teaching experimental & untested “science,” like the novel biology confusion of this new era. Time-tested & true knowledge, solely. No transgender ideology! This is damaging & frightening at a massive level, & I support Gov. Northam’s change to the diabolical educational mandate!

Restore sanity. Teach children the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, & the Golden Rule, not self-centered foci.


I do not support this.


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.

The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."

I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.

Sincerely,
Catherine Mollendor
7080 Galapago St
Denver, CO 80221

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children. <br /><br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.<br /><br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians." <br /><br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Catherine Mollendor
<br />7080 Galapago St<br />Denver, CO 80221<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148653402" width="1" height="1" />


I support this policy - thank you Youngkin - MEN, STAND UP FOR YOUR WOMEN

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For my grandchildren I support this policy.  We need to be men who stand up and applaud fatherhood, parenthood.  We need to love our wives and children, and the single moms with kids we should support.  With this economy and everything going so downhill (Biden, LGB!) we need to get back to the basics.  Let the kids be kids and stop talking about sexuality.  They're relatively latent until middle school.


STRONGLY OPPOSE ENTIRE POLICY

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The governor will cause irreparable harm to trans children with his hateful, uneducated, and irresponsible policy. The government does not belong in people’s homes, personal lives and decisions, medical decisions, and does not get to define or condemn or discriminate against anyone’s identity. This mother of two STRONGLY OPPOSES these policies.


Parents are the primary educators of their children.

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Parents, not the state, determine how their children will be raised and cared for.  Parents active in their child's lives, know what is best for them.  Empowering parents is not only a fundamental right, but it is essential to improving outcomes for all children.

Children like to test the limits all the time.  Children want attention.  That is in a child's nature.  Parent's knowledge, wisdom and experiences are there to guide them to help their children to make good decisions to become the best they can be.  Letting an underdeveloped mind, or the school system overrule the rights and responsibilities of the parent is not to be allowed or accepted.  We should not be letting the whims of society and those with the loudest voice to take over our parental rights.

Thank you Govenor Youngkin for giving back our rights and responsibilities.  Our society will be better for your leadership.


I support

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I support this for my grandchildren's sake.  Noone loves them more than our family.  Let families deal with what comes up, not school administrators.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


I FULLY SUPPORT THIS POLICY

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<p>Thank you, Gov Youngkin and Team in your unwavering commitment to support Parents. Promises made, Promises KEPT! </p>


SUPPORT. Biology isn't/shouldn't be social work. Don't make kids political pawns.

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Politics should not be in school. Jerry Coyne, a prolific evolutionary biologist and author of "Why Evolution is True" - said, "We should not tailor what we teach to the goal of affirming everybody's identity.  That is therapy, not biology." Some college professors have been told failing to teach BIOLOGY in an "inclusive" way has "dangerous repercussions."  If it's that bad out there after age 18, let's protect them until then, while we can.  Trans kids need therapy not an old upside-down policy that is more political and divisive than academic.


School's function is to educate.

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I support this policy. Parents have rights that superscede an educator's intention to hide a student's sexuality, no matter how well intended. One who believes it is acceptable for an adult to keep sexual secrets with a minor child and intentionally conceal from the parent is misguided in the extreme. This is not a political issue. The state must respect and uphold the rights parents have to raise their children in a way consistent with their personally held values and beliefs, without interference from the state.


I Support this 2022 policy

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I still won't go back to APS.  We found private school that doesn't have all this confusing political stuff.  I do know "gender affirming care" at Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center includes chemical castration drugs, synthetic hormones (Why is this applauded when everywhere else we scream "organic and all natural" and "grass fed"?), and surgical interventions on children who are still developing.  Having body parts removed to feel more like the gender you think you are is not kind or good.  Supporting this kind of lifestyle or change is not kind or good.  Anyone who wants to keep this a secret from my parents would be wrong and abusive.


2022 Model Policies

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The 2022 Model Policies are wrong for transgender youth. Reject them and maintain the 2021 Model Policies.


2022 Model Policy - support - GOOD FOR ALL

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<p>These policies are good for the teachers because the weight/responsibility to keep secrets is lifted from their shoulders.  This is especially important for a teacher who may have religious reasons - Muslim, Jewish, Christian.  These policies are good for kids because the weight and responsibility of grown up decisions is lifted from them.  They may be confused and they may make adult decisions at age 18 but until then, the parents are responsible.  This is good for parents so they can know as much about their child's life in school hours as possible.  How can a parent help if they don't know what is going on?  Why would someone say secrets are good and the "right of a student"?  The "rights" thing has become very fuzzy and messy.  </p>


I oppose this fully.


I support this policy

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I support this policy.  Thank you.  It is important.  There are a lot of messed up kids out there and teachers are distracted, unable to teach.  I wasn't as ready for college as I could have been because of the past few years hyper Covid and trans ideology, "diversity/equity/inclusivity" - it all sounds good but more time and energy were spent on those issues than strengthening my math and english skills.


I support Pro-Parent policies in public schools

Melissa Sokban, Holy Trinity Catholic Church

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These comments are directed toward the Virginia Department of Education, VDOE, regarding the "Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools" document.

First and foremost, I SUPPORT new pro-parent policies proposed by the Virginia Department of Education. I believe parents are the first teachers of their children and have an irreplaceable role in guiding them and ensuring their well-being.  VDOE’s newly proposed Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents uphold parents’ God-given and constitutional right to guide their child’s development. The new policies also protect the First Amendment rights of students and staff.

The reasons I support the pro-parent policies are because:

The new policies honor the sacred role of parents in the care of their children during school, athletics and other activities.

Parents know their children’s needs better than anyone. If children are struggling with gender dysphoria, they need guidance and emotional support from parents. Under the new policies, school officials must keep parents fully informed, and require schools to enforce laws, regulations and policies that prohibit and deter bullying or harassment.

Student participation in sex-specific athletics, school activities and events should be determined by sex, e.g., for overnight travel accommodations and locker rooms.

Students should use the bathrooms that correspond to their sex. Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students.

The new policies protect the fundamental religious liberty interests of personnel and students.

Thank you.

Melissa Sokban


SUPPORT because secret "gender affirming care" is CRUEL and WRONG

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This has been bubbling up for several years.  Anyone who disagrees is told to shut up.  Days of silence in APS are almost mandatory.  If teachers don't encourage it, it's the social "thing" to support via silence.  Those who disagree aren't socially allowed to opt out; kids have had hands put over thier mouths and told to be quiet even if they don't support day of silence.  A lot in opposition don't seem to realize the disproportionate # of students who are supported - even coddled - and perhaps manipulated into gender confusion.  For attention, or maybe thinking it will make them happier, while not investing any energy to underlying issues.  Maybe it isn't gender confusion until you introduce the option.  Those in opposition to this policy think they are being kind and good by keeping the child's information a secret from mom or dad.  It is not kind or good OR PROGESSIVE - not progressing toward improvement at least.


I oppose the 2022 draft model policy

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I oppose the 2022 draft model policy.


I oppose the new Model Policies

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 I believe that the 2022 Model Policies should not be implemented because they are bad for children and unhelpful for parents and teachers.

I strongly disagree with the practice of forcing school personnel to misgender students. Not only will that cause confusion (especially in situations where a students’ peers refer to that child by their correct name and pronouns), but it would likely also have a detrimental effect on that student’s mental health and their trust towards their teachers and other school staff.

The smooth and effective functioning of a public school relies heavily on a level of trust between students and teachers—specifically, a baseline of respect. For example, when I was in school I didn’t call my teachers by their first names. I used titles, like “Ms.” or “Mr.” to show my respect. In scenarios where teachers called me by the wrong name (for example, when a teacher confused my name with my older sibling’s name, confused my name with that of a student who looked similar to me, or called me by a diminutive nickname that I hated), I was hurt and frustrated, and I lost respect towards my teachers. I was less willing to comply with their requests, and I did not try as hard in their classes, because I felt like they did not see me as my own person or respect my boundaries. If teachers and other school personnel are not able to refer to students using their correct name and pronouns, it will cause confusion at best and a total breakdown in school discipline, performance, and learning at worst.

I also think it’s harmful to encourage teachers and other school personnel to share sensitive information with parents in all cases. I am not trans, but I did encounter situations in high school where I wished to discuss sensitive issues with my teachers or school counselors because I could not trust my parents. For example, there were times where I needed support from a trusted adult to make plans to do things my parents didn’t always support –like obtaining food, which my parents were very controlling about, or financial information about college. If I had thought that my teachers or school counselors would feel obligated to speak with my parents about those sensitive matters, I would not have confided in anyone at school. I hate to think where I’d be now if I had only been able to confide in my classmates rather than trusted adults. Because the new policy is not very clearly written, it is hard to tell whether teachers would be obligated to speak with parents about sensitive information like that. But enacting this new policy as written would steeply undercut the trust students have towards adults at school and limit their likelihood of seeking out help from competent adults when needed.

It's also important to note that the new policy puts school personnel in situations where their constitutional rights to free speech will be violated, regardless of their views on sex and gender. For example, teachers who want to refer to trans students with their correct names and pronouns will have that freedom curtailed under the provisions found on page 16, paragraphs D.2 and D.3. If that student has not been able to complete the requisite paperwork or have their parent contact the school on their behalf, then the school personnel are required to use the wrong name and pronouns, even if that goes against the teacher’s sincerely held belief or freedom of speech. And if there are any school personnel who do not believe in using any name or pronouns that do not correspond with a person’s sex assigned at birth, then those personnel will also be coerced to speak contrary to their personal beliefs, under the provisions contained on page 16, paragraphs D.3 and D.4. Essentially, all personnel could be forced or prevented from exercising their freedom of speech, and all personnel are at risk of having to act contrary to their sincerely-held religious beliefs.

The clause on page 16, paragraph D.6, of the policy simply adds to the confusion. If students and school personnel maintain their constitutionally protected speech rights, then why make a policy at all? That phrase, if taken seriously, renders redundant much of the previous policy. And if the phrase is just put in there to quell the discourse around constitutional free speech, and the previous provisions do apply, then it’s simply there for show and should be removed. If the VDOE really cared about freedom of speech, it wouldn’t have enacted this policy.

Furthermore, the 2022 Model Policy is poorly and clunkily drafted. If it were to be implemented, it would need heavy editing to ensure that its intended results are reached. For example, the new policy requires that school personnel only use the name contained in a student’s official record or “any nickname commonly associated with the name that appears in the student’s official record.” I think it’s fairly obvious why this is badly drafted, but I’ll explain in case it’s needed. Plenty of students go by nicknames that are not “commonly associated” with their legal name. For example, sometimes there are multiple people with the same name in a class, and it becomes preferable to use nicknames. Say the given name is “Jessica.” After the first few students lay claim to the nicknames “Jess” and “Jessie,” other “Jessicas” may wish to use nicknames not commonly associated with the name. For example, one student may wish to go by “Sica,” while another might wish to be called by their initials. However, those students would be prevented from having their understandable, validly chosen nicknames used in class, because the nickname is not “commonly associated” with their given name. Also, I knew lots of students growing up who had names that were not common in English, so there was not any “common nickname” in English for that name. Sometimes those students adopted “Americanized” names or other preferred nicknames that sounded similar to their name but were not “commonly associated.”  This provision of the new policy completely ignores the reasons a student might wish to go by a nickname that isn’t commonly associated with their legal name.

Further, the policy entirely leaves out intersex individuals. The English language does not have “pronouns appropriate” to students who were intersex at birth, so the policy is entirely vague on how an intersex student should be referred to. Or, if an intersex student has chosen to go by male or female pronouns, then school personnel may not be allowed to respect that choice.

Thank your for your attention to my concerns. Overall, I do not see what these policies add that is superior to the 2021 Model Policies—if anything, I think the fact that they are so poorly written just adds confusion. These model policies should not be enacted.


Strongly denounce this policy

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Not all parents will accept their children's gender identity.  What happens to those children?


Virginia Department of Education

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<p>It is imperative that legislative policies be created to protect parental rights for their children in school.  It should be parents’ decision to teach their children about sexual matters including transgender issues.   There are many parents who feel this ways d I hope they can all speak up for what they know is right and good for their children.  </p>


Agree with updated 2022 Model Policies for All Student and Parents

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Upon reading and comparing both the 2021 and the 2022 Policies, I see the the 2002 version as fair and legal and it does not have the intention of being discriminatory. Students, and people in general, can be discriminated against for a whole host of reasons and on many different levels. The goal of any group in society should be to foster mutual respect and consideration of everyone. The 2021 Model Policies of Transgender students almost exclusively slants towards one group of individuals only. I see the newer policy as being just and yet still inclusive.

Mental/emotional instabilities within our children is a definite reality especially in these days of broken family units. I think more attention could be given to finding root causes and solutions to these growing problems.


I support the VA Governor and these policy changes

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Parents are the responsible party over children primarily.  Therefore these policies demonstrate that.


Strongly Oppose- Stop using kids as political pawns

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<p>The new model policies have the potential to hurt children. While I respect parents’ rights, I am more concerned about the safety and well being of students. School should be a safe place for all kids and these new model policies will do irreparable harm to some trans kids. The original law stated that the model policies were to be research based and these new policies go against that. They are pulling kids into the “culture wars” for the sake of scoring political points. I am disappointed in the Governor’s decision to put political favors ahead of kid’s lives. </p>


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Teacher in opposition

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<p>This policy is not based in best practice, or science. This is based in religion and fear alone, and does not have students in mind. It is being used to manipulate students and teachers to further a religious agenda. The education system is already so broken, and there no work to be done to provide students with equity and 21st century skills. Teachers fight every day to fill the gaps that political figures have created for us, and this policy only slows us down further. This will not prepare students for the future, but only satisfy those that refuse to education themselves out of their baseless fear. Trans kids are more likely to be victims of violence and assault in the boys bathroom (because we aren’t helping kids unlearn bigoted, stereotypical, gender norms and homophobia) than they ever would being able to assimilate to their true identity. This policy is moving us so far into the past, and hurting so many teachers and kids, just so those in power can continue to benefit themselves. </p>


The proposed new transgender policy is misguided

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Young adults know who they are by the time they reach middle school and do not need parents dictating their gender identity. Gender identity is not a choice, but is genetically determined. Parents do not always understand or share values with their offspring. As a retired school librarian, I heard stories of family members calling students awful names like “dirty ,” or even throwing young adults out of the home when their gender identity was revealed. Please respect our young adults and preserve school as a safe space for young adults. Their alternative lifestyles do not hurt anyone else, but this policy could lead to real harm for LGBTQ young adults, such as harsh punishment or even suicide.


Support - we need truth in the light/exposed - EXPOSED IS GOOD!!!

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I don't mean exposed in a bad way - plants need to be exposed to light and water to thrive.  Children need to be exposed to TRUTH to thrive.  You can't love someone without the truth.  You can't love someone in a lie, that's why when someone you love lies to you it hurts so much.  Right now we have a society of people LYING in the name of love and tolerance when it's not.  Love is NOT "Love is love."  Love is TRUTH in the LIGHT, exposed, parents included so they can love their children as-is. This thing about suicide - if someone wants to kill themselves they will.  But the progressive side is (1) brainwashing/feeding the lie that trans kids will commit suicide and then (2) believing that lie.  Non-trans commit suicide and you've not giving them equal attention or time/investment.  Step back, let the parents be involved and do their jobs.  Don't keep secrets from parents.


Comprise needed

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A revised policy that addresses the concerns of opposing parents/residents needs to be drafted and proposed.


I Oppose This Policy

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<p>I strongly oppose this action. As a lifelong educator, I am calling this policy out for what it is "an act of intimidation." </p>


I support parental rights and Gov. Youngkin

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If a child isn't mature enough to vote, they shouldn't be allowed to make decisions of this magnitude. Parents know their children best and should have the authority over their child.


Model Policies for Treatment of Transgender Students in VA's public schools

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<p>It is vitally important that Gov. Youngkin's VDOE proposed Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia's Public Schools be adopted by the legislature.  Parents' Rights regarding children dealing with gender dysphoria must be affirmed.  Children dealing with such issues must have the active support and involvement of their parents.  To do otherwise would be to abrogate the vitally important role that parents have in guiding their children through development as young adults. There must be a return to common sense on this vitally important issue. </p>


Two words - Loudoun County

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<p>Did no one learn anything from the incidents that took place in Loudoun county? And then to have the FBI come after parents? You have to be insane to oppose this bill. </p>


Womanhood is not a costume or feeling - support this policy

Amanda Ensing - CEO & founder of Elevate Beauty (using her words,not mine

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Ensing said "You can't be for women's rights, but also say there's no definition of a woman.    You can't be for women's rights, while denying the truth of what a woman is.  ... Too many people caliming to be for women's rights, but denying our existence & allowing everyone to speak for women BUT women.   Also where are the strong men to stand up?  Many men are silent b/c they've been brainwashed that their masculinity is toxic."
SO THANK YOU TO ALL DADS AND BROTHERS WHO SUPPORT THIS POLICY ON BEHALF OF the girls and women in their lives!


trans volleyball player severely injures with spike - district forfeits game

Anonymous - freaked out about trans volleyball player who severely insures

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Parents have the right to know what is coming and what is facing their kids in school, whether their own kid is trans or not.  A school board in NC had to forfeit upcoming volleyball games b/c a biologically male trans athlete severely injured a female player.  Look it up: Cherokee County trans player "injured a Hiwassee Dam High player's head and neck WITH A SPIKE TO THE FACE, resulting in concussion-like symptoms and ongoing vision problems...."  Online video ALSO shows female player unable to get up and walk on her own for about one minute after being struck with a volleyball. A coach of 40 yrs said they'd never seen a hit like that.  Volleyball shouldn't be listed as a violent sport but put angry trans on a team against all-female team and someone is bound to be hurt.


Fully support gov youngkin

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Parents rights matter. Full support!


Hey anonymous anti-religion ranter ....

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Just as you have the right to voice your opinion on tri-gender and whether/not you support/oppose this policy, every religious person has the right to express their opinion on this policy.  So bugger off if freedom of speech isn't for all.

(THIS IS A RESPONSE< NOT A VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE POLICY)


Thank You Governor / Restoring Values and Protecting Parental Rights

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Thank You Governor! Thank you for updating these policies to restore the rights of parents to be involved in their children's lives in school.  Gender and sexuality being taught in school is not appropriate, it is the job of the parents.  Thank you for standing up a doing the right thing!


I fully support the changes.

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I support the proposed changes.  Children, teenagers in particular, have always tried to rebel against social norms and push the limits, that's how teenagers are.  Parents have the constitutional and God given right to to direct the lives of their children, and public bodies are responsible for respecting this right.  I believe that when gender issues are expressed, that the school system has a duty to contact the parents and provide resources to assist the parents in obtaining mental health treatment for the child.


I support parental rights

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<p>I support the Virginia governor. Parents have the right to raise their children according to their family beliefs. </p>


Parent rights are critical to the success of The Commonwealth

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<p>Respecting parental rights for the education of their children is critical to the success of the Commonwealth and should be upheld in this case. Broad strokes of Government regulations will cause permanent damage to too many children. God gave the choice to parents to raise their children and will hold them accountable. Sometimes, government has a hand in helping that judgement come quickly to protect the innocent. Removing parents rights in favor of a bearoucrat in the case of still developing child will cause irreparable harm in too many cases and shouldn't be done by this government. </p>


Pro Parent policies in public Schools

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I  strongly support Governor Younkin's draft regulations that restore parental rights in public schools.  Finally, a voice of reason.


Here’s yet another person agreeing BASED ON RELIGION

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This is not about religion. It’s about PERSONAL RIGHTS AND PERSONAL FREEDOM.

“Governor Youngkin is doing what we elected him to do, securing God-given rights. This recent policy is an exercise of legitimate authority to reestablish the sovereignty of parents from the overstep of the state. I pray that he doesn't need an opinion pole to point this out to him, but I'm glad to give him the encouragement.”

I do not believe in your “god given right”. Your comment should be struck from the record. Any comment that includes GOD or JESUS should ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ALLOWED a voice in this argument.

NOT EVERYONE IS A CHRISTIAN!!!!!!!!!  In my faith, intersex is a third gender and has nothing to do with whatever is in someone’s pants biologically. TAKE CHRISTIANITY OUT OF THIS.


I support parental rights

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I support the 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents in Virginia’s Public Schools (2022 Model Policies) which withdraw and replace the highly objectionable Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools. Among many other positive changes, The 2022 Model Policies make it clear that “[p]arents have the right to instill and nurture values and beliefs for their own children and make decisions concerning their children’s education and upbringing in accordance with their customs, faith, and family culture” and that “[p]arents are in the best position to work with their children and, where appropriate, their children’s health care providers to determine (a) what names, nicknames, and/or pronouns, if any, shall be used for their child by teachers and school staff while their child is at school, (b) whether their child engages in any counseling or social transition at school that encourages a gender that differs from their child’s sex, or (c) whether their child expresses a gender that differs with their child’s sex while at school.


Support! Thank you Youngkin!!

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<p>These trans fads have gone too far. Save our innocent childrens minds! Protect family rights! </p>


I am strongly opposed.


Proposed transgender policy


Thank you!

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<p>My husband, children and I fully support the guidelines put forth in this document. Equal rights for all, special privileges for none. Thank you Governor Youngkin for having the courage to stand up to the woke left! </p>


Full Support for New Guidelines

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Thank you for updating these policies. These new guidelines restore parental involvement, protect teachers and administrators, and most importantly they protect students.

By evaluating each situation on a case-by-case basis, students are protected, and families are involved in these very important decisions. These updates also protect First Amendment rights and religious freedoms of teachers and students.


I SUPPORT GOV YOUNGKIN

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<p>I support parents' rights to protect their children from any system that may remove or dilute their parents' rights to make decisions for them.  Young children are not developmentally ready to make decisions about their educations, careers, bodies, lifestyles, genders, and/or sexuality.    The purpose of public schools is to educate children academically, and not to influence them in their religious, political, sexual, and/or gender affirming beliefs.  That's the job of the parents and family.   ONLY parents can make medical decisions for their children. </p>


Support Parents' Rights to Protect their Children

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If parents can't protect their vulnerable children, who will? Thank you, Gov. Youngkin for bringing back sanity to our educational sphere. Strongly support!!


School Guidelines on Transgender

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Strongly Support. Thanks for protecting our children and honoring the rights of parents.