Absolutely unconscionable policy written without any basis in reality.

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<p>These policies are purely for the purpose of fear mongering and harming kids who need help the most. Time and time again it has been shown that supporting and listening to trans/non-binary is how you help them, not by suppressing their identity and telling them they are broken or wrong. I can say with near certainty that no one who supports these archaic policies has actually - in good faith - spoken with a trans or non-binary person and tried to understand their point of view. If they had, they'd know that all a trans/nb person wants is to live their life without being harassed for who they are, it really is as simple as that. By supporting these policies, you are knowingly and proudly putting children in harm's way and condemning them to lives of pain, abuse, and hatred. To support these policies is to fear a bogeyman that does not exist. Before you vote, I beg you, speak to those who will be affected with an open heart and truly listen. If you vote without doing so, you are boldly claiming that you would rather harm children in need rather than give them the most basic decency of being heard. </p>


Youngkin has blood on his hands

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<p>Strongly oppose. </p>


Strongly oppose Youngkins dangerous policy

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<p>I strongly oppose Youngkins dangerous policy. </p>


Teach not preach

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I oppose the new standards as they are just an attempt by a governor whose kids do not even attend public schools in VA to score points from people who would rather burn books than prepare students to live and work in modern society.  Newsflash Trumpers: Fox is entertainment not fact, the real world is one where kids need help with math, reading, science, and CIVICS, and getting along in the world with people who don’t look like you, or believe exactly as you do, is a critical life skill. Stop banning books, look up the word empathy, pray to a God you are dishonoring with your hate filled actions and let the teachers teach.   If you want to know what’s happening in school, volunteer.  If you want to persecute kids, get a therapist.

Youngkin’s kids attend $50k a year private schools, if he cared about schools, his kids would attend VA public schools.  This plan is pandering to fear and hatred.  It’s not about helping our kids.


Leave trans people alone. Strongly oppose.

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Trans people just want to live their lives. Let them. I oppose this hateful targeting and the anti-LGBTQ policies of Youngkin's (or ANY) administration.


Strongly Oppose! Protect ALL KIDS

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It is disgusting to legislate against children. Full stop.


Strongly oppose

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Transgender people deserve equitable treatment and should not be discriminated against.


I SUPPORT the safety of ALL girls over the feelings of a few

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<p>If you would be okay with your daughter having to undress in front of male peers who claim they are female because they like feminine things than you are not progressive, you just don't care about womens rights  and safety. </p>


This is Harmful! Please do not do this!

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<p>This will harm children! Please do not continue with this. We moved to this state for the LGBTQ affirming policies in the schools, which meant the world for our child. Science shows us that biology and gender are not binary. Please do not push this bigoted agenda. Do not out children, or demean them in this way. Allow kids to be themselves! It saves lives to affirm. Kids have enough difficult things to navigate in this world without having their feelings and ideas of who they are policed. Please do not proceed with this policy. I am very strongly against this. Signed a sincere and thoughtful voter, mother, and social worker. </p>


VDOE's job should be protecting rights of ALL students; every student matter! Oppose!

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<p>VDOE's job should be protecting rights of all students. Every student matter. Transgender students are your most vulnerable group. This policy designed to push them over the edge. We have to learn to accept every student as they are if we really want them to reach their full potential. </p>


Protecting Kids. Respecting Parents

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I want to thank the Governor for respecting the fact that parents should be informed and respected as the primary guardian of their children. Our schools should focus on making up lost ground in mathematics, literacy, science and history that resulted from mandatory school closings during COVID. Instead we have school libraries in places like Fairfax making openly pornographic materials available for students without so much as parental notification. Thank you Gov Youngkin


I oppose!

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This policy not only puts transgender students in harms way but will also put their families in harms way as well. Why are you separating trans students from their peers? So they face more ridicule, for your amusement? What policies will be put in place for the students safety?  What programs do you have in place for students that end up displaced from their homes due to non accepting parents? The students safety should be priority over someone’s personal beliefs!


Neutral

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This ain’t my problem bro


Support

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Parents need to be informed about what is going on with their children. How else can they provide support and encouragement to their children? The only way parents can keep their children safe is to have open communication with them. Putting the school between parents and their children puts everyone in a tough position. Parents need to have the chance to support their children without government involvement.


Protect trans kids


Support

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Parents should be in the know about stuff like this and shouldn’t be excluded from decision making this big having to do with their child, especially when their child is at such a young age they can be easily influenced.


Support these model policies!

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<p>Strongly commend you for these policies and urge you to adopt as soon as possible. </p>


Vehemently Opposed

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Transgender youth have long faced numerous obstacles in their struggle for identity and acceptance.  Now the Governor and party of "small government" feels compelled to add to those obstacles with a thinly veiled piece of government overreach.

Yes elections do have consequences, but one should not be the degradation of rights of those who are most vulnerable.


THE YOUTH APPOSE THIS! WE DON'T WANT THIS PASSED

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I as a youth in this state and country, completely oppose this. You cannot possibly protect youth without protecting all youth, including trans youth. This bill is one of hate, and it will have irreversible detrimental effects on youth across the state, not to mention families, school staff, and teachers. Every idea coming out of this bill discriminates against trans youth which is illegal discrimination on the basis of sex. Trans students are still students, we support them and accept them, and to take away their respect and identities with the excuse of "safety" is disgusting. The effects of this bill on youth mental health, community, and education would be irreversible. I as a youth and many many many other youths do not wish to have this passed. So much so, we are leading walkouts in protest of this, and doing everything we can to make our voices heard. If you want to make laws about us, consult us first. It terrifies me that the Virginia governor sworn to do the best for us citizens is more concerned with how a student identifies and what is in their pants than our safety in schools, especially regarding gun violence. We have a MUCH more likely chance of being hurt or harmed by an active shooter than by a trans student. My school alone last week had two lockdowns and a third two weeks before that. Many other schools in my county and state have had similar experiences. Nothing is more terrifying than being locked in a dark classroom, huddled in the corner with terrified peers, all of you watching the light under the door for any sign of footsteps. That is what you should be concerned about. Not this idiotic, old-fashioned, and exclusive bill that will lead us into the past, down a road that will be very difficult to walk back out of. If you guys really care about us, you'll not pass this. You'll focus on things like gun safety in schools, the state of our planet for our future, or supporting low-income students who can't afford lunch or SAT tutors or things such as that. Please, hear our voices. Have a good night.


Strongly oppose

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I oppose the draft policy. I believe that school should be a space where all students feel safe and seen. This policy goes against those beliefs.


Strongly oppose: immoral and harmful

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Our current governor and those shortsighted enough to vote for him talk about "parental rights." Parents don't have the right to hurt their children. And they certainly don't have the right to hurt other people's children. What Youngkin and his supporters are pushing for is a parental right to abuse and control their children. Children are human beings with agency, who are intelligent enough to know when they can trust their parents with this information and when they cannot. Parents cannot dictate their children's identity. As a parent, if my child needs information, support, or protection at school, and they believe I should be kept out of that loop, I trust teachers and trained staff to do their jobs and provide my children what they need.

I support our children, I support our schools, and I vehemently reject Youngkin and his regressive policies that will cause harm to the most vulnerable children in our community.


Trans Kids

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Protect trans children!!!


100% SUPPORT!!!

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If you are on the fence on this issue of parents not having the rights of what Public School educators are teaching their kids then you need to watch the following:

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6312034607112#sp=show-clips

https://m.facebook.com/TuckerCarlsonTonight/videos/transgressive-is-out-now/3366036763614298/


Strongly opposed

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I am strongly opposed to this policy which endangers transgender youth.


Please protect trans students and faculty

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<p>Please protect trans children in our schools. As a Virginian, I am disheartened to see this type of legislation being put forth and will make sure that I will vote this November to continue to protect trans people from legislation such as this. I implore all Virginians too to go out and do your civil duty to vote for representatives that protect trans people. </p>


Strongly oppose

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Unnecessarily targeting kids who are already at risk helps no one


Strongly oppose - protect trans students

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This is a terrible proposal that endangers an already vulnerable segment of the student population. I strongly oppose!


Strongly Oppose. Protect trans children.

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<p>The proposed bill which would force trans children and young adults to be outed against their will is not only discriminatory, but disgusting. It sets a precedent that no child should be allowed rights or autonomy. </p>


Oppose


I oppose this bill

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<p>I oppose this bill. </p>


Protect Trans Children

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Children are people and deserve the right to identify and present themselves in ways that make them feel comfortable, safe, and seen. Ultimately their bodies and their futures are their own, not their teachers', and not their parents', and children need the freedom to mold themselves as they wish without adults who refuse to understand them erecting barriers to prevent them from becoming the people they wish to be.

It is not difficult to change the language we use to refer to others in order to respect them and make them feel safe with us, and children, just like adults, deserve respect and protection from those who wish to harm or stunt their emotional or physical growth.

A parent does not typically attend school with their child- and just as they cannot prevent their children from developing individual hobbies, friendships, and personalities while they attend school, they should not have the ability to prevent their child from developing a support system at school to make up for potentially lacking LGBT support at home.


trans rights are human rights :). opposed to this hate that will kill children

This is discriminatory and designed to push vulnerable children back into the closet. To make them suffer the trauma of repressing who they are. Make no mistake that this will kill children. Transgender youth suicide rates are already appalling, there is no need to make it any worse. If this passes, there will be blood on your hands.


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This legislation would endanger children, not protect them. Transgender children, and other children who are exploring their gender, deserve to have a safe place to do that exploration, away from the usually disapproving, often violent reactions from parents who do not want their child to turn out queer.

If you force school staff to tell parents when their child is figuring out their gender, two things will happen. Children of disapproving parents will face abuse. And children who want to explore their gender at school just won't. They'll just repress their feelings and, in some cases, endure the psychological torture of knowing you're trans and being unable to do anything about it. Both of these outcomes are bad.

I would do anything to get you to understand: Being trans is not a bad thing. There is nothing wrong with us. Coming to understand myself as transgender, and deciding to do something about it, rolled back the clouds on my life and revealed the sun for the first time. Please let trans kids live as themselves. Please oppose this legislation. Thank you.


profoundly oppose this abominable proposal - PROTECT TRANS YOUTH

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<p>Trans children have enough to deal with without being hunted down and outed or otherwise potentially harmed by adults in their life who they may trust enough to be their authentic selves with. Despite what many folks would have you believe, other children are not only safe in the presence of out trans youth, but may, in fact, be very open to accepting them if given the chance to do so. People may be afraid of what they do not understand or what they perceive as a threat (under the guise of protecting children, but really they perceive a threat to our patriarchal order because these children have the courage to live outside of the boxes we have proscribed for them), but that is not a good enough reason to cause lasting psychological damage to trans children who are just trying to become who they are, the same as cis kids. Moving forward with this policy would be intentionally harmful, and further entrenches our society in an unequal and oppressive structure that causes damage to our collective well-being. </p>


Protect trans & non binary youth

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<p>As a mother of a non binary 5th grader. I believe my child deserves to feel safe in school in order to get a good education. Feeling fear in school and not feeling supported or protected does not grant them a fair education. This is discrimination since a public school education is a basic right for ALL Americans. </p>


Highly opposed to this bill

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<p>Stupid law that will destroy a lot of lives if passed. </p>


shame on you, leave those children alone

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<p>Shame on you, leave those children alone. </p>


Strongly Oppose This Discriminatory Policy

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<p>I strongly oppose this new model policy that would negatively affect transgender and non-binary students and rob them of their dignity. It is discriminatory, dehumanizing and puts them in danger by forcing them to “out” themselves to their parents and peers. Knowing the depression and suicide rates among transgender and non-binary kids, do you really feel this policy is a safe choice? My main question is, if you truly care about protecting all kids, why do you wish to put transgender and non-binary kids in harms way, when all they are asking is to be treated with the same dignity and respect as everyone else? Would you feel comfortable having to provide such detailed medical reports to your place of work, just to use the bathroom? Would you feel comfortable having to prove yourself to scrutinizing people whom you do not know well, just to gain access to bathroom facilities that everyone else around you uses freely and without question? I truly cannot fathom this being acceptable in ANY workplace, so why are you forcing this upon kids? It is bigotry, it is hateful and I am disgusted with the ignorance this administration is adamant about upholding. Do not pass this policy. Lives are quite literally at risk. </p>


Glenn Youngkin for teenage suicide!

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The blood will be on your hands youngkin.


Follow the evidence

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<p>The research is quite clear- trans and non-binary youth are safer when they have the support of adults around them. These new guidelines will make school and home less safe for Virginia students. It is the sad truth that not all parents support their trans children, and forcing schools to out  students or ignore life-saving acknowledgement of their identity increases their risk of assault or self harm. Please reconsider these guidelines. Please make schools a safe haven for trans and non-binary children that don’t have one otherwise. </p>


Strongly Agree with the governor!

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I agree with the governer completely! I'm a very concerned parent that is not willing to allow the government to tell me what is best for my children.  We put them in danger when we subject them to ideological nonsense and the proof is already there.  Can we please get back to common sense!


Oppose

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<p>Oppose. Transgender rights need to be protected. </p>


Completely oppose this hateful targeting of trans children.

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<p>Several of my friends have trans children, and I know many trans adults. Many transgender and non-binary students do NOT have supportive families at home, and therefore, "parents will always be informed" in your guidelines may bring harm to non-gender-conforming students FROM THEIR OWN FAMILIES. I direct you to the student privacy section of the document already in place, which was well-researched by many specialists with the best interests of trans and non-gender-conforming students in mind: "privacy and confidentiality are critical for transgender students who do not have supportive families. Disclosing a student’s gender identity can pose imminent safety risks, such as losing family support or housing. According to a recent study, LGBT youth have a 120 PERCENT [emphasis mine] increased risk of experiencing homelessness compared to youth who identified as heterosexual and cisgender (Morton, Dworsky, & Samuels, 2017). School divisions will need to consider the health and safety of the student in situations where students may not want their parents to know about their gender identity, and schools should address this on a case-by-case basis. If a student is not ready or able to safely share with their family about their gender identity, this should be respected. There are no regulations requiring school staff to notify a parent or guardian of a student’s request to affirm their gender identity, and school staff should work with students to help them share the information with their family WHEN THEY ARE READY TO DO SO." [emphasis mine.] The document already in place should REMAIN in place for the safety and security of the transgender and non-binary children who depend on your consideration for their very lives. Don't change it. </p>


Oppose

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Oppose. I am LGBT and tired.


Support

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<p>While they don't go far enough in challenging what has become the normalization of mental illness, I support these model policies and thank you for trying to protect kids from the harms of gender ideology.  </p>


How Does This Teach Inclusion - It Doesn’t - It Teaches Bullying

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Strongly oppose. These kind of laws do way more harm than good and have no business being in Virginia’s education system.  How do we teach our kids equality and inclusion when you pull this kind of adult bullying into our public schools.

It’s not right!


Strongly oppose!

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<p>No need to really comment, pretty clear. </p>


Strongly oppose!


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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Horrifying, hateful, and illegal. You cannot overturn settled VA law with executive action. This has zero to do with parental rights and everything to do with endangering and discriminating against our children. As a Virginia parent of a high school LGBTQ+ student, I am appalled. Shame on you, Governor Youngkin. We will protect our children from your hate and ignorance.


Support: Fix our failing schools

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<p>Focus on fixing our failing schools by raising competencies in core subjects and forget about this indoctrination in this biologically incorrect yet currently trendy form of mental illness. </p>


Strongly Opposed. No room for hate

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He cannot erase these children. Be on the right side of history not the hatful side


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Educator in Opposition of Harmful Policy that Does not align with Evidence-Based Practice

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Hello, my name is Courtney Dressler and I am master’s level educator working on my second graduate degree with the goal of continuing to serve Virginia’s public education system. As an educator this proposed policy disgusts me as it does not align with evidence-based practice in supporting transgender youth. This policy would require educators to “out” transgender and non-binary students, exclude them from gender affirming spaces and activities, and prohibit educators from using a student’s affirmed name and/or pronouns. All of this goes against research that shows such discrimination can have drastically negative impacts on transgender and non-binary student attendance and safety rates. (United States Department of Education, https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ed-factsheet-transgender-202106.pdf)

According to the Trevor Project, which is the largest mental health and suicide prevention organization for LGBTQIA+ youth, “Fewer than 1 in 3transgender and nonbinary youth found their home to be gender-affirming,” yet this proposed bill would require an educator to out their student, potentially putting them in harm at home. The Trevor Project’s National Research Survey also found that “LGBTQ youth who found their school to be LGBTQ-affirming reported lower rates of attempting suicide.” (Source: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/#intro) Given that information, it is ethically irresponsible and against recommended research to implement the initiatives  proposed in this policy.

Furthermore as a student who’s studied educational law at the graduate level, I believe these proposed concepts to be an infringement of student civil rights as set forth by Title IX, of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects a student’s rights to learn in a safe educational environment free of discrimination based on their gender identity and/or sexual orientation and applies to ALL public k-12 schools, as they receive federal funding.

If you’re a student and/or family member who believes that a school receiving federal funding (any public school) has discriminated against someone based upon their sexual orientation and/or gender, you have the right to file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged discrimination, at this site:  www.ed.gov/ocr/complaintintro.html.

As a family member and friend to several members of the LG TQUA+ community, I’ve seen first-hand how far love and support can take an individual of that community. I’ve also seen members of that community that I love struggle mentally and physically due to an I accepting society. Virginia, it’s time to move forward and ensure all of our students have a safe and accepting place to live and learn.


Opposed

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I strongly oppose this dangerous change.

There are students who know their parents wouldn't support them based on an entire lived history with their families. They have seen the hate that is hurled at the LGBTQ+ community by these parents and their friends at local school board meetings, online, and in every day life with their families. They know if their parents find out they face being kicked out of the house or sent to a special "camp" for "those kids". In some cases, they know they may face something worse.

Students, teachers, kids, adults all deserve to feel safe somewhere. They deserve to have someone who can listen to them without being required to call and spill the tea like a Real Housewife.

Of all the places they should feel safe, shouldn't it be at school? Of all the places they can learn about tolerance and acceptance, shouldn't it be at school?

Thank you.


Strongly support Parents First policy by Governor Youngkin

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Strongly support Governor Youngkin and his Parents first policy !!


An outrageous failure

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The Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students proposed guidance document is an outrageous failure. It compromises the privacy, agency, dignity, and, in many cases, the safety and well-being of the students its authors claim to respect. The document fails to account for the possibility that transgender students might wish to avoid coming out to their parents for wholly valid reasons. A parent who feels that they should be able to dictate to school staff how their child identifies should instead reflect on how their words, actions, and demeanor may be driving their child away, or worse, causing harm.


Strongly Oppose

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Why attack children that are of no harm to anyone.  Instead you want to bully them and push them back into the closet, just because of the way they were born.  Why not treat everyone, including children, with the respect that they deserve as human beings.  If a child feels unsafe because of an abusive household, giving them a few hours of being themselves doesn't hurt anybody, and just may save their life.  Being supportive of children and letting them be themselves is not being ideological, it's being descent human beings.


We do not stand by this!

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Why is the concern to hurt lgbtq youth instead of teaching them actual school subjects?


New policy for gay, lesbian and trans gender students and their parents

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These students are frequently bullied. in school and out of it. Bullying is never acceptable. Sometimes one or both parents are not protective of their feelings or their bodies. I agree that parents should be involved, especially if a student is in danger or getting medical advice and counseling which should be done not in the class room, or in after school clubs but personally with student and parent by a qualified counselor. Because some decisions are not medically able to be changed, only an adult can understand the consequences of those actions. Including present and future medical and societal problems.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>Trans kids are humans and should be treated as such. Gender is who kids are and they should have the right to be who they are. This is traumatize for trash fender kids and inhumane! Do NOT support this and will vote against it! </p>


OPPOSE - Stop attacking trans people!

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This policy is discrimination on the basis of gender and gender identity, violating the rights of transgender students. Stop!


Trans kids rights taken away


oppose

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This is really disappointing to see the lack of grace and love we have for children. Oppose.


Oppose

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<p>Strongly opposed </p>


FULLY SUPPORT. PARENTS NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON.

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<p>I fully support. Parents should know what’s going on with their children. There is already WAY TOO MUCH that parents have no control over and way too many things that are just accepted. Maybe this will prevent some children from making claims about themselves for attention only. </p>


Freedom for All Not the Few

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Any research into the topic shows that gender is complex. The natural world proves that ideas of gender, gender stereotypes, and gender norms are human social constructs based on limited understanding into the diversity of the world.

Even if that wasn’t the case, when we thrive as a nation that excludes some individual rights based on opinions of others we are no longer free. The idea of justice for all becomes undermined and liberty goes out the window. By definition liberty is freedom from oppressive restrictions from an authority in one’s life, views, or behavior. If that’s the kind of country you want to live in, there are plenty of places to move—Iran, Syria, North Korea…

In addition, studies suggest that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide. Equal protections and freedoms mean creating a safe space for young people to grow into themselves without shame and oppressive restrictions that create atmospheres of despair. By supporting the removal of trans inclusion in equalizing school as a safe place, you are complicit in supporting and giving more reasons for countless children and teens taking their own life.


Trans Kids Are People Too

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The fact that the government is actively backtracking in all these rights they had implemented once is actually ridiculous. As a trans student, i can speak for many when i say that parents should NOT have a say, implementing this act will harm so many children it will raise suicide rates and will endanger trans students all over Virginia. As a governor, and as the government of Virginia, your role is to protect the people, not further harm them. Im disappointed.


Oppose

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How is this a question? When did "be kind" become not an option? They are kids. Maybe the state shouldn't be causing emotional damage.  Maybe the state should be a safe place. Tonkin needs to review the "love your neighbor as yourself" part of the Bible.


Strongly opposed to this bill, it's absurd and unecessary.

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Stop using trans children to further your political agenda. Its sickening and does direct harm to an extreme minority of the population who is already extremely at risk of being bullied, abused and hurt. You're an adult, act like one.


Strongly support (because I am not a pedophile)

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<p>I support this action taken in order to protect our children from being conditioned to normalize sexual deviance in the classroom. </p>


Oppose!


oppose


Sanity At Last

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Thanks for this effort to get things back on track. This is a breath of fresh air.


i oppose


Support the Science, not the Bias!

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<p>The governor's policies are backward-facing, dangerous, and either irresponsibly ill-informed or purposefully demonizing in regards to health care for trans youths. I encourage all readers who currently support the Governor's legislation to research what happened to the Institute of Sexology in 1939. Those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it. </p>


1 crazy groomer here pretending to be 100 people in opposition to a perfectly sensible policy

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<p>dude your not fooling anyone. </p>


Parents Don’t Want This!

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Stick to teaching the core subjects at school. Everyone is born male or female with the corresponding DNA. Kids are not mature enough to make sexual decisions. They are not allowed to make other decisions due to their age. Stop normalizing twisted behavior!


Strongly Oppose. Trans rights are human rights.

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<p>I oppose the 2022 model policy proposed by the Youngkin DOE. It does use an evidenced based as directed by the Virginia that was cited as the statutory authority for the document. In addition to not giving an evidence based policy focused dn the treatment of trans students in schools it centers "parental rights" which has nothing to do with how you treat trans kids. </p>
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Awesome Sauce

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<p>Thanks for standing up for parental rights. I strongly support these model policies. </p>


teach math not transreligion

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this whole Trans thing is nothing more than a religion. keep religion out of school


The governor can suck it.


I disagree with the proposed policy.

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I disagree with the proposed policy because it does not reflect its title's claims of privacy, dignity, and respect for all students. For example, one of the pieces of the proposed policy says that school personnel can only call a student by the name in the official record or by a nickname that is commonly associated with the name in the official record, which substantially limits the possible nicknames students can use to feel affirmed. Furthermore, the policy states "personnel shall refer to a student by a name other than one in the student’s official record, or by pronouns other than those appropriate to the sex appearing in the student’s official record, only if an eligible student or a student’s parent has instructed," and I believe that completely disregards the individual student's feelings and identity. We say we put students first, so I would like to do that. These students are unique and coming to know themselves, and the fact that they must be 18 to request for themselves certain pronouns or a certain name to be used for them is disheartening. Not all students are supported by their parents, so school personnel should be able to provide an environment in which all of these students feel safe and uplifted for who they are no matter who else is, or isn't, supporting them. Additionally, I am not really sure why the proposed policy changed training school personnel on LGBTQ+ competency to just a general health and mental wellness training. Although health and mental wellness training is great as well, I do not understand what is wrong with learning about what others' experience. I did not read all the comments, but I did stumble upon one comment on this forum in which a parent said she did not want her child to have to worry about what pronoun to call somebody-- I promise it is not that difficult or worrisome to support someone in any particular gender identity.


Transgender policy change

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I support this policy because I support Parental Rights.


Students deserve better

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The impact this will have on trans and non-binary students will be grave, it will be deadly. Students need school to be a place where they can be comfortable—they are legally mandated to be there. There is no reason behind this proposal other than bigotry and hate. It is motivated by fear, not actual understanding of what students need. Forcing students to accept these rules will result in danger for so many. Outing them to their parents is dangerous and uncalled for. Students should be supported, not scared.

As a resident who has yet to have children, this law makes me wonder if Virginia is an appropriate place to raise a family. Why would I have children and school them here when they’ll be scared of their teachers? Teachers should be a resource, they should help not harm students. Transgender students deserve a safe learning environment, they will not have one if this passes. Why should the state get my tax dollars when they pass harmful policies?

Honestly, if you’re really so concerned with bathrooms we should do away with all gendered bathrooms and make single use/gender neutral with single floor to ceiling stalls. That would solve these pointless concerns.

If we want the best schools in the country, we have to quit playing games and allow students to express themselves and explore their identity. We are educating the next generation of leaders—do we want them to be cruel?


Strongly opposed - protect our kids!

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<p>I am strongly opposed to this proposed ammendment. Transgender children have some of the highest rates of suicide in this country. If this ammendment passes, the blood of innocent and vulnerable children will be on the governor's hands. All this bill does is endanger children and give adults power to discuss children's genitalia. Children have a right to identify how they choose. No one is forcing anyone to identify as trans. No one is forcing anyone to medically transition. If a child is telling you they are trans, BELIEVE THEM. </p>


protect kids from predators

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protect kids from predatory teachers


Strongly Opposed

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This puts students lives in danger.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Strongly Oppose [because I’m not a bigoted transphobe]

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<p>Trans youth of all gender expressions deserve respect and peace of mind in school. Passing this would alienate trans children, who are already at higher risk of depression and s*icide. I want school to be a safe space for all students. </p>


Virginia Public Schools Transgender Policy

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I support this updated policy.  Parents have the sole legal responsibility for their children and therefore must be informed of any and all conversations that concern mental health.


good

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<p>ni reason to be focusing on transtrends in school. </p>
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Strongly oppose

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<p>Last gasping breaths of a bigotted way of thinking. </p>


Shameful policy proposal

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As a parent and mental health professional I vehemently oppose this harmful policy proposal. As any parent or professional knows, the school age years are times of self exploration and discovery.  Our teachers, school counselors and coaches hold important roles in the lives of children.  These education professionals gain the trust of children who may be fearful of parents or peers especially as they discover and come to terms with their own sexuality.
This Youngkin proposal is self serving for political gain, harmful and potentially deadly to our youth.  How many LGBTQ youth are homeless because their parents have cast them out??! How many LGBTQ youth attempt or commit suicide?! The schools’ job is to educate and protect youth.
For those you say the school’s job is not to protect youth from their parents, ask yourselves why teachers are mandated reporters of abuse!!  Teachers, school counselors and coaches see and hear the painful truths about families.  We need to maintain the protection of children in the schools. Period!  This means protection from bullying, parental abuse and neglect and state sanctioned bullying.


Frightening government overreach

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<p>This policy is a frightening example of government overreach. It is contrary to the available science and will cause significant harm to young people in the state. Shameful for the government to try to terrorize its citizens into conformity. </p>


Strongly opposed

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<p>You cannot erase trans kids or their rights in the name of “parents’ choice”. Call it what it is: bigotry. </p>


On new laws

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Is outing trans children not an invasion of privacy?


Oppose


Strongly support

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<p>I strongly support these model policies and I thank you for keeping our kids safe from the agendas of mentally ill people who have no respect for the rights of parents in regards to their own children. </p>


I SUPPORT the fundamental rights of parents in the upbringing of our own children

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<p>"The fundamental right of parents over the upbringing of their children has been unequivocally established in the United States. Parents are in the best position to know their children’s needs and circumstances, and therefore should maintain authority over all information and decisions that could impact the health and all-being of their children." Quoted from the Michigan state legislature who just passed a similar bill</p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>This policy is a hurtful and unacceptable step backwards for VA. We should be ensuring that all students are respected, encouraged, and supported in our schools. Please do not enact these policies. </p>


Strongly Support!

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<p>Youngkin protecting our rights </p>


New Trans policy

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I am a teacher and a parent and am opposed to Youngkin’s attempt to punish and stigmatize trans kids for political reasons. This policy will harm children and cause increased mental challenges for many Virginia students. The policy was fine just the way it was. Youngkin’s changes are simply to create more culture wars at the expense of the mental health of Virginia’s young people. Diversity is a good thing and makes our Commonwealth stronger. This new policy simply seeks to divide and damage youth.


Respect students

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<p>LGBTQ+ students need to be protected and respected at school. If the governor is insistent on waging culture war, he could pick a battleground that would leave fewer children harmed in its wake. </p>


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I fully support Gov Youngkin’s decision to enforce parental rights and for schools to give full disclosure regarding decisions, content and discussions with my children.   As with any physical illness where parents are notified,  mental health issues, like gender dysphoria, should also be disclosed.   Minor children should not be given exclusive rights to determine what is best for them when they can’t fully understand the consequences of their decisions.

Schools should be a place of academic learning and NOT a place where teachers and other educators enforce their personal sexual preferences or their political beliefs.  Parents have a right to know and understand what is being taught and/or accessible to students including but not limited to, equity and diversity content, any materials or books that outline or depict sexually explicit acts,  usage of pronouns or names that are different than those given at birth, any conversation regarding a student’s gender identity or sexual preference.

I live in Loudoun County and what occurred last year with the two sexual assaults is despicable and the direct result of poor policy.   I do not support biological boys having access to girls bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa.

It’s time to give the power back to parents!


Trans rights trans rights trans rights

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TRANS KIDS DESERVE RIGHTS TOO

YOU ARE HURTING TRANS KIDS IN VIRGINIA IF YOU AGREE TO TAKE OUR RIGHT TO OUR IDENTITIES you suck


Opposed- Trust their process

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This new policy would be very detrimental to the emotional, social and intellectual development of all students, in addition to directly impacting this particular group of students. Instead of embracing differences, teaching acceptance and tolerance this is just another means of implementing a divisive culture. If the administration is not going to fully support ALL students, then they should leave it to the experts. Parents are NOT usually the experts. Yes, they raise their children, but they also can cause the most unforgivable and detrimental harm to them.  Let's not rely on the minority of people who makes the most noise because they read something on the internet or saw a Facebook meme.

Please do what's right for these students. Stop focusing on such a small population and work on something that is truly important. Give these kids the opportunity to find themselves.


Strongly opposed

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: Every day, throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, educators and school leaders work to ensure that all students have an opportunity to receive a high-quality education. As a part of that work, educators strive to meet the individual needs of all students entrusted to their care, and teachers work to create educational environments where all students thrive. The Virginia Department of Education (the “Department”) recognizes that each child is a unique individual with distinctive abilities and characteristics that should be valued and respected. All students have the right to attend school in an environment free from discrimination, harassment, or bullying. The Department supports efforts to protect and encourage respect for all students. Thus, we have a collective responsibility to address topics such as the treatment of transgender students with necessary compassion and respect for all students. The Department also fully acknowledges the rights of parents to exercise their fundamental rights granted by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to direct the care, upbringing, and education of their children. The Code of Virginia reaffirms the rights of parents to determine how their children will be raised and educated. Empowering parents is not only a fundamental right, but it is essential to improving outcomes for all children in Virginia. The Department is mindful of constitutional protections that prohibit governmental entities from requiring individuals to adhere to or adopt a particular ideological belief. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees religious freedom and prohibits the government from compelling speech that is contrary to an individual’s personal or religious beliefs. The Department embarked on a thorough review of the Model Policies Guidance adopted on March 4, 2021 (the “2021 Model Policies”). The 2021 Model Policies promoted a specific viewpoint aimed at achieving cultural and social transformation in schools. The 2021 Model Policies also disregarded the rights of parents and ignored other legal and constitutional principles that significantly impact how schools educate students, including transgender students. With the publication of these 2022 Model Policies (the “2022 Model Policies”), the Department hereby withdraws the 2021 Model Policies, which shall have no further force and effect. The Department issues the 2022 Model Policies to provide clear, accurate, and useful guidance to Virginia school boards that align with statutory provisions governing the Model Policies. See Code of Virginia, § 22.1-23.3 (the “Act”). Significantly, the 2022 Model Policies also consider over 9,000 comments submitted to the Department during the public comment period for the 2021 Model Policies.

Please research the suicide rates of trans and non binary children. If you knew what they’re going through, you would not support this. Save lives by doing the right thing!!!


Transgender Policy

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I strongly support Parental Rights in Virginia Public schools!

Thank you.


Strongly disagree to Trans ban in schools

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<p>This ban would do more harm to a marginalized group of young people that need support. Trans kids are human beings that deserve respect. They should have the same rights as everyone else. There are plenty of family restrooms that allow all genders to use those facilities and I don’t believe that has caused a problem for anyone. I strongly disagree and hope this ban fails. </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>This is not in keeping with Virginia or American values.  </p>


you, Youngkin.

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Bodily autonomy and the right to choose how you’re referred to—your name, pronouns, or gender—is a basic human right.  you and your backward, discriminatory, prejudiced views. The only good thing that will come of your measure if it becomes law is that we’ll be legally be required to call you “that dickbag,” because this policy proves you were born one.


Strongly oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose </p>


protect kids from groomers

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protect all kids from dangerous alphabet fanatics


Strongly oppose

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How cruel can you be? This will lead to more suicides in the LGBTQ community!


I am opposed to this bill

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<p>Protect trans kids, protect all kids. I am a VA resident. </p>


I support this policy even though I don’t support you.

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<p>I’m a VA Democrat who didn’t vote for you. I do, however, support this policy as a means of protecting parental rights. </p>


Strongly Oppose

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Seems unnecessary to make trans kids lives more difficult than it already is.


Strongly opposed to policies that will lead to suicide of teens

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<p>Gender affirming care is needed for the survival of these young people.  Also,  their medical care is ethically speaking,  none of your business. In sick of government over reach interfering with personal medical decisions and gender affirming care is among those infractions. </p>


Thank you, governor, for standing up for parental rights and common sense solutions!

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Parents rights MUST be maintained and the solutions suggested here are balanced and family focused - thank you!


Strongly oppose

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I strongly oppose this legislation.    Suicide rates for gay children are already incredibly high.

why are you making the life of someone who is already in so much turmoil harder?   The idea that a small handful of transgender kids is going to ruin girls sports or somehow make life dangerous for them in a locker room is ridiculous.

I don’t understand why small government people are so invested in getting in between peoples personal issues.


Strongly oppose

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I strongly oppose this law.


Support

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I support this 100%. Parents have the right to know. And the whole pronoun thing is out of hand.


Support


Fully Support Governor

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It is my responsibility as the parent to raise my children- not the schools.  Teachers need to focusing on teaching and not have this added pressure. Schools can support without such a major interference.


Transgender

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Trans rights are human rights. It's 2022. No one should be discrimated against. Full stop.


Oppose legislation

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I oppose this legislation. It would have detrimental effects on the children it is purported to help. Please protect vulnerable children from discrimination and transphobic abuse.


this sucks

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trans people deserve support and care, not oppression and hate. as a native and current resident of virginia for almost 20 years i am completely against this and disgusted by thus


Proud of our Governor

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So pleased to have a Governor with common sense. With legal documentation these children can change their pronouns. Without it, they can wait until they are 18. Now we have the “furries” who want to be recognized as cats. You can’t just pretend to be something you’re not and expect everyone to play along. Where does it end?


Strongly Oppose

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As a future educator, I am incredibly discouraged and enraged by this policy. It makes me, and my peers, not want to enter the field at all. I am appalled by the sheer amount of densely hate goes behind a decision such as this one. At the end of the day, these people are children, and you are the adults. Grow up, and treat people with acceptance. Better yet, mind your business like an adult. There is nothing to gain from transphobia.


STRONGLY OPPOSE.

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<p>Strongly oppose! This will hurt *children,* human beings who just want to live their lives.  It's a horrible piece of legislation with one aim: to erase trans kids from existence, and I will not stand for it. </p>
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I strongly support this proposal

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As I read this proposal, it allows parents to make decisions for their children… not the government or school system while at the same time protecting all children from discrimination of any kind.
 It reads Schools shall serve the needs of ALL students! Schools will respect ALL students!

I ?? % support this!


Very Strongly Opposed

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I am VERY strongly opposed to this. I was born in Virginia Beach, and attended Virginia public schools all my life. I went to college at the University of Virginia. I have always been grateful for the great education I was able to receive in Virginia. That's why I am so vehemently opposed to this proposal. Choosing to make school a hostile environment for trans children will make it impossible for them to be in an environment conducive to learning. I grew up not always feeling like home was a safe space, but luckily school was. I got to be with my friends who loved and accepted me. By creating rules that forces everyone to purposefully ignore a child's desires, you are making it more likely that some children will have zero safe spaces. Children are humans and know who they are just as much as any of us adults. That alone should be enough to respect and listen when they tell us who they are. BUT even if you don't care about that-- how is creating such a hostile and unwelcome environment conducive to their learning? You really think these kids will be able to learn and focus and absorb information if they are constantly being denied their personhood every time they go to school?

I am very strongly opposed to this proposal. It would make me sad to be from Virginia. I will not raise my children in Virginia if these are the policies.


Protect Trans Kids

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If a person tells you who they are, listen. If a person shows you who they are, pay attention. Some will tell you they are bullies. Some will say they are transgender. Believe them. Adjust accordingly. Treat others with kindness and respect. Have the day you deserve!


2022 Proposal


Let’s get this done! Go Younkin!


How to handle sensitive issues

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First off, when approaching this controversial issue, you would think about what the people’s representatives in the General Assembly considered. They not only are directly elected by the people, but have a greater role as prescribed by the section on education in the present Virginia Constitution. Basically you let them lead. (And you didn’t).

Even if this were not an issue, it would seem critical to consider techniques to make sure the views of all those most directly effected by the policy change are understood, especially from those students who express any concerns about their safety. They exist on both sides of the issue, as noted in the Washington Post’s reporting. But it seems that there is a different order of magnitude.

Finally, i think you would want to check any major assumptions that you would make, such as parents will always consider the interests of their children in spite of any tension a family may have.  Great, if you’re in fantasy land where there is never a need for child protective services. Does the administration have evidence that this is the case, when children are LGBTQ?

Norm


Strongly oppose- will just hurt trans kids

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<p>This will not give more input to parents, just serve to harm innocent trans students. Not sure why Youngkin thinks parent’s PERSONAL political/social opinions are more important than the protection and privacy of students. </p>


Strongly Oppose This Dangerous & Cruel Policy

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This policy is going to harm children and families, not help them. We know that one of the most dangerous and abusive actions to take in relation to LGBTQ+ youth is to take away their support and to forcibly out them to unsupportive families. There are reasons that teachers and educational staff are mandatory reporters - school is a place to feel safe. Unfortunately the most likely person to abuse or neglect a child is a parent - 92% of child abuse cases are caused by parents, with a horrific 5 children a day dying. And trans youth who are outed to unsupportive parents or families are more likely to not be accepted or loved. Instead trans youth are  often kicked out of the home, abused or forced into harmful therapies like conversion therapy. Please talk to experts in trans health and make policies based on science and truth, not hatred and bigotry. Please read studies & talk to experts in child abuse. Review best practices. Talk to transgender people who grew up in unsupportive homes. From Scientific America: "The truth is that data from more than a dozen studies of more than 30,000 transgender and gender-diverse young people consistently show that access to gender-affirming care is associated with better mental health outcomes—and that lack of access to such care is associated with higher rates of suicidality, depression and self-harming behavior. (Gender diversity refers to the extent to which a person’s gendered behaviors, appearance and identities are culturally incongruent with the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender-diverse people can identify along the transgender spectrum, but not all do.) Major medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Endocrine Society, the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association, have published policy statements and guidelines on how to provide age-appropriate gender-affirming care. All of those medical societies find such care to be evidence-based and medically necessary." Your policy goes against ALL evidence-based practices and knowledge. And this parent doesn't want the State making decisions for my child and my family. The Trans policy this horrific proposed rewrite was exactly what this parent wanted, this new policy should be withdrawn immediately before more harm is caused.


I Oppose this Vehemently!

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<p>Children and teens deserve the right to explore and express their gender at school safely without fear of being persecuted by the school system and their teachers. </p>


Opposed

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The frustrating thing about social policies and practices is that they’re really not that hard to get right. It’s so easy to adopt a policy that still includes parental oversight and input into their child’s education WHILE ALSO not requiring personnel to - whether you agree or disagree - demean and dehumanize children who don’t feel comfortable with their legal name, gender, and pronouns. Because it doesn’t matter whether you agree or not. What matters is the child’s perception of rejection and a lack of acceptance. As a teacher, it would be absolutely gut-wrenching to find out that a student at my school, or any school for that matter, committed some form of suicide or self-harm due to a complete lack of acceptance at a place where they are supposed to feel safe. It takes almost no effort to be a decent and considerate human being. The fact that this state wants to put policies in place that have the ability to deliberately alienate and distress children is mind-boggling. For that reason, I cannot support this model.


I strongly oppose the proposed 2022 model policies related to the treatment of our transgender youth


Just say NO, trans kids deserve happy lives

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As a mental health professional, I oppose this bill. Stop using trans kids as political fodder!!


strongly oppose

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<p>I've taught trans kids in elementary school in Texas.  That's right, Texas.  They just want to be themselves like everyone else does.  This Virginia proposal would have trans kids closeted and suicidal.  It would be going backwards. It goes against the vast majority of medical research in what's best for trans kids. ONE supportive adult in a trans kid's life drastically reduces their suicide risk.  Liberty and Justice for ALL includes trans kids.  </p>


Oppose

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<p>I oppose this treatment of Trans youth. This policy is so dangerous for their emotional, mental, and maybe even physical well being. Being a Trans person is difficult enough in our society. Our schools need to be helping them and supporting them, not making their lives more difficult by denying them their identity. </p>


Thank you for protecting the children, I support Governor Youngkin

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Thank you for thinking of the children. They are the most vulnerable. I support Governor Youngkin


This policy does not go FAR ENOUGH

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As the father of 2 completely clueless, naive, precious little sunflowers, I should have a right to orchestrate their entire lives and mould them into identical (but much shorter) thoughtless copies of myself. Henceforth, I would propose the policy be amended to also require schools to notify parents if their children begin ""identifying"" as Catholic--due to the Church's immense history of child sexual abuse and promoting DISGUSTING WOKE liberal beliefs like "respecting thy neighbor". Perhaps the annual budget proposal could be adjusted to include the construction of a third, Catholics Only bathroom in all our public schools, to ensure us parents keep our FIRST AMENDMENT right to know who is going #2 next to our kids.

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Strongly oppose

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<p>LGBTQ kids already have higher levels of self-harm and suicide. These changes in policy will add to their sense of self hatred and put many in real danger if they are “outed”’to parents who are not accepting of their child. Please choose to keep children safe, this  should be our primary goal. </p>


Strongly oppose


In support of Governor Younkin

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Yes! 100% support!! Please be the change we need!


if you cared about kids you wouldn't tell then to hide things from their caregivers

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good people don't tell kids to keep secrets from their parents


I SUPPORT this bill that protects girls from real discrimination

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<p>"Gender identity” is a personal faith-based belief system that is not based in biology, science, or reality. Virginians deserve a school system that relies on science, not political ideology, to define the word sex. Women and girls deserve protection against actual sex discrimination, and these protections are at risk if the schools continue to pretend that human sex is subjective or unknowable. For example, if both men and women can supposedly become pregnant, then discriminating against a pregnant woman could not possibly be a form of sex discrimination.</p>


Harmful, Shameful, Highlights Misplaced Priorities

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<p>I am ashamed that we would even be asked to consider making life more difficult for trans students and their families, particularly at a time of life where they should be able to focus as much as possible on their education and social development. If the Governor is so concerned about children, families, and public education, he could spend more effort on properly funding our public schools. It is immoral to marginalize trans students who, like all of the students in this Commonwealth, deserve love, support, and adequate educational resources. </p>


Fully support

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<p>Protect all children, which means little girls need to feel safe in the bathroom. Isnt 2 sexual assaults in LCPS enough evidence to keep our bathrooms gender specific? We do not want more needless victims due to a policy that is harmful to our vulnerable children. </p>


This hateful policy will harm kids

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<p>As a Virginia resident, I am appalled by this policy, and the governor's openly hateful attitude towards LGBTQ children. This policy will not only allow, but encourage discrimination and bullying towards LGBTQ kids, and will prevent them from feeling safe at school. The governor clearly only supports parents' rights to raise their children if they do so in a way that is aligned with his bigoted ideals. </p>


Vehemently oppose this


I support our governor 100%

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I support our governor 100%


I oppose this proposed regulation.

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<p>This is needlessly cruel. You are singling out a small, vulnerable population to address a non-issue to score political points among a narrow slice of Virginia’s population.  You offer no evidence this proposal addresses an actual problem.  Instead, your sole purpose is to fan the culture wars for your own political benefit.  </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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Why would you take away something that makes a person feel better about themselves. I honestly think this is a horrible Idea and inhuman. EVERYONES rights matter it dosent change depending on age, religion, sex, or anything else. You do this you are taking away peoples rights. The amount of harm this would do is HUGE. Please rethink this and do realize how many people you would be hurting if you follow through it.


Strongly oppose

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Transgender children deserve to feel respected and safe at school


Full support! Go Governor Younkin

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<p>Definitely, life long voter here! Get this moved forward! </p>


Support the new proposal 100%!!!

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<p>As a recently retired educator in Virginia schools, I strongly support the proposed 2022 Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Public Schools.  The current policy causes more harm than good.  Parents should NEVER be left out of decisions about their children.  </p>


Completely Opposed

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<p>As a mother, healthcare provider and supporter of LGBTQ rights, I am totally opposed to this. How can you say that you care about all of our youth by completely ignoring the basic rights of trans individuals? We need to be making forward progress by empowering more people to be who they are rather than going backward with regard to their rights. Please, please consider the mental and emotional toll this will take upon the population it will impact most. I am terrified for the safety and well being of so many trans students who need our support and consideration. </p>


NO


fully support

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The parents should have a voice and I support this policy that empowers parents on how government run schools are controlled and should reflect the citizens whose tax dollars go to support these schools.

The government should stay out of bathrooms and personal lives.


Full support! Way to go, governor!

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<p>Thank you, Governor Youngkin for your support of parents as we support our children! God has given us charge over our kids and unique insights into who they are and how they should be raised. Removing barriers to that special relationship is absolutely the right move. Thank you! </p>


This policy is awful and misguided; trans kids and teens deserve support

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I'm originally from Utah, but I live and work in Japan. I have friends who live in and are from Virginia. My name is Daniel.

I was deeply upset to read about the proposed policy changes; they will put transgender students at risk and make their lives unnecessarily difficult. Trans kids need and deserve support, understanding, and compassion and do not deserve to be a political football to drive conservative voters to the polls. As part of the LGBT community myself, I know how hard it can be being different; and school would have been so much better if I'd had support.

Misgendering kids, outing them to unsupportive families, not being respectful or understanding, the radical changes proposed in the policy go against every recommendation from doctors, psychologists, and experts. This policy is dangerous and further sir m stigmatizes an already marginalized group.

I'm strongly oppose this deeply misguided policy change.


Strongly oppose

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Strongly oppose this hateful discrimination. This will harm students.


Terrible decision.

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<p>If you even cared the slightest about our children in schools you would know this is a terrible decision given the already high rates of suicide in trans youth. Learn some more about the statistics and social implications  this has before jumping to make decisions as preposterous as these. For some children, school may be the only safe space they have and you are going to be taking it away from them. You should be ashamed. </p>


Full support - constitutional right to parent as we see fit!

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<p>Yes, if parents are so supportive they can change their kids info on birth certs . Leave everyone else alone! There is a very small percentage who actually fit this mold! </p>


Strongly Oppose this Dangerous Law

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<p>This will only harm trans youth. </p>


In opposition of Youngkin’s policy

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I do not trust the intentions of what this policy aims to achieve, and support the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

I stand by this statement which I read from the from the Pride Liberation Project: “These revised guidelines will only hurt students in a time when students are facing unparalleled mental health challenges, and are a cruel attempt to politicize the existence of LGBTQIA+ students for political gain.”


Strongly Oppose this

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may i bring up the fact that whether you csre about trans kids or not, it doesn't stop with them. I'd like to quote Martin Niemöller, a protestant chruch leader during World War II, whom was aubject to the horror of the Holocaust.

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

They won't stop after stealing the freedom on trans kids, and eventually, your freedom will be up for grabs and no one to speak for you, if you dont speak up now.


I support the governor

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<p>I agree with gov youngkin </p>


TRANS PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ERASED

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<p>Trans rights shouldn’t even be discussed like this. They are people and have HUMAN RIGHTS. Trans people are not hurting anyone, and they should be fully supported. They should NOT be erased. </p>


Vehemently oppose Gov Youngkin's proposed changes

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I strongly oppose Gov Youngkin's proposed changes to VDOE policies protecting transgender students. Trans students have the highest attempted suicide rates of any demographic at 50%. Suicide rates for LGBTQ+ children drop by half when school and state policies are inclusive. The current policies are absolutely essential to keeping our children safe. Using the name and correct gender as identified by the student is the least we can do. Treating each person with respect when it comes to their name and gender is the right thing to do. I wish every home were safe and accepting. But they are not. It is, therefor, critical that schools have the discretion to protect students who live in an unsafe home.
Finally, I know the Governor believes in parental rights. I am a parent of a transgender non-binary adult child who attended Virginia public schools. I want you to protect and respect children like mine. Please do not change the current policy.


Completely oppose

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<p>This kind of legislation is dangerous for those directly impacted by it. Children should be able to express themselves how they feel best and we (as in adults) need to have respect for our children. While parents should have the right to expose their children to these issues as they see fit, the public school setting is not one of those places. By introducing legislation that limits the freedom of expression for kids, you will see so many issues arise as a result: teen suicide, increased mental health issues, protests, etc. honestly at the end of the day, this piece of proposed legislation feels like it follows a right wing script rather than supporting the best interests of Virginia people. </p>


Boys (tran)should not be allowed to join girl’s sports team.

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Trans boys should not be allowed to join girl’s sports team.


Support!


Strongly opposed to harming transgender youths

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Glenn Youngkin is fulfilling his campaign promise to fight various Straw Men valiantly, to assuage the fears of anxious parents. CRT? He promised to check under your bed for the monster that didn't actually exist. Afraid that the culture is shifting and acceptance of Transgender people is increasingly common? Youngkin gets it, you don't really feel like being open-minded - it's annoying, what with all these marginalized groups insisting on being treating with respect. Republicans do nothing but play on the fears of White Christians, who see equality as a threat to their existential need to feel superior to everyone else. The base is dwindling, so all shock tactics must be deployed. Judging by these comments, it is clear who has been fed a steady diet of intellectually lazy right-wing talking points, light on facts, heavy on inciting panic. And who will suffer? The very small population of Transgender and gender non-conforming kids who have been unwillingly used as cudgels in Republican culture war nonsense. These kids are a threat to absolutely no one. That Republicans and Glenn Youngkin think it is appropriate to target kids who committed the crime of being different is disgusting. I am so disappointed in my fellow Virginians whose fear and susceptibility to disinformation led them to vote for Glenn Youngkin. One day your children may ask why you voted for an unqualified man who trafficked in fear and hate. You won't be able to provide a good answer, because there isn't one. I hope your children are ashamed of you.


Oppose

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No basis in fact, science, or good educational pedagogy. Keep all kids safe!
Seriously, stop being so obsessed with kids genitalia. It’s really creepy.


Strongly oppose, this is dangerous!

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Transphobia is an ideological belief, and one that public schools have no business pushing.

Respecting everyone's names/pronouns and allowing them to use the bathroom they feel safest in hurts absolutely no one.

Outing trans kids to abusive parents WILL hurt them. Preventing them from using the bathroom they feel safe in WILL hurt them (holding in urine can lead to urinary tract infections.) Bullying children by refusing to respect their true selves will prevent them from being able to focus on learning.

Put the safety of kids first, including and especially trans kids, who are facing unprecedented attacks. Bigotry has no place in schools.


this is good

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I send my kids to school to learn math not get groomed


I support the governor!

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Thank you Governor Youngkin for being the voice of reason and standing for the rights of parents to be informed of issues impacting their children. I understand being concerned about the safety of the children. If a parent of a child who is exploring transgenderism becomes abusive then at that point the situation becomes a CPS issue.....most parents want to know what is going on with their child so they can be there for support and guidance. Why punish the majority for the actions of the few? That seems to be the thought process of so many these days. ALL parents should be given the opportunity to handle this delicate issue as they see fit. The department of education should not be allowed to make decisions for parents or keep information regarding their child from them!


Oppose! We must protect trans children

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<p>Children should be allowed to feel safe and seen.  Trans children included.  Suicide rates for LGBT youth are high.  Refusing to acknowledge this information is just reckless.  </p>


I support this proposal

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<p>I support this proposal.  Parents should absolutely be involved in decisions for their children.   No discrimination should be allowed of any kind.  </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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I strongly oppose this document.


Children are _NOT_ chattel, despite what many homophobes and transphobes claim

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<p>I am opposed to the Trumpkin proposal to force LGBTQIA+ students to be 'outed.' Quite a few of the parents who have such children would use such 'outings' to physically, mentally, and/or psychologically harm their children because the students' gender identity doesn't fit with their world views. Trumpkin is merely trying to gain votes for a possible GQP presidential run in 2 years' time. </p>


VERY STRONGLY OPPOSE!


Strongly oppose

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<p>As a Virginia taxpayer who has a child in public school and a resident of this state for 22 years, I do NOT want my tax money going to ostracizing or humiliating or dehumanizing children because they don’t dress or act like you wish them to. They are entitled to be who they are, just like every other human on planet Earth. They’re not hurting anyone, not threatening anyone, just want to go to class and be left alone. </p>


Fully Support

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<p>It’s time parents received the due respect of reinstating the right to raise their children according to their personal values and beliefs. Keeping information from parents is not only disrespectful and dishonoring, but dishonest, as well. </p>


Support trans kids

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I oppose this awful policy. Support trans kids


Oppose. Empower and trust trans children or risk their health and lives

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<p>Protecting trans children requires acknowledging them as people with individual rights including the right to assert their own identity and expression of self. Empowering all children including trans children is the future of the civil rights movement in my opinion. Parents can offer compassion and counsel but if control is their sole parenting objective, the empowerment of said parents is not in the best interest of the children or the State. Said in another way, the disempowerment of trans children in favor of placating their parents or guardians threatens the integrity of the education system, as its ideal objective should include the goal of fostering an environment of safety, inclusion, equality without discrimination based on age, gender, orientation, appearance, religious/spiritual beliefs and so on. </p>


Freedom to raise children with out government interference

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The government has no business in how any one raises their children. Let alone educating children.     the system and this pigs who run it

RHETT E BOOG 2024


Strongly oppose


I Vehemently Oppose This

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This provision is a harmful policy that will only serve to further alienate children within our school systems that are already at extreme risk for bullying, family abuse, and, as a consequence, severe mental illness and suicide. Based on an egregious misinterpretation of parental rights, this policy denies the autonomy of trans children and puts them uncomfortable situations at best and dangerous, life-threatening situations at worse. The model policies assert that students have the right "to attend school in an environment free from discrimination, harassment, or bullying" and yet this policy does the exact opposite. By denying transgender children the opportunity to socially transition within their school environment and essentially forcing them into the bathrooms, sports teams, etcetera of the gender they no longer identify with is a form of discrimination in and of itself, and will lead to further harassment. Clearly, this policy was drafted with no regard for the physical or psychological well-being of the children that our government supposedly serves, and instead substitutes culture war pandering with a sense of morality. I cannot express how disgusted current and former Virginia students, teachers, and parents feel in response to this policy, and we will do everything in our power to oppose this policy.


I oppose this policy

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<p>I oppose this policy because a loving, accepting environment is the best educational environment.  </p>


good policies, need tweak on sports

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<p>I meant to say that trans boys/biological girls on hormones should be on boys' teams for fairness and safety to girls. The trans boys want to be on boys' teams anyway. </p>


I fully oppose this. You cannot pretend to protect all youth if you refuse to protect trans youth.

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<p>This will cause extreme harm to trans youth and should be opposed in every way. </p>


What is a woman?

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<p>This question is not nuanced. Biological realities should be clearly defined to our kids in a place of learning. Schools should stop confusing our children and subjecting them to an increased risk of suicidality. I support this move. </p>


OPPOSE

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<p>Protect trans youth </p>


Trans Rights

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Protect trans youth (I oppose this policy)


Absolutely oppose

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This is a danger to children and I absolutely oppose this.


Protect our children from the State.  Do not allow them to be programmed for hell.

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The home has always been the training ground for our children.  It was this way from Eden.

Most parents love their children and want the best for them.  To the State they are just

one more number on a roster to be indoctrinated.  The program is aimed directly at

what is right, wholesome, and desirable.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Watkins


Strongly Oppose

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<p>All children are people and all people have a right to select a name that works for them. Same with pronouns. Trans students have rights as people and those rights cannot be denied to them. </p>


I strongly opposed this

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This will lead to so much harm to trans people.


I strongly opposed this


Support

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<p>I very much support this. </p>


Strongly oppose this.

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<p>I am appalled this is even being considered. It’s barbaric. </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>Passing this is putting these children in harms way. It’s opening the door to them being allowed to bullied, abused and so much more. In all honestly what anyone and their family decides is best for them whether it be dressing in dresses, identifying differently, loving the same sex, or loving love - doesn’t concern The government.  Back off. </p>


I strongly oppose

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Personally, trans people should have rights, they are people too.


Opposition to new anti-trans rules

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<p>Trans people have existed throughout the course of human history. Now, in the 21st century, trans children and teens are statistically more likely to be homeless and/or to attempt suicide. We should only be legislating and teaching models of acceptance and equality. Every child deserves to learn safely. Anything otherwise is based on hate, fear, and ultimately on control. </p>


I vehemently oppose!

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<p>This policy lacks a commitment to inclusion. Our schools should be safe and affirming to ALL students, not some. </p>


I didn't vote for Youngkin but I support this proposal

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<p>I consider myself a gender critical feminist. I am pro choice and believe in sex based rights for women and girls. I support this proposal for many reasons- I agree that parents should be involved in decisions about their children, I think we need more safeguards for women and girls bathrooms and locker rooms, and I don't believe in the inherently misogynistic gender ideology based on stereotypes (if a boy likes pink he must be a girl and if a girl likes trucks she must be a boy). i didn't vote for Youngkin but I may vote red in the next election. It's sad that democrats would rather protect the feelings of a very small minority of trans people over the safety and dignity of all girls. </p>


Fully Support

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I think this is a step in the right direction.  All kids should be protected, not just one special interest group.  Ensuring parental involvement is necessary and should not be sidestepped by "well-meaning" school staff.


Strongly oppose!

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<p>Strongly oppose this proposed policy. </p>


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This will only hurt kids. I strongly oppose it.


STRONGLY oppose this new policy.

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Let kids be kids, and leave the government out of their choices.


This policy opposes our 1st amendment rights

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This only puts our students at risk and eliminates their confidentiality, as well as punishes them for expressing themselves (through their CONSTITUTIONAL 1st amendment rights to self expression and pursuit of happiness)


No more bigotry

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I oppose this top down anti-trans policy that is harmful for students and families. Please respect students, parents and families instead of attacking them.


I am opposed

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Why can't you just let people be people? In a free society there is no place for this.


I wholeheartedly support

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<p>As a father of a Virginia public schools student, I support the changes to the guidance document. This is a common sense approach, that involves the parents of the student. Many of the statements are correct, politics do not belong in the classroom, but when schools and politicians insert themselves between the child and the parents, then I am glad that this policy has been updated. </p>


protect kids from predators


Strongly oppose

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My wife and children have 75 years of primary and secondary education.  22 years of undergraduate education.  6 years of post-graduate education.   All in Virginia public schools.

Stop using children as political fodder.  It is shameful.


Oppose this policy and attacks on Virginia kids

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My name is James Woods Pollard. I am a Richmond-born father, husband, and business owner in Charlottesville and I am writing to oppose Governor Youngkin's attack on students across the Commonwealth launched via this bigoted and dangerous policy change. The Governor's policy proposal shamefully singles out some of the most vulnerable and at-risk young people in our Commonwealth and runs counter to the recommendation of physicians and mental health professionals. By making the lives of transgender and non-binary students much more difficult and singling them out for exclusion, this policy is effectively institutionalized bullying. Research shows it is likely to inflict mental and physical anguish on young people already struggling with the most serious of questions about identity, belonging, and love. Why turn our teachers and our administrators on vulnerable young people for whom life is already such a challenge? Why not provide an infrastructure rooted in support and love rather than state-sanctioned pain and vitriol? No matter how you feel about questions of gender identity, if your goal is to provide a better future for our kids, the answer has to be through policies of inclusion rather than division. Instead, this policy you are working to advance -- you the person reading this -- is turning the law against kids who have done nothing wrong other than try to be themselves. These are kids who have dreams and hope and love and also hard, hard questions about who they are may be looking for nothing more than assurance. Instead, the institutions of Commonwealth of Virginia are again being weaponized to shame, attack, and exclude vulnerable residents. I sincerely hope you take the public outcry on this issue to heart and revoke this proposal, and I thank you for considering my perspective.


Support

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<p>I fully support! </p>


Common sense, does not exist for the mentally ill.

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Overturn all of these nonsensical laws/rules.  Open the state mental hospitals again.  Strongly support.


Transgender policy

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I support the new policy. Parents should have a say in what directly involves their children. Also, I support providing a legal document which backs up a person's gender choice. If a birth certificate says one thing, a driver's license something else and school record possibly something different, how confusing is that? How does that help a person when there are conflicting legal documents. It creates even more issues.


Transgender policy change

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<p>I STRONGLY oppose this change. </p>


yes please


I stand with trans humans. Also trump for prison 2022!

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Trans women ARE women. Trans men ARE men. I support and stand by my fellow humans. So much love from CA!


Fully Support!

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<p>This is a breath of fresh air.  Thank you for supporting parental rights and freedom of religion. </p>


I oppose

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<p>Not all parents are safe parents. Y’all really need to think about that. </p>


I support this


100% support. Parents matter. Even if children don’t know that.

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If you could hear what I hear on a daily basis, you would want to protect children and adolescents from the policies that keep parents in the dark alongside woke gender ideology that is rampant today. I can’t speak out for fear of retribution, but perhaps someday some sort of whistleblower protection will be extended to rational people in the mental health profession.

On a natural level, secure attachment to one’s caregivers is privilege par excellence. Supporting a disintegration of the parent/child bond, or worse, orchestrating that rupture is to co-sign on a potential lifetime of anxiety and confusion. Please allow parents to be informed when their children tell any school worker that they are confused about their identities.


THANK YOU FOR NOT ERASING GIRLS & GIRLS SPORTS

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Biden’s Day 1 Executive Order was a clear violation of Title IX, and a first step to completely erasing girls and girls sports. Thank you so much for acknowledging that girls should be competing against other girls, not against boys, or any person who has been through or is going through male puberty and has the biological advantages of a person who is born male.  Girls should be allowed to participate in their own sports and to feel safe in school bathrooms and locker rooms. We are talking about half of the population, we should care about girls and their rights! I am so frustrated by seeing girls and girls sports being erased all over the country. It is encouraging to see that Virginia actually cares about girls, who make up half the population of the schools. Thank you!


I’m strongly in favor of this legislation

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The school and school systems have no right to influence, encourage, or interfere with any major personal life decisions of minors.  Especially without the knowledge of the minor’s guardian or parent.


Why must we expend energy on being mean and not trying to understand something?

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The new, proposed policy says "The Department is mindful of constitutional protections that prohibit governmental entities from requiring individuals to adhere to or adopt a particular ideological belief."

I'm not sure I understand how the Northam policies are requiring individuals to adhere to a particular ideological belief.  The 2021 (aka Northam) policies appear to "require" schools to have  a safe learning environment, etc.  Seems reasonable.  They also, and here's where I think people get uneasy, say you need to identify students consistent with their gender identity.  Requiring someone to use the pronouns that they want to be referred to makes you adhere to an ideology?  Seems a stretch.

There is another thing that the 2021 policies say and that's that they "allow students to participate in sex-specific school activities (not including athletics) based on their gender identity.  So what?

Seems like the 2022 proposals are borne out of a lack of understanding and are at best a mean attempt at keeping things "normal".  But what happens when you're kid isn't "normal"?


Support this


THANK YOU!! PROTECT KIDS!!

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Thank you. Governor Youngkin!! Return sanity to this place!


Parental rights in Educating their children

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Thank you for supporting our rights as parents to raise and educate our children as we see fit.  With that comes the responsibility for parents to do just that and teach their children morals and ethics.  Let teachers teach them reading, writing , and arithmetic.


Support Youngkin's Proposal

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Fully support 2022 Model language and discarding the 2021 policy!


Protect Queer Youth

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I oppose this fully, we need to protect queer youth!


In support

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These new guidelines are needed because adults at school should not be required to keep secrets from parents. If there are issues contact social services but do not put teachers in the difficult position of lying when parents ask questions. The activists are coming out with wild rhetoric but no data to support taking away the rights of all parents. Thank you for standing up for families.


good idea


Such a bad idea!!

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<p>This will bring such amazing harm to students, you must stop! Counselor or teacher to student confidentiality must be preserved. If you open this can of worms, kids won’t be safe from abuse at home or in their community at all!! </p>


Do not do this

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Stop dividing our state and teaching hate.

The kids support each other and have no issue with how their friends want to identify.

Shame on Youngkin and all the narrow-minded people trying to make terrified teenagers’ lives miserable.

Our kids are sent to teach us.

The kids get it.

Learn from them.

Proud father of Fairfax County high schooler who supports her classmates.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>This move is going to result in physical, mental, and emotional harm to trans youth throughout the Commonwealth. If this was a move to protect our kids and enrich their education, it accomplishes none of what it sets out to do. If it’s aimed to make trans kids feel unvalued and unwelcome, it accomplishes exactly that. </p>


All parents should be involved with the education of their kids. I oppose the new policy 120%

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All parents should be involved with their kids education. I oppose the new policy 120%


I fully oppose this.

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<p>This will cause undue stress and harm to children. Every student deserves the right to be fully themselves. For many, school can be a safe space from a variety of stressors. The United States is supposed to be a place where people are free. As a lifelong Virginian, I’ll be highly disappointed if you ignore the public outcry against this and move forward with an agenda that is based on only what a few believe. </p>


I oppose this

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<p>Absoltuely terrible. Do not do this. Lgbtq+ youth are more than four times as likely  to attempt suicide than their peers (Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020) and this is not going to help. Protect LGBTQ+ youth. </p>


no noncery in public schools

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<p>parents protect kids from predators </p>


Dangerous policy created to limit freedom of expression

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<p style="padding-left: 40px;">The 2022 proposed policy is dangerous and limits the freedoms of students across the commonwealth of Virginia. No one should be caring about the genitals of children. Individuals should assert their identity and be cared for as requested. Children shouldn’t have to wait for legal name changes before they are embraced for who they are. Clear overreach of the government.  Shame on you. </p>


Strongly Oppose

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<p>School may be the only place for these children to feel safe and protected, and this legislation will take that away. Striking this down will save LGBTQ youth. </p>


Teacher who supports trans kids

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<p>You are stripping rights from United States citizens based off of your own personal agenda and belief system. It isn’t right. </p>


approve of these new policies

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A good pullback from extreme pro-transgender policies.

Parents must know if their kids are transitioning. The same for name or gender change: parents must know. Schools must not usurp the parents' role for their kids.

Transgender people aren't entitled to more than other men or women. A man can't enter a women's public bathroom, locker room or dressing room, so why can a trans person who claims to be a woman. The trans person is still a biological male. It would be discrimination if the trans woman/biological male couldn't enter a men's room because of gender identity.

The same for sports. A man can't play in women's sports. Why should a trans person who claims to be a woman but is still biological male. It's unfair and unsafe for males post-puberty to compete against girls and women in sports.

BUT trans girls who are biological boys taking hormones should be on boys' teams for fairness and safety to girls. This change should be made in the guidelines.


Fully support

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I fully support this bill


Trans Chuldren

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<p>I stand in support of trans children </p>


I oppose this terrible, unnecessary regressive policy

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<p>I oppose this in the strongest possible terms. All this is doing is removing official protections for the vulnerable and leaving them at the mercy of religious intolerance. This will result in the loss of life. </p>


Trans bill


I fully support this bill


keep kids safe from indoctrination


Protect Trans Kids

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I strongly oppose! Protect trans kids.


Completely oppose

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<p>Transgender teens have the highest rate of suicide and suicide attempts, and one of the best ways to lower this is for them to have a supportive adult. If an adult at home is not supportive, this is often a teacher or administrator. This policy basically forces teachers and school employees to not recognize a student as they want and need to be recognized.  How demoralizing would it be to continue to be called a name or gender that you don’t identify with? As for the bathroom separations - If a boy identifies as a girl, I would hope they could use that bathroom instead of risk being bullied by other boys in that bathroom.  Your child will not be harmed if a restroom has someone who is anatomically the opposite sex. </p>


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Firmly support


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Practical

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This policy is a practical solution. It does not bar transgender students, it requires a process that involves legalities and guardians. It provides common sense path forward and does not create a culture of fear.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Hateful of children for the bloodlust of religious fundamentalists and fascists

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<p>If you choose to "out" Trans youth to their potentially abusive parents the end result will be kids killing themselves. I know there are certain religious fundamentalists who strongly desire the outcome of dead LGBT people regardless of age. And they're looking for the legislative leverage to begin committing pogroms against members of the LGBT community. This has happened before, it's a very common playbook for fascists to target LGBT people with state sponsored violence. </p>


I am strongly opposed.