One Size Doesn't Fit All

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Students are not a monolithic entity yet your document applies the same criteria for all students in Virginia schools regardless of age, abilities, background, etc. If schools are required by law to create individual educational programs for students with specific needs, why are you changing the policy to cover all students?

Every parent of a transgender child is inexperienced in handling that; by definition, they've never been there before. Instead, parents should lean on others who have been down that road and can help the families. This policy by decree states parents must be in control, even when that control will cripple the child emotionally and mentally. This will allow other students to bully that child who is seeking their true self.

Teens are in a period of self-discovery. This policy inhibits that.


Oppose

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I strongly oppose this as it would place trans and non binary kids in vulnerable positions within their homes and subject them to mental turmoil


100% Support Governor

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<p> 100% Support Governor  </p>


Not all parents are good parents and love their kids.

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What those of you claiming that "parents know best what's good for their kids" are forgetting is that there are still parents who do not love their child no matter what.  And there are parents that will kick their child out of their house and abandon them for who that child is, or how that child wants to express themselves outside the house.  There are parents, yes, TODAY, and YES, in Virginia, and maybe in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, who will MURDER THEIR OWN CHILD for expressing themselves is a way that parent or THOSE PARENTS don't like, or think will embarrass them in this community, or at their church or with their family, or at their job, and who believe that it would be better for that child to be DEAD, than for ANY of the alternatives to happen.  THOSE CHILDREN NEED TO BE PROTECTED.  They need a safe place where they can be themselves and not have to live with the threat of being exposed to someone who would beat them, or kick them out, or worse!

And all children deserve to grow up learning that there are people who are DIFFERENT than them, but are still PEOPLE. People deserving of respect, privacy,  the right to be who they are however they feel is right, and the right to go to the bathroom in peace!

So if you're agreeing with this new wording because you want to know everything that goes on with your kid at their school, because you think they might be hiding being transgendeted from you, or because you need their school to tattle on them,  then you've already failed at parenting.  Because you've taught them they aren't good enough how they really are.  And if you've agreed with the new wording because you don't want them to know about the existence of transgendered people, then you're either naive about the existence of transgendered people in the world,  actively teaching them to hate transgendered people, or setting them up to be ignorant when they get out into the world and come in contact with someone who is on a different part of the gender spectrum than they are.  Or, there's one more possibilty,, and you're the parent who will commit filicide.


Strongly Oppose This Policy - Devalues personal freedoms

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This policy is unconstitutional and infringes on the inalienable human rights of trans kids. They deserve bodily autonomy just as anyone else


OPPOSE

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Don’t you have better things to do?


This is wrong - please reconsider

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<p>Please leave trans and non-binary youth alone. They deserve to live in peace and enjoy life.  We need to show love and acceptance.  This is not the way.  We would best serve parents by enabling with knowledge about how to best parent gender non-conforming, trans and non-binary youth.  We can find a better way to keep parents informed, protect free speech, religious freedom and the autonomy of these children.  We should not be targeting marginalized groups for policies that will push them deeper into isolation.  Please reconsider other solutions. </p>


Absolutely Horrible - Strongly Oppose

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<p>A terrible, hateful policy update masquerading as 'common sense'. Truly disgusting. Will the state now mandate speech as long as its hurting children? Transgender kids suffer some of the highest rates of suicide, a trend the department surely knows this policy will only engender, not combat. An absolute embarassment and a deeply inhumane thing to do to children, to forcibly misgender them in some of the only spaces they could feel safe, all because they don't have supportive parents. Parents they did not choose, a school they did not choose to go to, a condition they did not choose to have. Despicable and scary, I pray to god this is never actually enacted. </p>


Support

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE from a moral and Christian perspective

Rachel F.   Mother of two children in Virginia

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I strongly oppose Governor Youngkin's new guidelines. Transgender students are vulnerable children and adolescents who need protection and respect for their gender identities at school, not intolerance and rigid rules that will potentially put them at risk at home if they are not supported by their families.

A vocal minority of parents and politicians in Virginia are acting out of baseless fear and ignorance of the issue of gender dysphoria. No one is going to be "grooming" children to become transgender. That is not how it works.

Governor Youngkin has spoken openly about his Christian faith. Christ made it very clear that we are to stand up for the vulnerable and the outcast, and to treat others as we would like to be treated. As a fellow Christian, I ask Gov. Youngkin to reconsider these new guidelines that are going to cause great harm to a population of students who are already extremely vulnerable to isolation, bullying, and suicide.


Support Transgender students

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<p>Transgender students should be supported, not ridiculed or ostracized.  Treat all students with respect. </p>


Strongly support

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<p>We should not practice things that are not sustainable. How is this any different than schizophrenic people claiming they are hearing things? Pretty sure you don’t tell other people with mental illnesses that they are correct about the things they experience due to their condition. It’s madness and we can NOT continue to push societal norms and expect our society to move forward. Again, it is completely unsustainable. </p>


Strongly support


Support this policy- It is in the best interest of all children including trans children.

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<p> This is about parental rights. Parents bear the responsibility of raising The child to adulthood. School administration should not be making medical diagnosis of children experiencing gender dysphoria. They are not medical professionals.  </p>


Oppose the 2022 Model Policies- Keep 2021 Policy in Place

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Schools need to be a safe place for all children.  It is a place students need to develop autonomy and make choices about identity.  Parents have ample opportunity to be involved in this process in their home and through involvement in the schools.. The proposed 2022 policies do not allow  these needed and natural developmental opportunities for students and do not allow teachers the flexibility to educate and guide the development of their students.   The 2022 policies put many students at risk. I oppose the 2022 policies and I urge you to keep the 2021 Model  policies in place.


Strongly support!!!! Thank you Youngkin!

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


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Say No to the woke! Support our Governor


Strongly oppose-- these kids have rights and it's none of your business!

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<p>Political stunts like this are killing trans children. Be a human for once and do better! </p>


Hunter strongly opposes we strongly support


Support

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I support Gov. Youngkin and what he is doing for the parents. As a former teacher, parent, and a grandmother of six children, I would not want to have to bow down to a child's whim. Also, my granddaughter is in sports and does not need, nor want, boys to be able to be in the bathrooms and dressings rooms at school.

We all know that some kids will take this stuff too far and put teachers and other children at risk of not using the correct pronouns! There are two genders and two genders only. I bet most of the "trans" kids will live to regret their decision.

Thank you.


Fully support…parents for Youngkin! Thank you!

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This is why parents elected this governor- we needed to change the craziness being driven at schools making our children vulnerable! Thank you Youngkin for doing what you promised during your campaign!


Strongly oppose governors stance on transgendered youth

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<p>This legislation is harmful to the mental health of transgendered youth and is political pandering. </p>


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

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


How can anyone, including wacky leftist, not support this ?

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Simply parents are the parents

 teachers teach

 boys are boys

 girls are girls

 no boys in girls locker/bathrooms

 no girls in boys locker/bathrooms


Lgbt kids deserve kindness

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<p>Students who are gay or transgender are disproportionately bullied and discriminated against in school. They commit suicide much more frequently than other teens. Support trans kids and our day youth by opposing these recommendations. </p>


Fully support the Governor

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<p> Thank you Governor!  </p>


I support


Strongly oppose

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This policy limits the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ youth and children who should have the right to make their own choices and identify as they choose without added bureaucracy. The policies add more work for teachers and schools to gather paperwork that isn't necessary.


Oppose transphobic legislation

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This legislation will result in horrible outcomes. Support kids, do not approve this


Strongly support this policy  parental rights to raise their child.

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


Protect all kids PROTECT TRANS KIDS ESPECIALLY THEY ARE OUR CHILDREN

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<p>Protect trans lives, god created these people, they deserve to be protected </p>


Support 2022 Model Policies

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I support 2022 Model Policies.


100% Support Governor

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<p> 100% Support Governor  </p>


I STRONGLY OPPOSE.


Support Transgender Students

This proposed bill will have devastating effects on Transgender students and youth, using the preferred pronouns and names of students, as well as allowing them to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity is incredibly important for their mental wellbeing. This proposed bill would not only prevent that but make it dangerous for transgender youth to come out in school, as many do not have supportive families, and if these unsupportive families are made aware of this it will lead to stress and anxiety for the student, and maybe even abuse. Students should have the right to express themselves in their schools, denial of this is an attack on the student's 14th Amendment rights.
You said that you wanted to protect and help students, this law will not protect or help students, it will harm children, and make them feel unsafe to speak to their professors, and to even speak about topics in school without risk of being heard and reported. Do not take away a student's right to freedom of speech and expression. Let kids explore their identities and grow as their own people. Students should feel safe in their classrooms and with their professors.PROTECT TRANS STUDENTS

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This proposed bill will have devastating effects on Transgender students and youth, using the preferred pronouns and names of students, as well as allowing them to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity is incredibly important for their mental wellbeing. This proposed bill would not only prevent that but make it dangerous for transgender youth to come out in school, as many do not have supportive families, and if these unsupportive families are made aware of this it will lead to stress and anxiety for the student, and maybe even abuse. Students should have the right to express themselves in their schools, denial of this is an attack on the student's 14th Amendment rights.

You said that you wanted to protect and help students, this law will not protect or help students, it will harm children, and make them feel unsafe to speak to their professors, and to even speak about topics in school without risk of being heard and reported. Do not take away a student's right to freedom of speech and expression. Let kids explore their identities and grow as their own people. Students should feel safe in their classrooms and with their professors.

PROTECT TRANS STUDENTS


Stongly support

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


100% support parental rights

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


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STRONGLY OPPOSE Governor Youngkin represents the worst Virginia has to offer


OPPOSED

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Strongly oppose!!!!! This is absolutely disgusting and a violation of privacy these students deserve


OPPOSED


Support

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<p> Though we need to find a solution for Trans Rights</p>


Why does the governor want to kill children?

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<p>Because let’s be clear. The death of children is the goal of this bill and this agenda the governor is pushing. This bill would put so many trans children in danger and that’s what he wants. It’s horrific. </p>


I support parents rights

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


Completely Oppose

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<p>I am vehemently opposed to this guidance change in policy put forth by the Youngkin administration.  Transgender students need support and protection, not this.  </p>


Oppose

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<p>I oppose this measure </p>


Strongly Oppose cruel and inhumane treatment of LGBTQIA+ kids!

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I absolutely oppose this cruel and inhumane treatment of any LGBTQIA+ kids. Spend your time and our tax dollars on improving our education systems instead of promoting bigotry and spreading ignorant ideas.


We support you Youngkin!

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


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

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


STUDENTS OPPOSE THIS BILL

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Students who value human rights oppose this bill


lgbtq students rights

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<p>I believe the governor needs to stay in his lane. Why would he make policy on nothing he knows about? Because his rights wing friends want him to? Please don't bring religion into this, because God loves everyone gay or not. </p>


Strongly Support. Stop the genital mutilation of children.

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


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Millions here! People care! Best arguments--Safety and fairness for girls! Parents' love and rights! And the right to speech!


I support


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The "silent" majority is neither silent nor humble, y'all are annoying I STRONGLY OPPOSE this


Model Policies

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Strongly support this guidance


Support

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


Trans rights! Let kids be themselves!

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Trans rights are human rights! Let the kids be themselves! There is nothing wrong with being trans, and trans kids need support and not bullying. All these rules will only hurt trans kids, I can speak from experience as a trans person that love and support goes a long way. Trans kids should be allowed to use whatever bathroom they want to use, and they should be allowed to go by the names and pronouns that they want to go by. School should be a safe, caring environment for trans kids, many parents are not supportive, so if they had a place they could be themselves, that could go a long way even for kids who don't get the support they need at home.

Being trans in such a cisnormative world is hard, especially for young people, a lot of trans kids have malicious parents, and get bullied at school. The republican party wants trans people to suffer even more than they already are. A lot of trans people get harassed in bathrooms, and limiting where they can go would make that even more common.

Sometimes it feels hopeless, there's so much awful news about the horrible things politicians are doing to take away our rights, but I feel hopeful seeing all of those students protesting with the walkout. Its obvious the kids don't want this, it seems like the only people who think that these rigid rules are important are adults who know nothing about being trans a.k.a. people who wouldn't be affected by this. Glenn Youngkin says he is about making schools safer, but the people in those schools disagree, i think it should be obvious who knows what they're talking about in this situation.

Supporting trans kids saves lives, let them be themselves.


Support! How could anyone do otherwise?

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<p> I can’t believe anyone is against this! Have Americans lost their minds?  </p>


Support trans people !

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<p>Support trans people, trans lives matter !! </p>


Agree with parts, disagree with others

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If a kid wants to experiment with pronouns at school that’s his or her business., and I don’t see a need to involve parents. However I think ensuring bathroom safety is imperative at schools, and I’m concerned that some predator will pretend he’s trans and violate a girl in the girls bathroom, or a girl who says she’s a boy will be assaulted in the boys bathroom. As a survivor of rape myself, I know how long it wakes to recover from sexual assault. Students who claim trans status should be required to use a single use restroom. Not to single them out, but to protect all students from false trans individuals who are looking for an opportunity to harm a student.


This Will Lead to Increased Teen Suicide

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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in 2014 and the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018 both published studies that show that transgender teens are already at a significantly higher increase of attempting suicide, increased particularly when at odds with their family or discriminated against in school. In some of these categories, over 60% of teens surveyed had attempted suicide.

This. Will. Lead. To. Dead. Kids.

I don't care what your personal "beliefs" about transgender/non-binary individuals is. Dead kids is wrong.  I should not be having to worry about my school enacting policies that will lead to my students potentially dying.


Support this policy


Strongly Opposed

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This policy is horrific and it will lead to the suffering of many children. Strongly opposed.


Oppose

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<p>As someone that works with teenagers in the church I oppose the agenda that Youngkin has put forward. The more young people feel the need to hide themselves the less support they receive and the more challenged they are to face the world. My fear is for youth that will consider taking their own life because of having to hide themselves and be shamed for who they are. The world is changing and making rules for kids in school doesn’t make it better but only worse. We must start changing with the times. </p>


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

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE- could genuinely harm students

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I know of many students who have struggled coming out to their parents either because they fear parental response or their parents have provided negative responses. Often, school is where only place they feel safe and loved. Transgender teenagers are already at the highest risk for self-harm and suicide; these policies are more than unethical, they are a genuine threat to the mental health of trans students. Moreover, it provides a permission structure for other students or staff to bully transgender students, who are also at a higher risk for harassment. This policy is disgusting and regressive.


stronly oppose

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How can the governor, as a cisgender man who has faced no hardship or discrimination in his life, inact this policy. It takes away all of the rights that trans people have fought for. Many students will be outed to there parents when they are not ready. The governor claims this is a "parents rights issue" when it is just limiting the freedom of trans students. As someone who identifies as non-binary, this policy scares me. I am scared that the teachers that I have already confided in will have to tell my parents, who I am not out to. The governor is trying to roll-back a policy that was working very well and made trans kids feel accepted at school. This is about protecting the rights of queer kids, not restricting the rights of parents.


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


Support two original genders created by God, support Governor Glenn Youngkin

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<p>In school, teaching. Stop misleading kids to transgender. </p>


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If you want to know about your child's life, maybe be a good parent - strongly oppose


Excellent Policy with supporting rationale and legal guidance

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


Oppose.  I love your pronouns

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<p>I work with teenagers. They are discovering who they are and we should support that journey, whatever path it takes. </p>


Oppose, strongly. Suggest schooling for the supporters.

Hello Town Hall,I understand that the apolitical and seemingly-neutral individuals who think this is a good idea are misguided - heavily. The other supporters are barely worth talking about.It can take months of learning why issues like this matter, after a lifetime of bigotry and prejudice. Therefore, I suggest that the supporters are given direction as to where they can most learn about why their stance is so very, very harmful. Most everything the supporters have to say has been debunked. Over, and over, and over.Video media is not off the table here, but for that I do suggest tools such as "shinigami-eyes"(browser extension) in order to more easily navigate this media(creators/users/channels are voted upon in a bloom filter, look it up).Red name is anti-trans, green is pro-trans. Notice the levels of maturity and thoroughness between the two. We need more tools like this. It's not perfect, but it's been consistently accurate as of this writing. I can't just willy-nilly suggest they learn if they go off of YouTube's first-suggested picks - we all know it's biased, supporters and opposers I'm sure agree.I have been watching and comparing the sociology of the world for some time now, in comparison to the 90s and 2000s. In 2016 a great force of bigotry pushed through, and more did early this year, despite the fact of so, so many people being readily open-minded and even thoroughly well-versed into the hows, whys, why-nots, and so on. Extremely detailed, citations-included, opposing-views-included, etc.Oppose this. It flies in the face of actual democracy - as I and many others can see that the world has snapped out of it(relatively) - especially the kids(though truly there are plenty of bad takes among them as well).Those who are lost and threw out ethics long, long ago are the ones making problems, even if you observe it independently without media bias.There is no way - even if you strip ethics and logic out of the way - that America is supportive of this as a majority rule. Add the ethics and logic back in, and take yet another gander at how painfully obvious the situation is. Go on, learn up, come back, read the supporters' points - you see that?Extremely happy to see so much push-back. Believe me, there's a lot more to push-back against - but this is important ASAP. This is not a mindless pursuit, nearly all the mindlessness is happening on part of those who support it. This is not an insult, it is apparent.P.S. Please stop forcing kids to go to physical schools in the first place, and invest in more remote learning. This would be wise for the rural folk as well, just ensure to provide strong internet and technology available on a per-individual basis.Thank you,Ryan McGill

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Hello Town Hall,

I understand that the apolitical and seemingly-neutral individuals who think this is a good idea are misguided - heavily. The other supporters are barely worth talking about.

It can take months of learning why issues like this matter, after a lifetime of bigotry and prejudice. Therefore, I suggest that the supporters are given direction as to where they can most learn about why their stance is so very, very harmful. Most everything the supporters have to say has been debunked. Over, and over, and over.
Video media is not off the table here, but for that I do suggest tools such as "shinigami-eyes"(browser extension) in order to more easily navigate this media(creators/users/channels are voted upon in a bloom filter, look it up).
Red name is anti-trans, green is pro-trans. Notice the levels of maturity and thoroughness between the two. We need more tools like this. It's not perfect, but it's been consistently accurate as of this writing. I can't just willy-nilly suggest they learn if they go off of YouTube's first-suggested picks - we all know it's biased, supporters and opposers I'm sure agree.

I have been watching and comparing the sociology of the world for some time now, in comparison to the 90s and 2000s. In 2016 a great force of bigotry pushed through, and more did early this year, despite the fact of so, so many people being readily open-minded and even thoroughly well-versed into the hows, whys, why-nots, and so on. Extremely detailed, citations-included, opposing-views-included, etc.

Oppose this. It flies in the face of actual democracy - as I and many others can see that the world has snapped out of it(relatively) - especially the kids(though truly there are plenty of bad takes among them as well).
Those who are lost and threw out ethics long, long ago are the ones making problems, even if you observe it independently without media bias.

There is no way - even if you strip ethics and logic out of the way - that America is supportive of this as a majority rule. Add the ethics and logic back in, and take yet another gander at how painfully obvious the situation is. Go on, learn up, come back, read the supporters' points - you see that?

Extremely happy to see so much push-back. Believe me, there's a lot more to push-back against - but this is important ASAP. This is not a mindless pursuit, nearly all the mindlessness is happening on part of those who support it. This is not an insult, it is apparent.

P.S. Please stop forcing kids to go to physical schools in the first place, and invest in more remote learning. This would be wise for the rural folk as well, just ensure to provide strong internet and technology available on a per-individual basis.

Thank you,
Ryan McGill


I STRONGLY SUPPORT GOVENOR YOUNGKIN!!

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Thank you Govenor Youngkin for doing the Right Thing!


Support

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


Strongly oppose


Listen to the silent humble majority - SUPPORT this order

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<p> Parents are the ultimate decision-makers in a kids life. Teachers may be secondary support - at best. As the father of four kids in LCPS - I strongly support this Executive Order.  </p>


Strongly OPPOSE

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Strongly OPPOSE! Trans rights are human rights.  Protect trans kids.


Support the policies

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


Support thank you


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MH Professional in support of 2022 model policy. Early socialization in tandem with social media and activist narratives are the gateway drug to gender confusion, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital mutilation. Step one in “gender-affirming” care, that is normalizing unreality, has no place in schools. Research shows very clearly it does not end well. The model policy acts as a necessary protection for children and parents, and a bulwark against tragic ideology.


Strongly Oppose!

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 I strongly oppose the proposed policies, which are clearly designed to adversely affect trans and nonbinary children.

These proposed model policies are contrary to state law and will be extremely harmful to transgender and nonbinary kids.

Every single day, these children get out of bed knowing they are different and knowing the hate they could potentially face. Every single day. Policies like these make it easier for trans and nonbinary children to be singled out simply because they are different and want to be treated equally. As equally as all children.

If this policy goes through, are you prepared for the repercussion?

Our kids deserve to be protected!!  There is NO room in our children's’ lives for hate!  School should be safe - with this policy, it will not be !!

Say NO to this harmful policy.


Strongly oppose

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All people have a right to dignity, access, and safety. This includes trans kids.


Stop the abuse of children support this policy


Support the governor


Be kind to all kids

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We need policies and practices that welcome all students to school and encourage acceptance and compassion. So not roll back positive practices because some fear others who are different. Trans and gay teens commit suicide way more than other groups. Let’s support them and help keep them safe.


Be kind to all kids


Strongly Support-Thank you!

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


Opposed

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<p>I am opposed to the changes that Governor Youngkin is proposing. I believe that the child knows themselves better than everyone else and the parent should not have a say on how the child identifies themselves. These proposed policies will only make things harder for students and is a clear indication that the state doesn't care about what they think. If Virginia wants to protect students then focus on issues that dramatically alter their lives, such as gun control and college assistance. </p>


Fully support

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<p> I fully support parents' rights to know everything going on with their child/children and for the parents to be the sole parties that choose how their children are raised.  </p>


This is horrific

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How can this be happening? Please, take care of our children. I vehemently disagree with this policy!!!!!


Support parents

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It is unbelievable to me that there is a question if a parent has a say in their child’s life.  Until a child turns 18, they are not an adult.  I also cannot believe that children can walk out of school and there not be repercussions. If you are under the age of 18, you are under the care of the parent.  Under 18 cannot vote, they cannot sign contracts, they cannot join the military, etc.  While the child is in the parents house, they are to follow the rules.  We all go through various stages in our child and teen lives.  The majority of the time, it is experimental phase.  I agree with Governor Youngkin’s proposal.  The parent has every right to know and be involved.


Before making/supporting laws regarding the LGBTQ+ community, learn about the LGBTQ+ community

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Your kid isn't going to "turn trans"

Your kid's teachers aren't going to "try to turn them trans"

Your kid's school is not trying to "indoctrinate" your child to "be trans"

The concept of gender dysphoria is a lot to try to understand for anyone who hasn't experienced it. For anyone who has, it can certainly be confusing.

There is scientific data to back up the biological differences in those who identify as transgender. It's not made up. It's real. Real people are affected by this. There are real consequences for ignorant input. There are real consequences for rejection.

According to a 2022 study, "Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth" (Austin A, Craig SL, D'Souza S, McInroy LB.).

The same study states, "School belonging, emotional neglect by family, and internalized self-stigma made a unique, statistically significant contribution to past 6-month suicidality."

School belonging SAVES LIVES.

If your kid is going to be heterosexual and cisgender (straight and identify as their sex assigned at birth) then that's how they're going to be. If your kid is going to be trans, they will either be:

Loved, supported, and encouraged, thereby facing a greater chance of survival and wellbeing

Rejected, have their identity erased, outed too soon, and face more damaging emotional trauma, resulting in a greater risk of mental illness and suicide

Consider yourself pro-life? This means pro-LIFE. Trans life, gay life, mentally ill life, straight life, healthy life. It means care and acceptance for all kinds of people.

Yes, parental input is important. This is not how it should look. This policy will be damaging. Let's put our resources into healthcare and support, rather than erasure and ignorance of a very real issue.

Thank you for reading.

Syd


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


Why do you not care about the students in any way???

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I understand the need to ensure parents have some say in their children's lives. However, at the end of the day this policy affects certain individuals. Those individuals will be the ones that have to deal with the aftermath of this policy for effectively the rest of their lives. I would also like you to consider this next bit of information. This is such a critical period of development for these individuals so you should certainly tread lightly with policies that do not affect you in any way but could possibly be life-altering for others. Please get your political agenda out of the school systems. School should be an unbiased environment that prepares students for post-secondary life. School is certainly not the environment to groom more votes for a political agenda.

Signed,

A dissatisfied RPS teacher


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

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


Strongly Oppose- protect trans kids from abuse!!!

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<p>There are many trans kids who cannot be themselves at home, because their parents at best unsympathetic and at worst, abusive. Allowing them to fully be who they are, at least while at school, could be the thing that saves a child’s life. </p>


Completely support this.

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Strongly oppose!

Rebecca Michelsen, Hanover County parent

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<p>Keep the existing policy. The proposed policy will hurt kids. </p>


Completely Support.

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Strongly oppose this narrow minded and uneducated change

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This goes totally against all evidence-based best practices and will irreparably harm many children’s safety and wellness.


Transgender

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Fully support Youngkin's guidelines.


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STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>This new policy is extremely dangerous, harmful,  abd ignorant. This is nothing more then Glenn Younkin throwing red meat to his base. You don't truly care about students and you only care about parents who's opinions line-up with yours. This will lead to harm for Transgender students. If school was their only safe space it won't be anymore. The worst part is the lie that this is supposed to help students. This is a hateful and homophobic policy. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. You are an embarrassment to Virginia </p>


Great  policy decision support it


Strongly SUPPORT

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<p>Thank you Governor Youngkin for PROTECTING our kids. There are many, many more who support. </p>


I support parents rights

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<p>Strongly support </p>


Very disappointed

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<p>Children who are trans, non-binary, etc. have a really difficult time at school without these “rules”.  They are at a high risk for suicide and other mental issues. These “rules” make their lives more challenging. Adolescence is a tough time for all people. Let’s not make it worse. Think back to your own adolescence, you were either grateful for your support family/community or wish you had one. We all were different people. These “rules” do not support children or their families. They are not based on science and what we know works best.  </p>


Cruel and inhuman treatment of LGBTQ youth.

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This policy will increase suicide rates and the risk of child abuse for LGBTQ youth. The data is clear on this. Not all families are safe places to be out.  Strongly oppose


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

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I don’t support, invasive and incredibly dangerous to trans youth

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I grew up in Va and went through the school system, know plenty of trans kids that found themselves when they were in school. A lot of the times their parents don’t have their best interests at heart and lash out when they see something they don’t understand. School and adolescence is a very vulnerable time and trans kids often dont have the resources to support themselves. This policy only puts trans kids in danger at the most vulnerable time in their lives, it’s terrifying to see.


Strongly oppose

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<p>This policy is dangerous. School should be a safe place for children to be who they are! Prepare for teen suicide rates to increase if we keep these policies going. </p>


Fully support governor youngkin and his guidance

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<p>I support governor youngkin’s guidance. My daughters spent high school looking for bathrooms without males in them so they could feel safe while using the restroom. They should not have had to do that. </p>


Vehemently Oppose

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Whether you like it or not, trans people exist, and there are trans students. As governor, you should be working to protect ALL people in the state, not just some.


Support transgender kids

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<p>Transgender kids are a very small minority of students. They are already facing battles most cannot fathom. Why would we add any discriminatory, mean spirited action like calling them out of their preferred name? How does that help? These students, and all students, need educators’ love and support so they can learn and grow into responsible, compassionate adults. </p>


I oppose this

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<p>I am a transgender student in Virginia. Coming out as trans would not be safe for many of my friends. Being misgendered and deadnamed is also not safe for many trans people. If this passes, it will likely cause children across the state to kill themselves. People’s lives are at risk. Having supportive teachers and school staff has helped me a lot. For example, my principal made sure to learn all the trans kids names and it makes me feel safe. </p>


Can we make this reach ONE MILLION comments until oct 26th???


Move forward supporting all

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


Strongly oppose this thinly veiled attack on children

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This is not about 'parental rights.' Parents are free to make choices for their own children and instruct them in any way they see fit. Parents are able to voice concerns and opposition to how their children are being taught.

This is about undermining the identity of kids in a Christo-fascist powerplay.

I absolutely abhor the content and intent of this bill.


Strongly Agree

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<p>My husband and I fully support and agree with these changes.  Children do not belong to the state or to school administrations, they belong TO THEIR PARENTS. </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose- this is harmful for children </p>


Strongly oppose - Support trans kids

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I strongly oppose this document. It does not support the needs of trans students who are already at high risk for self-harm and suicide.


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Emphatically oppose this policy. It is a violation of human rights

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The proposed policy is simply homophobic, transphobic political pandering. While parents are part of the equation in education, their voice should not supersede the rights of students to  their own life, liberty & pursuit of happiness. In addition, the right to identify and bodily autonomy is paramount in a democracy.  Given the high rate of self-harm and/or abuse levied at transgender individuals, often at the hands of those who should care for and support them, to subject them to the political grandstanding of this bill is as ludicrous as it is harmful.

Studies have proven again and again that addressing a transgender individual by their chosen name & pronouns greatly reduces the chance of suicide. To provide teachers or other personnel with the “justification” to refuse to address students by their chosen name & pronouns when the student is required by law to be there is literally & figuratively cruel & spirit-murdering.

Trans rights are human rights, and anything less than their full recognition is unacceptable and a travesty to the First Ammendment.


STRONG NO

i am a parent.i am an educator.i am STRONGLY OPPOSED to this hurtful, harmful, hateful legislation.

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i am a parent.

i am an educator.

i am STRONGLY OPPOSED to this hurtful, harmful, hateful legislation.


fervently oppose!

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I am a mother, grandmother, and retired public school teacher. I am also a practicing Catholic whose faith influences much of my worldview and someone who accepts science.

Many studies show that LGBT+ children and youth who feel accepted and supported in the expression of their true selves are significantly more likely to be mentally healthy and at a much lower risk for self-harm. This is in comparison with similarly-identifying young people who are not accepted by their families or peers, or are ostracized or bullied. Our schools MUST provide a safe and healthy environment for every child, which is why the 2021 Transgender Policy is so wonderful.

This 2022 Transgender Policy proposed by Gov. Youngkin is cruel. If this policy is adopted, trandsgender students will spend their school days facing repeated denial of their identity, perpetrated by adults whom they should be able to respect and trust. This is the exact opposite of what science has shown to be the most beneficial environment for transgender students. It is likely that some students will become mentally ill and even commit suicide as a result.

I have a feeling that many of the people who support Gov. Youngkin on this issue consider themselves Christians. I have a feeling that they believe God has created each of us, and that all He has created is good. I believe that, too! God has created us humans in wonderfully infinite variety, including a variety of physical and psychological characteristics that include gender. I cannot understand how any person, let alone someone guided by Christian principles, can deliberately deny a person -- a child! -- the right to be themself, especially when doing so can truly cause the child to become ill or even die.

I fervently OPPOSE the 2022 Transgender Policy proposed by Gov. Youngkin.


Vehemently Opposed

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Youngkin will be responsible for any and all harm that comes to these children. Transgender rights are human rights — end of story!


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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These guidelines will cause harm to trans students. Leave trans kids alone.


Support transgender kids


Stop pandering to less than 1 percent fully support this

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<p> Reviewed the whole document. Fully support this. When did commonsense became a crime.  </p>


Protect Trans Children

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All this policy will do is ostracize transgender and non-binary students and make them lose the tiny bit of support they have in their lives, further fueling isolation and feeling that their lives don't matter. It is a cruel and unnecessary policy that will result mental anguish and death, please do what is right and reverse this horrific policy. Trans, nonbinary, and gender conforming and queer identities are valid at any age, and you will lose this fight.


Don’t bully children

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<p>Gender identify is a personal subject and not open to the State government to regulate. Governor Youngkin will soon learn what Ex NC Governor Pat McCrory learned: no one likes a bully. The Governor would better serve eduction by focusing on funding schools to educate our student, versus trying to score cheap political points off the most vulnerable. </p>


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This policy matches my beliefs perfectly. I support this.


Transgender Policy

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<p>I fully support the gender identity used in school as what is associated with the biological gender of birth. The use of pronouns should only reflect the gender at birth (male or female). The school system should not be burdened with the manipulation of facts based on the agendas of special interests. </p>


YOUNGKIN IS CORRECT IN IMPLEMENTING NEW EDUCATION GUIDELINES

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Governor Youngkin is correct and acting in the best interests of Virginia students by introducing and implementing the new education guidelines released on September 16, 2022.

Parents, not the various school systems around the Commonwealth, are the sole decision makers as to how their children should be treated and educated. There is a reason that persons are not allowed to vote until they are 18, they like the knowledge and maturity to vote. There are parties and interests in the Commonwealth that believe that children should determine their own choices. They do not have the capacity to do so. There are parties and interests in the Commonwealth that believe that the Teacher's Union and or the school should make  decisons on behalf of the child. This is not correct nor is this a socialist system. Only the parents have the sole discreation, absent cruelty, to make decisons as to how their children should be educated and under what conditions.

I applaud the Governors efforts and he has my full support and encouragement.


Oppose! VA was leading the way in children’s rights! Don’t reverse direction!!!

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I strongly oppose what the current governor is pushing. It’s called Bigotry.

Virginia was going in the right direction. Protecting children’s rights. Not allowing bigots to demean and demoralize them at school.

Every name is a chosen name. Either you or your parents choose. A teacher or the current governor do NOT have the right to decide a child’s name!!!!

stop this hurtful bigotry!!!


Support Trans kids - I oppose this

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This reeks of a politically motivated move to pander to a specific voter base.  I believe that children should always get as much support as possible.  This is especially true of marginalized communities like LGBTQ+.  I oppose this legislation as it is attempting to remove support from children who may be at risk


Support

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Strongly Opposed

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I strongly oppose Governor Youngkin’s attempt to bolster his own presidential ambitions at the cost of putting LGBTQ children at risk. Surely there are worthier causes to which the Governor could dedicate his time and less grotesque costs he could incur in their pursuit.

Being LGBTQ poses no threat to anyone. Not to teachers or classmates. No physical harm or psychological damage. Being outed as an LGBTQ youth in a time and manner not of one’s choosing is a grave risk to the wellbeing of those children, associated with greatly increased levels of self-harm, suicide, homelessness, and family abuse. Rather than go out of our way to put these kids into jeopardy, let’s do the conservative thing and not bloat the apparatus of state government with red tape paperwork designed to cause additional harm.


new model policies not in compliance with law, harmful for children

julie, loudoun county public school parent

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The 2022 “model” policies released by the VA DOE are not in compliance with law nor are they consistent with the best practice recommendation set forth by all major medical, education, and mental health agencies across the country regarding the care and treatment of transgender and gender diverse youth.  The entirety of these policies is discriminatory, biased, and with an intentionally inflammatory agenda.

This policy was pushed out by the administration under the guise of “parental rights” and in direct conflict with the section numbered 22.1-23.3 Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools published in March 2021.  The 2021 policies were written following years of research, town halls, student forums, guidance from a writing team which represented education and policy experts from across the Commonwealth and in compliance with The House Bill 145 and Senate Bill 161 enacted by the Virginia General Assembly.


Strongly oppose policy. Support trans kids.

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Excellent policy.  Read it and support it.

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These Kids Will Be Voting Soon

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In four years all of the current high schoolers in Virginia will be old enough to vote in the next election for Governor. You would like to silence their voices now, but Youngkin will hear their voices at the voting booth.


Strongly Oppose

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This guidance document will injure children. The policy included may well drive transgender students to self-harm. Using the most vulnerable people in our society as scapegoats, and building political points by intentionally making it difficult for them to exist freely in public is an inherently vicious and cowardly act.

Also, limiting any person's individual freedom by making it subordinate to another person's religious preferences is not "freedom of religion." It is subjugation by religion.

This policy is indefensible and should be discarded before it harms already-vulnerable children.


I Strongly Strongly Support This


Comment in Opposition

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I oppose the change in the Model Policies.

While I respect, and generally support, motions that are in alignment with the U.S. Constitution, this is not one such motion. The description begins by stating "All students have the right to attend school in an environment free from discrimination," yet discrimination is at the very core of why these model policies are being changed. I don't think anyone disagrees that we should follow the U.S. Constitution, that schools need to have counselors on site to help students with the complex issues faced in today's educational system, or that teachers and staff play important roles in our children's lives. I myself benefited from the advice and guidance of many counselors, teachers, and staff along the way. But what I think is missed here, and is largely drowned in the strong rhetoric surrounding "parent choice," is the real negative effect these model policies would have on children, if adopted by schools in the commonwealth.

As a pharmacist licensed in the state of Virginia, I understand confidentiality and the importance it has in the patient-provider relationship. Also, as a law student, I am even more attune to the incentives (or disincentives) confidentiality (or lack thereof) can have on a client's willingness to share information with their counsel. The very core of any relationship of trust is this idea of confidentiality - that the information you share with your doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, or counselor, won't be shared with anyone else unless you give permission. There are limited exceptions to this, such as if a crime is about to be committed, someone is about to experience real bodily harm, or significant financial loss, but you get the picture. Confidentiality is prized. If it wasn't, professionals as we think of them today would not be able to fully engage with their clients or patients. And this is what we should want as a society: to encourage relationships of trust.

This should be no different for children. We aren't talking about if a child shares that they plan on harming another person, or are about to commit some other crime. We're talking about a child having the courage to share information that they otherwise felt unsafe to share with anyone - even their own parents: thoughts on their sexual identity. We must ask ourselves why a child would choose to not share such information with their parents in the first place. Fear? Shame? Whatever the case, a child, as contemplated by these model guidelines, does in fact see their school counselor, or teacher, as someone who they can trust, who they can reveal some piece of themselves to without fear of reprisal or being "outed" to anyone they are not yet ready to share the information with. That's huge. We should WANT to encourage such sharing, as we would in an attorney-client or patient-provider relationship. Any steps to destroying that relationship should be avoided. These model guidelines are one such step. Forcibly "outing" any such child will have the obvious deterrence effect on any future children from sharing this information with their counselors or teachers. That much should be obvious to anyone. For example: if your family doctor, who also sees your spouse, children, and siblings, shared your private medical information with your spouse, children, and siblings, would that be okay with you? What if that doctor shared your information with your pastor? I know I would not be okay with this disclosure; besides filing a complaint, I would definitely not be going back to that doctor. I may even be less likely to be as forthcoming with other doctors if I thought they would also be so "loose lips" with my information. Why should we reasonably think that our children would think any differently than we do?

On individual liberties: I think it's facially obvious that the impetus for this change is an attempt to answer political calls for schools to out trans-students, specifically. How can any such policy, which proposes to safeguard non-discrimination rights of students, be seriously portrayed as being non-discriminatory? Targeting students who have sexual identity questions specifically discriminates on the basis of sex, in the likeness of that described in the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock. The government here should seriously reconsider their proposal in light of Bostock.

tl;dr These guidelines, while proposing to be grounded in individual liberties, cut a fatal blow to the trust relationship between child and counselor. I oppose this change.


Strongly support parental rights

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Strongly Oppose

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<p>It is 2020; through the past, with the access to all the information these days, one would think we’ve learned and have felt more compassion towards each other, but unfortunately, we’ve not. It’s time that we accept and normalize TRUE individuality from when we’re young. We need that for the next generation. The shootings, harassments, abuse, bullying, and violence has been caused and rooted from not normalizing each’s individuality. God has made differently, but equally. </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>This proposed guidance will bring extreme harm, emotional and physical, to children in our state. </p>


Strongly support Youngkin


I strongly support this. As a young woman

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Future is forward

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<p>Support youth gender identities! Youngkin can try to turn back the clock but the next generation is moving forward and his and other Republican policies will be temporary setbacks soon to be swept away and forever forgotten. </p>


Strongly support

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


Strongly oppose

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<p>I oppose this ruling. This is discrimination, plain and simple. Glen Youngkin does not support trans youth and this will only lead to more depression and suicide within the trans youth community.  </p>


/b/ posters are loosers!

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Oppose

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My brother is transgender. He does not like this legislation. I'm not trans, but I do not like this legislation either. Therefore, please do not pass this legislation. Thanks.


oppose

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<p>If a child is safe to be out at home, they will be out at home. The only reason the state would need to mandate they be outed to parents is if the parents fail to provide the safe home. Disgusting and hypocritical. </p>


I support


Extremely opposed

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This policy will cause irreparable harm to children that most need help and support from their school. It’s outright abuse. If a child comes to school with bruises everyday do teachers ignore it? Do they turn a blind eye to suffering? No, the appropriate resources are contacted, support is offered, tears and fears calmed. A lot of these kids come from abusive homes; homes where they are misunderstood and forced to conform some bible thumping ideal followed by hypocritical monsters. The only place they can feel safe is with friends, teachers, counselors. This will lead to more abuse, more suicide, and more violence, which seem to be the only things this governor seems to want to support in the supposed name of god. Remember the separation of church and state???? Do not turn our beautiful state into the hole that is Florida. We did not move to Virginia to get a Florida education. This is wrong. This in inhumane. This is cruel. This must not happen.


I support parents rights

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


No! This will hurt my students!

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My students know my class is a safe place to be themselves, where respect for everyone is expected and rigorously enforced. If teachers have to use names that students don't want, that shows a serious disrespect for students as people.


Vehemently Oppose

Structural discrimination and prejudice (such as the proposed model policy) have a severely negative impact on transgender youth mental health and academic functioning. Transgender adolescents experience significantly higher rates of bullying, threats, mistreatment, and physical violence at school than their cisgender peers. Furthermore, these kids who are "experiencing bullying and disconnection at school are more likely to miss school and more likely to report suicide risk behaviors" (Johns, 2021, p. 883). This proposed policy is rooted in transphobia. This policy does not protect kids, it exacerbates the issue of unsafe, unsupportive, and life-threatening academic environments. What does protect the health, safety, and success of these kids is supportive school environments, teachers, peers, family, and community members. Inclusive policies that allow kids privacy and the ability to self-identify and environments free from threats of harm, discrimination, or judgement can ensure these youth will thrive. This proposed policy does not help our kids to thrive, it is sure to have devastating effects instead. I vehemently oppose this proposed model policy.Study referenced:Johns, Zamantakis, A., Andrzejewski, J., Boyce, L., Rasberry, C. N., & Jayne, P. E. (2021). Minority Stress, Coping, and Transgender Youth in Schools—Results from the Resilience and Transgender Youth Study. The Journal of School Health, 91(11), 883–893. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13086

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Structural discrimination and prejudice (such as the proposed model policy) have a severely negative impact on transgender youth mental health and academic functioning. Transgender adolescents experience significantly higher rates of bullying, threats, mistreatment, and physical violence at school than their cisgender peers. Furthermore, these kids who are "experiencing bullying and disconnection at school are more likely to miss school and more likely to report suicide risk behaviors" (Johns, 2021, p. 883). This proposed policy is rooted in transphobia. This policy does not protect kids, it exacerbates the issue of unsafe, unsupportive, and life-threatening academic environments. What does protect the health, safety, and success of these kids is supportive school environments, teachers, peers, family, and community members. Inclusive policies that allow kids privacy and the ability to self-identify and environments free from threats of harm, discrimination, or judgement can ensure these youth will thrive. This proposed policy does not help our kids to thrive, it is sure to have devastating effects instead. I vehemently oppose this proposed model policy.

Study referenced:
Johns, Zamantakis, A., Andrzejewski, J., Boyce, L., Rasberry, C. N., & Jayne, P. E. (2021). Minority Stress, Coping, and Transgender Youth in Schools—Results from the Resilience and Transgender Youth Study. The Journal of School Health, 91(11), 883–893. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13086


Support of  Designated Rights in the New K-12 policy

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In support

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No one can tell you who you are!

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If you are ProLife/ProChoice, if you love children and only want the best for them... You MUST OPPOSE THIS!

No one can come up to you, tell you that you are a different gender than you feel yourself to be, and force you to live as that gender you don't identify with! That'd be insanity! So why are we trying to do this with our children?! It doesn't matter who your parents want you to be, you get to define yourself, both as an adult and a youth! YOU say who you are!

I think Leah said it best!

"Protect Trans Youth

It is imperative that we, as adults, protect the autonomy of trans and gender-non-conforming youth to decide their presentation, name, and share their pronouns, without the involvement of their parents.  For many young people, they will have supportive parents to encourage their authentic expression.  But for a good number of youth, it might be dangerous/unsafe for them to be "outed" by the school to their parents (threaten their housing, be met with violence, etc.

Protecting trans youth is suicide prevention.

I oppose any legislation that threatens the autonomy of a trans young person."


100% Support the Governor I voted for

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<p>This policy needs to pass.  Democracy was accomplished when Governor Youngkin was fairly elected as our new governor.  We, the people, voted him in because of the policies he intended to put forth.  </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>This goes totally against all evidence-based best practices and will irreparably harm many chdren's safety and wellness. </p>


Strongly Oppose

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I oppose this policy. Protect Trans youth.


Strongly support

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Strongly opposed - will cause suicides

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The suicide rate in this population is extraordinarily high. This policy will result in an increase in suicides. We need to be taking actions that reduce suicide.


Strongly support

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE-YOUNKIN's kids don't even attend VA schools

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Transgender students are human beings and they have the right to feel safe in their educational setting!  Their teachers need to be focused on teaching and not getting into what or how their students identify with themselves.  Youngkin get out of the classroom, your own children do not attend public education in the state of Virginia!!!


A sensible revision to a flawed policy.

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This 2022 version of the policy restores the rights of parents to direct how their children are educated in our schools. I support it fully.


Support this


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As a school counselor I am fully supportive of this decision. We need to involve parents in important decisions involving their children. Schools do not and should not usurp parental roles during school hours, and the wishes of a child’s parents must be honored. This is also a win for overall school safety, regarding use of restrooms and locker rooms. Youngkin’s plan allows for avenues for trans students to access what they need and be treated with respect, but ensures their parents are involved in these matters and protects all students from imposters seeking to abuse others. This is great! Thank you.


I strongly support


Support trans kids!

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<p>Please do not target vulnerable trans kids for your political agenda.  </p>


Fully support the Governor

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<p> Thank you Governor!  </p>


Full support for the 2022 update

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<p>As a Virginia resident and a parent of children in the public school system,  I support the 2022 update.  </p>


Strong Support For Proposed Changes

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BRAVO Governor Youngkin. Thank you for protecting my rights as a parent. Thank you for recognizing that I am actually still responsible for my children. I WILL NOT abdicate my responsibilities and roll them over to any public State or Federal Government official.

I saw an interesting APS School Talk email from a Washington-Liberty HS administrator notifying parents that if they are willing to allow their students to take part in a planned walk-out to protest Governor Youngkin’s proposed changes as it pertains to the rights of transgender students they must agree in writing. This email states- “Parents, if your child plans to attend this walkout, please make sure you excuse their absence (engagement in a civil demonstration) in advance as teachers must keep accurate attendance records.”

In the case of students participating in a civil demonstration the parents must sign in agreement but if a student wants to do something as significant as change their identity pronoun the parents are not even informed.

Thank you Governor for a return to sanity!


Great job - support you and new guidelines.


Strongly Oppose. Protect trans kids

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<p>I strongly oppose of this policy. This protects no one and only panders to transphobic pundits in the media. There is no transgender “issue” in Virginian schools. All students deserve to be treated with respect, regardless of their gender identity. This policy will ultimately harm children and cause unnecessary discrimination against chi who do not conform to the gender binary. Stop spreading hate in our schools. </p>


We support this administration

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We strongly support parental rights and the work of this administration. There is a reason the citizens elected Gov. Youngkin and Lt. Gov. Sears to carry out the wishes of the citizenry. Public Schools are meant to teach basic topics, not indoctrinate adolescent children to become something they’re not because it’s the “in thing” or purely “peer pressure.” Teachers need to teach, Parent’s need to parent, and I as a parent reject a teacher guiding my child make sexual life decisions. Those decisions aren’t for government (school) employees to make.


Fully support

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


Support

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<p>Suppprt parents!  </p>


Transgender Policy in Schools

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Children should have access only to the bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender in schools.

Teachers have enough on their plates and should only teach the basics for the grade they are responsible for....ie.  reading, writing and arithmetic .   Sex education and gender information should be provided by their parents.

Teachers should not be required to use a child's choice of pronouns which could change hourly depending on a child's mood / whim.    Policies that allow children to be in charge will fail our children.

Our schools are failing as they are not focusing on required subjects and are being forced to deviate from their most important job of education because of outside influences by those who may not have our children's basic education as their primary concern.


Strongly support!

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Thank you, Governor Youngkin, for introducing balanced, common sense legislation that restores the rights of students and parents and the constitutional protections for free speech and religious liberty. Excluding parents from decisions that permanently impact their children’s lives while using said children as political pawns is a selfish and misguided attempt to garner votes and create a dystopian liberal hellscape. Please stop the runaway train of Marxist activism in our schools and help restore a culture that respects children and families.


Educator that opposes

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School should be a safe place for students-we need to support them


I completely support.


Support Transparency in Decisions for Transgender Students

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I strongly support giving Parents a role and a say in the decision making relating to students and parents together deciding whether a child should become a transgender.  School systems and teachers and other school officials and other organizations should not be allowed to isolate parents from being involved in any decisions related to their student's gender.

However, it would be best to remove the issue of transgenderism completely from the schools as non-family members, such as teachers and school administrators, should have no role in discussing such issues with little children. This is not a health issue nor is it a sex education issue. It involves the cutting of young children's bodies. Teachers and school administrators and advocates of transgenderism should not be allowed to advocate for such harmful practices upon easily influenced young children. The school system is not the place for discussion nor should the school systems be allowed to advocate for these practices. Parents have the right to be involved in all decisions of importance within school systems but some issues should not be promoted or discussed within schools and transgenderism is one.

Thank you.

Bob Kenmark


Strongly Support and to recall the Governor!

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Totally support these kids and let's recall the Governor. He ran on lies.


oppose

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<p>I OPPOSE this. We should not be moving backwards. </p>


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Will anybody even read all of this?! 22000 comments and 28 days to go!


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I support this 100%

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<p> Thank you for highlighting the importance of parents into this revised document. Parents having a say in the way their children are educated is of the upmost importance. I believe this document is fair towards all</p>


100% Supported

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


Do not support this action

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As a mother of 2, this action both saddens and angers me. This is not a model policy and it will cause real harm to children and educators. This is a terrible regulatory action and I support any lawsuit that is brought against the policy since it is inconsistent with the Virginia Constitution and the Virginia law that is cited as the basis for the action. This action is simply a cynical political ploy that will harm, not help, children and put educators in a very difficult position (and you've already made it hard for teachers and staff to do their jobs - this just makes it even harder). Please do not implement this hateful, discriminatory policy.


Support proposal

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Stop cluttering the education process with non-essential interference.


New education guidelines- strongly support!

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I strongly support Governor Youngkin’s new educational policy.


Strongly Oppose

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Fewer than 1 in 3 transgender and nonbinary youth found their home to be gender-affirming. LGBTQ youth who found their school to be LGBTQ-affirming reported lower rates of attempting suicide. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/

This policy endangers kids' lives. Please consider the terrible harm this may cause; it may literally be life and death.

Signed,
A Local Parent and Mental Health Clinician


Horrible new policy

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<p>We are going backwards with these new policies. Our youth need to be able to have a safe space where they can be themselves, talk to counselors and teachers without fear of repercussions. When they are ready to talk to us they will. Not every child has a safe space at home where they can talk about their identity. Keep our policies in place that protect our children and their privacy. </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose this model guidance. </p>


OPPOSE

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As a teacher, I oppose having students feel unsafe while they are at school.


Stongly support

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


Do not pass this proposal

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I am a trans person, and I know firsthand the struggles that plague my community throughout the nation. In so many cases, not having a safe space to express and be oneself results in intense emotional anguish and, in many cases, suicide. There are so many queer kids whose parents are not accepting of their identity despite it being an essential part of their existence and their happiness, and it is laws like this rhat add on to the number of trans people committing suicide year after year. They do not want to improve education or to give deserved power to parents; they want trans kids to not exist, by whatever means necessary. Trans people have always existed and are always going to- those who want us to not are contributing to the on going genocide of trans people (especially black trans people).


Support the governor!

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Make this law pass parents have the right to know everything about Thier child. The school should not be hiding these kind of things. Bathroom should be used by gender. This is not rocket science!


Strongly opposed

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<p>Strongly opposed. Just because you don’t agree with it and understand it doesn’t mean it’s OK for you to take away another person’s rights. This is equivalent to racism, but you know all about that. </p>


Strongly support! Thank you Youngkin!

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Parent's have the right to know!


Strongly Support

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<p>Parents need to have the final say and protect their children, even from their childrens own choices sometimes. </p>


Strongly Support


We support our Governor’s policy 100%

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We support Governor Youngkin 100%!


Support Marxism and fight parents - OPPOSE THIS REVERSAL!

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<p>Read Karl Marx. For that matter read Alexandra Kollontai, Yamakawa Kikue, Jun Tsuji, Hiratsuka Raich?, and Enver Hoxha. The traditional family is overrated. </p>


We support our Governor’s policy 100%


Student Rights

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<p>There is a lot of talk about parent’s rights, but this issue is about human rights and one cannot trump the other. Students have the right to decide for themselves how they want to be presented to society. Parents should not be allowed to control their children to this extent simply because their children don’t align with the parent’s political beliefs. </p>


Oppose

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I strongly oppose this policy. This policy will certainly harm children. It's a human rights violation to harm trans kids.


Strongly SUPPORT

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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PROTECT TRANS & LGBTQIA YOUTH.


Strongly Support

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I absolutely agree with these revised changes. Educators, school administrators, and government officials should not be creating an environment where the child can experiment with a secret identity without the parent/guardian's knowledge or assent.


Deeply Support

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As a black man , I know what discrimination is, and it's not keeping information from parents especially during teen years when parent and child relationships already struggle


Strongly Oppose

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<p>Gender identity is not a 'belief' or 'religious' in nature. Refusal to acknowledge it is. Removing gender identity protection imposes on all students the religious belief that gender identity is determined by a deity. Keep religion-based decisions out of schools. </p>


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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


I absolutely SUPPORT and agree with this policy

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<p> As a 'birthing parent'</p>


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

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


Support! Respect parents with confused teens! Our kids need help through this latest craze brought o

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Support! Respect loving parents with confused teens! Our kids need help through this latest craze brought on by constant tech. The medical industry is raking in big bucks. Read behind the curtains!! Educate yourselves!


Support the policies

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


Vehemently oppose

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I strongly oppose the proposed legislation. I would prefer our VA representatives be focused on providing resources for our children rather than imposing outdated ideals.


No secrets from parents- strongly support

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Stop indoctrinating children to change their gender when growing up is hard enough already. It’s hard to believe adults think it’s OK to push gender ideology to children when it’s common sense to know young people are easily influenced. It is not OK to introduce an advocate for changing one’s identity as an educator. That is not their job. They are not doctors with adequate training in gender dysphoria. If they think it is their job to make decisions that could impact the child’s mental health and physical health in the future maybe they should be held liable if things go wrong. Parents are the caregivers of the child until that child reaches adulthood.


SUPPORT this Parental Rights Policy!

Retired Fairfax County Teacher & PWCS Parent

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Governor Youngkin has taken a bold step to protect our parental rights! Thank you, Governor!


Strongly Oppose

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<p>It is ridiculous anyone in the career of improving the lives and education of our students can think that brutally exposing them against their safety, is meant to be the moral option. This policy is horrific transparent view at the damage people are willing to cause in the name of a grim set of beliefs. Risking the lives of their own children and others, as if the agenda is more important than these lives. </p>


Strongly Oppose


Former student, strongly opposed

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<p>Students should feel safe to express themselves in school. This guidance is harmful to Lgbtq students, and I am disappointed in VA government for vilifying trans kids. </p>


Former student, strongly opposed


Support All Students


Strongly Oppose, protect trans kids

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Every child deserves to feel safe, at home and at school.  Every child deserves to be called by a name they recognize as their own, and to wear clothes they feel comfortable in.  Let the kids play, let them explore, let them find out who they are.

I like Virginia, I’ve lived here for over a decade.  I’d like it to remain a safe place for my non-binary partner.  Proposals such as this one worry me; I do not want my state to go down this path of fear.


Strong Support for Family

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<p>Allowing pop science experiments on vulnerable children is despicable. </p>


This legislation is harmful for trans kids

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Trans kids deserve to feel safe and respected in their schools. This legislation would only make their lives harder. Respect trans kids and trans identities. Full stop. No one should be able to misgender them just because they "don't agree" with their existence.


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

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


Strongly oppose. From a mom in Virginia.

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I strongly oppose Governor Youngkin's new guidelines. Transgender students are vulnerable children and adolescents who need protection and respect for their gender identities at school, not intolerance and rigid rules that will potentially put them at risk at home if they are not supported by their families.

A vocal minority of parents and politicians in Virginia are acting out of baseless fear and ignorance of the issue of gender dysphoria. No one is going to be "grooming" children to become transgender. That is not how it works.

Governor Youngkin has openly spoken about his Christian faith. Christ made it very clear that we are to stand up for the vulnerable and the outcast, and to treat others as we would like to be treated. As a fellow Christian, I ask Gov. Youngkin to reconsider these new guidelines that are going to cause great harm to a population of students who are already extremely vulnerable to isolation, bullying, and suicide.


Oppose this policy!

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Our transgender students must be allowed to live their lives as the gender they identify with!  The science is solid on this, but regardless they don't harm anyone.  To imagine that a child would pose as the opposite gender to gain access to facilities of the gender they pose as, as a ruse, is incredibly stupid and unsupported by any facts.

The fear-mongering must stop!  Children who are transitioning are in a very difficult situation.  They often lose their close friends which is very upsetting.  They don't fully understand themselves.  They need our help, and the help of professionals.  They need the medications to help them become what they know they are.

To do anything else is cruel and inhumane.  We MUST stop attacking these people.  This proposed policy is NOT what the legislation passed in 2020 intends.  Many of these children do suffer unsupportive parents - we've seen this with gay children and still see it.  School is a safe space where children should be able to be themselves without fear of being outed to their parents when they've broken no rules and are not disruptive!

Gov. Youngkin believes the children have protections under the law, but his very actions undermine those protections, and if we stand by and allow his policy to take effect these legal protections will be eroded.

Teachers and school administrators must respect the students and treat them in the manner they deserve.  Set the example for all students to follow, for they will certainly be faced with many people they disagree with in their adult lives!


OPPOSE - This new document should appear in the dictionary under "Obfuscate"

Parents have always had a say in the education of their children. Changing these guidelines for the sake of "parental choice" is just pandering to kneejerk fears. Nothing has been taken away from parents. My kids' school sends us an email asking if our kids can participate in any special event, learn songs that might reference a specific culture or religion, have any food (not even allergy based, think vegan or even a special dessert that might interfere with dinner in 3 hours) and for just about everything else they do. we are communicated with, and the kids are micromanaged by the teachers to, within an inch of all of our lives. (i feel bad for the teachers having to tell us everything all day long)The only thing parents aren't able to control (and rightfully so) is what other kids do, how they act, and what their beliefs are. That's what this is all about. If that is the only thing parents don't have a say in, that must be why this is being pushed. So parents can control what other people's children do and say and believe. (And to prevent their own kids from exposure to those new and different ideas.) And by framing it as "parental choice" it very purposefully targets children who don't feel safe at home because it forces them to get their own (perhaps unsupportive) parents permission to ask their teachers for other pronouns or special treatments.  This seeks to push back underground the fact that sexuality and gender are a spectrum, and not the binary everyone is so used to. Many students will be hurt in the name of "protecting parents choice" just because so many parents don't want to acknowledge how our culture has surpassed their narrow and self-centered view of the world. Anyone who thinks this is anything but kowtowing to a conservative populist minority for the sake of scraping up a few more ignorant alarmist votes is deluding themselves.

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Parents have always had a say in the education of their children. Changing these guidelines for the sake of "parental choice" is just pandering to kneejerk fears. Nothing has been taken away from parents. My kids' school sends us an email asking if our kids can participate in any special event, learn songs that might reference a specific culture or religion, have any food (not even allergy based, think vegan or even a special dessert that might interfere with dinner in 3 hours) and for just about everything else they do. we are communicated with, and the kids are micromanaged by the teachers to, within an inch of all of our lives. (i feel bad for the teachers having to tell us everything all day long)

The only thing parents aren't able to control (and rightfully so) is what other kids do, how they act, and what their beliefs are. That's what this is all about. If that is the only thing parents don't have a say in, that must be why this is being pushed. So parents can control what other people's children do and say and believe. (And to prevent their own kids from exposure to those new and different ideas.) And by framing it as "parental choice" it very purposefully targets children who don't feel safe at home because it forces them to get their own (perhaps unsupportive) parents permission to ask their teachers for other pronouns or special treatments.

This seeks to push back underground the fact that sexuality and gender are a spectrum, and not the binary everyone is so used to. Many students will be hurt in the name of "protecting parents choice" just because so many parents don't want to acknowledge how our culture has surpassed their narrow and self-centered view of the world.

Anyone who thinks this is anything but kowtowing to a conservative populist minority for the sake of scraping up a few more ignorant alarmist votes is deluding themselves.


Transgender Policy

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There is no viable or acceptable reason to establish this bigoted and dangerous policy.  Using one highly publicized assault case as an excuse is simply stoking hatred against a segment of our young people who are already subjected to hateful treatment.  Instead of singling out these bullied children, policies should be established to protect and encourage acceptance of transgender youth.  Schools should be safe havens where young people can be themselves without embarrassing and discriminatory actions.  It is obvious from the reactions of our students in Virginia that they feel any change in the current policy is unfair and inhumane.  They know what the environment is like in their schools, not politicians attempting to pacify their base.


Fully Support

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


Strongly oppose

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As the parent of a middle school student and elementary school student, I can confirm that they are paying close attention to their peers and the adults in their life when it comes to this topic. After reading the proposed guiding document, I believe this is discriminatory to students who truly identify as transgender. These students are high-risk for mental health struggles, self-harm and suicide. Why can’t school be a safe place for them, especially when home is often not? I oppose the policies outlined in this guiding document.


I oppose this bill

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Trans kids need support.


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Support

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<p>Fully support these changes.  </p>


Fully support

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


STRONGLY SUPPORT

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As the parent of an adult transgender, I fully support this effort. Transgender ideology is extremely harmful for the individuals misled into this phenomenon and the families. There's nothing wrong with the bodies of these young people, the problem is in their minds and they desperately need mental health interventions. Drugs and surgery for kids to "change their sex", which is completely delusional, is the biggest medical scandal of our era. As bad as lobotomies and eugenics in the past.

Schools should not be promoting or acquiescing to transgender ideology and transgender activists with their manufactured "facts". Biological sex matters and girls need to be protected from boys who want to gain access to girls' washrooms and locker rooms.


Strongly support

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<p>support this and parents all around the Commonwealth that want a say so in their children ’s lives and school policies that their tax dollars help fund. </p>


Strongly oppose

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It is rich this  has a carve out to allow the "freedom of speech" to misgender a child based on "sincere beliefs" but imposes penalties for respecting a child's pronouns if there isn't a formal permission slip from the parents. Trans kids often are not supported in by their parents and this just adds on to their trama. No amount of denail will make the trans kids cis, no matter how much unsupportive parents want it to be a choice. Studies have shown the most effective harm prevention with trans children is to respect their gender identity to the best of our ability. The schools just need to let trans kids go by prefered names, pronouns, and bathroom use, its not hard. Even if the child turns out to be cis in the end, no lasting harm would be done if you respect their gender ideanity.. This policy only serves to harm trans kids for no other reason than cheap political points before midterms.


Stop pandering to less than 1 percent fully support this

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<p> Reviewed the whole document. Fully support this. When did commonsense became a crime.  </p>


I support this move

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


Finally!!! Support

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<p>I can't even believe this is a discussion. Do we really need a policy that says it is a parental right to know what is happening with their children? This is how indoctrination of scary proportions happens - like Nazi's. Separate Parents and Children, tell children their parents ( who they inherently oppose by virtue of teen and preteen years) - tell the children their parents are wrong and encourage them to keep secrets from them is absolute insanity. Thank you Gov Younkin for finally having the common sense to put this into a policy . </p>


Strongly support