STRONGLY OPPOSE->->->->->

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<p>Strongly oppose. (!!!TW!!!:Suicide, Depression, Abuse, Gun violence)You are taking away childrens rights to feel safe. What if school is their safe space and now you are telling their parents. The reason a childs parents may not know their childs pronouns or sexual orientation may be because the child is afraid of what their parents may think. Shouldn't we be focused on the fact that the child feels safe enough to share this in school. School may be their safe space and now you are outing them to their parents. This is something that a person needs to tell people themselves. It is a very personal decision who and when to tell this. By outing a student to their parents abuse could rise and so could suicides. Can we please think first about the childs safety before we think about telling parents these things. If a student tells a teacher or administration that they are trans or what their pronouns are and they ask them not to tell anyone that should be respected. The only time something should be brought to a parents attention is if the student is at risk of harming themselves or others. By outing the student they no longer have that safe space that they thought they had. They could begin to get abused at home because they are not accepted and they could end up killing themselves. This is not something as simple as your child didn't pass this test, or your child hit another child, this is so much bigger. If we looked at the statictics we would see that 82% of transgender youth have considered suicide and 40% have attempted. This is already an alarming number can you imagine how high that would rise if this is passed. The amount of people I am friends with at school who's safe place is school even though they are not accepted by everyone there and they face hate and bullying everyday school is still their safe space because they have one or two teachers who support them and are there to talk to them. They have friends who understand them and are in the same situation as them. They can go to school and have a weight lifted off their shoulders because they don't have to pretend anymore, they can be themselves. Please do not take this away from children. There is already so much stress put on children, to live up to their parents standards, to do well in school, be that perfect child, with this possibility of their secrets being told it is putting so much more fear and stress on them. There is such a high percentage of depression among todays teens, it is alarming. Instead of thinking about what parents may want and thinking that it is right to out students to their parents as transgender can we focus on this depression, anxiety, and suicide rate? Please? Think about the amount of students in just one school who are transgender. You may not think it is a lot by just looking, but there is a surprising amount. They blend in because that is what they know to do because then they feel safe. A select few know their prefered pronouns and thats enough. Pronouns and gender identity is such a personal thing and it is so hard to understand in yourself, its hard to explain. Students have so many reasons that they don't tell their parents about this. Mainly because they are afraid their parents will not accept them. Maybe they already have a rocky relationship with their parents and telling them this will only make it worse. Myabe they know their parents views on this situation and they know its better that their parents don't know. Maybe they live in an abusive household and they know if their parents found out the abuse would get worse. By telling a students parents you could immediatly be putting that child in danger. At school there are teachers that express openly that they are accepting and that their classroom is a safe place and after a while they are trusted by some students. If we take this trust away from students they will stop telling the schools things because they can no longer trust them. For example, lets say a student comes out to a teacher and then the teacher goes and tells administration who tells counsling who calls home. Right away that teacher broke that trust and so did admin and the counsler. Later in that school year that same student is told by a classmate that they are going to bring a gun to school and shoot it up. The student chooses not to tell anyone because they no longer trust the school and people end up getting killed. This is an extreme example, but I am trying to show the sevarity of this situation. Please please do not pass this and take away the safety of the students. Personally after coming out to someone and then a trusted adult it made me feel so much better and so much relief. I know people who feel the same way and if that trust was broken I don't know what I would do. So can we please stop thinking that this is about parents rights and open our eyes and see that this is transphobic and will put children in danger. We need to acknowledge right now that one of the reasons this is getting so much backlash is because people are aware of how parents will react to the news of their child being trans and they know how dangerous it will be for the child. Can we please think about the childrens safety and less about the parents right to know their childs personal identity. This is related to identity and you should be able to choose who knows you. This is very important to growing up and maturing. The constitution clearly states that all men are created equal. Firstly, lets ignore the fact that it just says men, what we need to focus on is that it says equal. The founding fathers acknowledged the fact that the nation would change with time and it would not be the same as it was in 1776. With this is mind we need to see that everyone needs to be treated equally and opions and privacy should be respected. As a governor, and a spokesperson for the people of Virginia, Youngkin should not be putting the younger group of people in this state in dnager like this and he should let them have their privacy and freedom. </p>


I strongly support these policy changes

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2022 Policy

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<p>I oppose the Governors's policy on not keeping student information confidential.  </p>


Oppose


Jesse stop the policy jesse!

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Jesse stop the policy jesse!


Fully support parent's rights over their children

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Rights belong to the Parents over their children. Not the school.


Oppose the Youngkin Guidance Document policy

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As a grandparent of children in Virginia public schools, I am opposed to a policy which treat some children as second rate. This policy has nothing to do with the quality of education that students receive. It only serves to marginalize some students and interferes with their education.


STRONGLY SUPPORT this policy!

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<p> Thank you Governor for all you do! Couldn’t agree more with the direction you are taking us.  </p>


Trans rights!


I 100% support this!

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


Strongly Opposed

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The proposed model policy is a dangerous undermining of the needs of children. Parents do not own their children and our schools should offer a space space that respects their right to a safe and healthy learning environment that centers them, not their parents and not the cultural or religious beliefs of others. If children and youth can’t even find a safety net that prioritizes their needs in our institutions, how can we expect them to thrive independently of their families when they reach adulthood? I work in the child welfare field and we know that gender affirming policies reduce harm to children and youth. These policies will put the mental health and physical safety of children and youth at risk at a time when this population already faces a mental health crisis, with rates of suicide increasing, especially amongst the populations of children and youth targeted by these policies. Governor Youngkin is gambling with children’s lives for the sake of political gain. Parents may not always understand or support our children, but it is our duty to respect their autonomy and protect their right to discover who they are in a safe and nurturing environment.


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>


Parents are the best protectors of their children

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I am an active voter in Loudoun County, Virginia.  I support the Govern's "2022 Model Policies on Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools."

Parents are almost always in the best position to make decisions regarding the wellbeing of their children.  I support the Governor's proposed policies that prevent non-parent adults from aiding children in making health and potentially life-altering decisions without the consent of their parents.

Sincerely,

Callie DiBari


Oppose New Guidelines Concerning Trans Students

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As a supportive father of a transgender kid attending VA public schools, I oppose the new guidelines. They are clearly made to call out, identify, and marginalize transgender students. In addition to endangering our transgender youth these policies endanger our public school systems at local levels. The policies laid out within will be challenged in court by parents against the local school systems that use these guidelines. The VA Department of Education will not be listed as the defendant in these cases, but the cash-strapped local school systems will be.

It is obvious that these guidelines were developed to promote a specific social viewpoint to systematically exclude students, parents, teachers, and administrators that the Department of Education is supposed to support and doing so is incompatible with giving every single student an equitable environment to learn. Please keep the previous transgender policies and protections in place and do not downgrade them to these proposed guidelines.


I Fully Support the Proposal

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<p> As a parent of two school-age children who attend public school</p>


Without parental consent, it's grooming.

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Groomers hate you, and want your kids for theselves.


Strongly Oppose

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As a transgender person myself who attended VA public schools, I can tell you with absolute certainty that no matter what your personal beliefs, this will harm trans and gender non-conforming youth. I can also say with certainty that whether a child is trans or not has nothing to do with their parent's beliefs, ideologies, schooling, etc. and that you cannot force a child to be or not be queer or trans. Allowing kids to be themselves isn't infringing upon the rights of parents, but is infringing the rights of those children. The way trans people have come under attack recently is extremely upsetting and seeing policy suddenly move towards restricting freedoms of kids is even more disheartening. I'm so confused by those who support this policy - what is it exactly that you are afraid of? Have you any real basis for those fears? These policies don't seem to affect you in the slightest, and only affect the children in these schools, and further more would only serve to further isolate, shame, and harm those students. What good do you think will ultimately come of trying to legislate trans people out of existence? Do you think that would actually work? We are still here - there is nothing the law or any "model policy" can do to prevent our existence.


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>


Horrible

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<p>This transphobic policy is harmful to children -ALL children. </p>


I oppose this proposal

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This proposal contains language that is misleading. It claims to give power to parents in regards to their child's upbringing, but simply coats short-sighted policy in political sound bites.

The truth is that educators know just as much about rearing children as the parents who raise them. After all, there are no qualifications to become a parent but a myriad of requirements for those who work in our schools. That's not to discount parents; they are essential in building up our students. They generally know what is best for their children and alway work to those ends. However, we must also understand there is another essential player in this conversation: the student.

What must be understood in this situation is that students are the ones who initiate conversations about what they'd like to be called. This is not some imposition by an educator. The educator, be they counselor, teacher, administrator, or librarian, respects this wish out of respect for the student; it is not intended as an insult to parents.

Students seek affirmation from adults. It's only natural that should they feel they would like their identity to shift, they try it on with their teachers before bringing it up to their parents.

There are some who believe the parent should be notified of this request. But once again, out of respect for the student, educators mostly keep it to themselves trusting that a conversation between the student and parent will occur according to the student's chosen timeline. Educators are not keeping things from parents but trusting that the familial bond will lead to those conversations organically.

Educators attempt to build agency in their students. Educators guide students to making correct decisions for themselves. It's not an educator's place to make decisions for students about when the right time for these conversations to occur. Having a conversation at a later date causes to harm to the child but rather helps them to build confidence in their own decisions.

Every person involved in a child's education is on the same team. Every person in a community want the children in that community to receive a world-class education and be empowered to make decisions for themselves. We do this work together. There is no parents vs. teachers vs. students; we are a single team working for a common goal.

Let's not use our students as pawns in political warfare. Let's recognize the agency of the young people in our community to make their own choices. Let's love them and encourage their growth. Again, we are on the same team, so let's act like it.


I oppose


Strongly support

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


Oppose the policy

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I oppose Youngkin’s policies that make schools a more hostile and unsupportive environment for children. We are setting up youth for failure by revoking their protections.


Strongly Support This

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<p> I SUPPORT THIS  </p>


Strongly support Youngkin


conrad

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glenn yanking should stop questioning what it means for us to be men and women or anything in between.  glenn yanking has tread on me.


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See, groomers willthreaten you if you expose them.

Don't be fearful, fight them!


SUPPORT


Support Parent's Right to Know

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"Woke", are you?  I hope you understand that it is easier to run a dictatorship, even at school level, then those who are running things need not answer to anyone, in this case not parents or teachers or kids.  Dictators and too many public officials both elected and staff (ie superintendents) think they know everything and advice from others is not wanted or appreciated.

So are you, the reader, "woke", I hope not.  I hope you are a concerned parent, grandparent and believe you answer to a higher authority and to those to whom you are responsible to protect and educate.  I hope you believe that the past "woke" policies are actually evil and destructive to society and its basic building block, the family.  And, of course, I hope you are defender of basic moral principles and understand that it takes a man and a woman to create a family.  Yes, study hard how to work with anomalies-measuring first are these anomalies physical/naturally obtained or mental and or even made-up to get attention.

Teachers (and police) have been dealing with these anomalies forever.  Most have done so in a loving, caring way working with both child and parents.

I support the Governor's attempt to bring back sanity and reason.  There are too many "woke" lemmings.  I hope you are not one.


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>


Highly Support

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


Parental consent would require you to actually love and support who your child is telling you they a


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>


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>


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To the guy that "found my address", there isn't anything here ya want lol


DeSantis 2024 strongly support


Strongly oppose

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This is an overreach, playing polotiwith kids’ lives and safety


I oppose this discriminatory garbage

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Protecting vulnerable children means protecting -all- vulnerable children, not just those who look and think like you.


OPPOSE

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Absolutely horrible that this is even being considered


Strongly support impeach Biden


Actual people who actually care about children OPPOSE this new policy

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The previous document from 2021 was so thoughtfully and beautifully crafted by knowledgable people to form guidelines to protect the safety and well being of students in Virginia. The new document is a dangerous joke; it talks about being compassionate and caring for students, but actually will make life harder and more dangerous for non-binary and trans students. This new document is bullying a small portion of our students who are vulnerable and already live with so many threats as it is. It is clearly being done to appease some people in power. It's deeply harmful and hypocritical. If we continue to run schools like this and to question and threaten teachers at every turn, everyone who actually cares about our students will be driven away.

Also it is obvious that most in "support" of this new document who have left comments are either bots or they are so rabidly blinded by partisanship and hatred for anyone different. It's sad that comments by actual people will be flooded out by bots.


Strongly support

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


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Groomers/Coomers will lways be out for your kids.

Don't let them gain the state apparatus.


There might be underlying mental issues for a child who is gender questioning

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There might be underlying issues that is leading to a child question their gender.Socially transitioning through the school without parental consent or knowledge might worsen these underlying mental issues. If something happens to the child as a result of socially transitioning through the school without the parents consent/ knowledge, the parents might bring up lawsuits- this will be a financial burden on the school districts and taxpayers…these may also impact the insurance rates of schools, school districts and towns.


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

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<p> I fully support this.  </p>


I fully Support this policy.

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I fully support this policy.  Thank You for bringing common sense back to Virginia.


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<p> Fully support try he policy by Youngkin!  </p>


Okay Mr. White I oppose

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I oppose this policy mr white


OPPOSE

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I strongly OPPOSE the governor's policy. There is nothing about "dignity and respect" (the governor's spokeperson's words) included in the policy - treat people like people and treat them with kindness. And keep your BIG government out of people's lives. Isn't that what Republicans preach every day?


let kids be kids--provide a safe environment for all

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All kids should be free to get an education and be who they are. Free to receive a quality education in a safe environment. Life is too short, let everyone be happy in their own skin!


I found the address of the guy saying it's grooming. Strongly Oppose Youngkin's guidelines

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<p>Be careful what you put on a public forum. The Internet is not as safe as you think it is. </p>


Support 2022 Guidance Document

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The 2021 document looks like a dissertation than a guidance document, in other words too verbose and contains arcane terminology (a lot of fluff), best left to the psychologists. The 2021 document goes into great detail to protect student identity and gender assignment yet ignores the logic as how a student will assume a gender role obviously different from its sex or one transitioning to a different sex and interact with teachers/fellow students.

The 2022 document is more concise. I like that it does not abuse the use of personal pronouns. I would go further equating parents’ rights to parents’ responsibility for a child in their care. I would hope that in the case of a disagreement between student and parent with respect to gender that the locality would offer social services to mediate in case there is a family dysfunction.

I also recommend inserting a statement in paragraph V Development, words to the effect that the State Board of Education would provide legal services to the local Board defending the application of this proposed guidance document.


Strongly support the VDOE policy on how to deal with transgender students

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<p> 100% in favor of the new policy  </p>


Horrible policy that will hurt children

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The proposed change that was recommended is one of the most harmful policies to children that this administration has proposed yet.

Many children who are questioning their gender identity go to school knowing that it is a safe space. Their peers, teachers, and administrators used their preferred names and pronouns because that is what the child wants. When many of these children go home, they go to a space where they are forbidden from expressing themselves safely.

Leaving this decision up to parents is a political grab that forbids adults whose job is to provide a safe and welcoming space for students from validating their gender expression in the only space they may feel safe to do so. At a time when parents are concerned about their children's education because of the COVID pandemic, this administration is using their valid concerns to push a transphobic agenda. As a result of this decision, LGBTQ+ children will experience mental health crises at a rate that we have not seen in many years.

"Empowering parents" will not lead to better cooperation in the classroom and it will not lead to more success with children's understanding of course material. It is a dangerous path to dismantling the foundations of public education which have been remarkable in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Parents will continue to distrust public schooling due to the vindictiveness of this administration.

This is all according to plan. Conservatives want public education to be distrusted. Their goal is for parents to pull their children out of public schooling. Not providing resources to teachers and other school workers is tact in their plan to create a teacher shortage and cause chaos in the classroom.

The Youngkin administration should rescind this proposal immediately. The Governor has nothing to lose by implementing this policy because he cannot run again in 2025. But our children and the success of public education have everything to lose.


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I love my haters, I'll be here he whole time this is up.

Heck, I'm posting as 12 other people at the same time...


Reverse a Policy that is Discriminatory and Wrong

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Youngkin's plan to strip transgendered youth of protections and rights is just wrong.  Stand up for these kids and help them be useful and productive members in a society where everyone has an equal seat at the same table.  I was so proud of the high schoolers in Northern Virginia who walked out of school yesterday to protest this outrageous and discriminatory policy of an out of touch governor.


I support


Support 100%

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<p> This is a mental illness. Somehow needs to be addressed parents need to step up.  </p>


JESSE OPPOSE THE POLICY JESSE

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JESSE OPPOSE THE POLICY JESSE


Support parent’s rights to parent

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<p> Parents are the primary educators of their children. The revised policy affirms that . All children should be respected because they are unique individuals</p>


I support

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


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I am Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque NM. I oppose this policy..


Support parent’s rights to parent


I am totally against the governor's policy about trans children

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I am totally against the governor's policy against trans children . All children should be treated with respect and not singled out because they are different. This is a different era and we must be more accepting of others.


I support Youngkins policy


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You know groomers, the state won't always be there to protect you.

Eventually youll be a regular class like the rest of us.

One day, they may even convinve you to be violent lol


Thanks for returning this conversation where it belongs... with parents

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Thanks very much for keeping your promises and changing this policy to let kids issues and concerns, whether about gender or sexuality to be the teaching grounds of parents. I'm hopeful that people who don't support the policy see that it doesn't prevent anyone from pursuing any direction but doesn't make it a forced issue in an environment which is supposed to be focused on learning math, writing and other things.

Thanks!!


Support


Completely support

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Children are the responsibility of their parents NOT the government; that includes the school system and medical establishment.  Anybody in any capacity who advocates influencing children without their parent's knowledge or consent should signal a huge red flag that something is wrong.  Whatever happened to the common sense rule that if you have to hide what you are doing, it is not good and you shouldn't be doing it?  ALL students should be treated respectfully and that can be achieved without elevating the 'rights' of one group over everyone else or encouraging students to hide things from their parents.  That is not being supportive or mentoring students that is manipulating students.


Fully support

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<p> Fully support Gov. Youngkin! Fully support!  </p>


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I am Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque NM. This is an admission of the fact that I oppose this policy


100% SUPPORT the proposed transgender school policy changes

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


I support

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<p> I support this.  </p>


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


I strongly do not support this

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There are multiple rights being violated here. I know the students aren’t adults, but they are still Americans. They deserve their rights to privacy and separation of home and school. There are so many kids where going to school feels like freedom and an escape from their at home lives. For some it’s all they have to feel normal in their own lives. Why would anyone even think to put that in jeopardy. I realize they want parents to be more involved and have their permission, but It could potentially cause more harm than good. Bathroom situations are an easy fix with a new sign, for at least a single bathroom. Let them be themselves, without getting their parents involved. There are reasons why a kid would not want their parents to know their identity. Kids are people too.


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<p>I am Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque NM. I fully oppose this policy </p>


God Bless GOV Youngkin

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<p>God bless GOV Glenn Youngkin for bringing sanity back to our Virginia Parental Rights/Transgender Model Policies, and reaffirming parents' rights to raise their own children. In the rare case that a child really  is "born in the wrong body", they can make any decision they want for themselves when they reach adulthood, hopefully by then tempered with some common sense. </p>


Without parental consent, it's grooming.

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Parents are the arbiters of their children, not the state.


Excellent policy.  Read it and support it.

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<p> This is an excellent policy</p>


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>


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>


ANTI-MOLETSO CONTESTO likes the attention because they don't get any elsewhere. OPPOSE


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>


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Parents rights don't end where tranny rights begin.


fully support this policy to align with the virginia constitution

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<p> parents need to be the primary caregivers and educators of their children. the government is not equipped morally or intellectually to make these choices.  </p>


I strongly support the governor on this


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>Trans youth should be protected, this is a human rights breach. </p>


Completely support this policy

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<p> I completely support this policy. Thank you for restoring parental rights  </p>


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Protecting parents rights, is the first step to protection trans kids....


Strongly opposed


Fully Support!!

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<p> I fully support this. Thank you for standing up to the woke agenda hurting our children!!  </p>


Right on Target

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I fully support this first step, now it's up to local school boards to enforce.


SUPPORT

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<p> Let's get back to teaching academics in Virginia!!!!  </p>


Support for proposed changes

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<p> These seem to be a balance to needs of both groups that give parents input.  </p>


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I'm quite flattered people are addressing me.

Carry on with your groomer brigade.


Support the Proposal

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


Strongly support!!!! Thank you Youngkin!

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


I support this very strongly!!!I

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


Guidance seems to encourage or require extreme rudeness.

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<p>Simple courtesy demands that everyone has a right to be addressed according to one’s preference. This includes one’s name, pronunciation of one’s name and title. </p>


100% Support

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<p> Schools should not be allowed to keep secrets from parents. Girls should always be protected. These common sense policies are long overdue. Advocating for trans kids should not come at the expense of girls.  </p>


Strongly support my governor


This policy is transphobic and harms our children

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This proposed trans policy is transphobic and extremely harmful to our children.  It is a step backwards and denies the humanity of the people who it affects.  Anyone who is for this move could not possbly know any trans people well.  Everyone deserves a right to go to the bathroom and to feel safe being themselves.  Being trans does not make the person any different than anyone else.  It is just one aspect of a person.  We do not deserve to be reduced to only one aspect of ourselves.  We do not deserve to be judged and harmed by others. We need to grow as a community and to protect each other.  Suppressing who children are will not do anything productive.  We should not be made to feel ashamed for simply existing.


Youngkin's proposed school policy

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We strongly support this policy.  It is just common sense.  Parents must have full knowledge and control of what the school system is doing to their children.


Support support support


SUPPORT


Let kids be kids by being what GOD intended!

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Gender should not be explored till after high school. Let kids be kids and be identified by the gender at birth. Let science decide by the way they were born!!!


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Apparently parental rights, are less than trans rights.


Strongly Support Parent Choice

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE.

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This proposal does not only target and ostracize queer youth, it also endangers them. Gender queer (trans, non-binary, etc) youth cannot learn or utilize tools for success if they are not safe. Parents do not always know what is best for their children. Trans youth need to be allowed access to the bathroom and pronouns that most accurately encompass their gender experience. A bill such as this one will only lead to children being outed, ostracized by their peers and educators, and potentially cause irrevocable damage on their physical and mental health.


Support the 2022 Model

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As a former VA School Board member, I'm very pleased to see this policy change. I reviewed the 2021 Model and 2022 Model and the 2022 Model promotes logic and rational thought while supporting reasonable equality and safety for all students. The gender / transgender is divisive ideology, is forced upon students and parents as well as teachers and administrators, and by persons with an agenda that is destructive to the culture of America.

It is also an agenda that is contrary to and discounts those who believe in God, that supports the principles of our constitutional republic, and negates the intent and actions of our founding fathers.

The 2022 Model is free from ideology. It focuses on our constitutions (federal and state), rule of law (federal and state), and clearly defines and supports parental rights.

God made man and woman (2 genders) and commanded them to go forth and populate the earth. God given rights belong to parents and we must not allow a government system (bureaucracy) to usurp these rights.

Thank you to those involved in developing this. Much appreciation for this display of sanity and truth.


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We must stop pushing this onto young children, it is a very delicate and confusing time for kids as they transition from child to youth to adult, this is NOT a topic for endless school discussion and must remain on a one by one basis. Removing parents from the loop only fuels a divide between the child and the parents, .04% of the world population is truly "trans" and sadly by the over assertion of this topic in school has actually fueled further marginalization of the truly trans and others in the LGBT community.  While I agree that no matter how small a group is, we must protect them, we can NOT demand that those who are not yet ready to accept or understand be force fed this agenda. These kids are being used as pawns, and the Governor is only trying to take that use off the table by returning the power to parents first, then outwards to community second, yes, there are parents and others that will not be on board with their child but this is a case by case basis, suspending children for mis gendering is over the top (unless is can be proven, not just believed intentional)


ANTI-MOLETSO CONTESTO gets no bi***es. anyways oppose the policy. protect trans kids


Strongly support


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

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<p>100% Support.  Thank you Governor Youngkin!  </p>


Support

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Protects the basis of society - the family!


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There are less of them than there are of you.

They just have the megaphone right now.


We need to support kids

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


How does harming trans youth help ANYONE?

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This is a serious question: trans youth are the smallest group of children, but the most represented in suicidality statistics. Nearly 1 in 5 trans children have attempted suicide; nearly 1 in 3 of (combined) trans and non-binary children have attempted suicide. Those statistics drop drastically among youth who have support from trusted adults. For a lot of students, those adults are their parents; for some, it’s teachers.

This guidance would eliminate both sources of support, as it would not allow parents to request that their trans or non-binary child be called by a nickname that more closely aligns with their self-image, and it would not allow teachers who are trusted enough by students to respect and honor that trust placed in them.

Lastly, how does it harm anyone if 1 in 300 students asks to be called by a different name? How does it harm anyone if a 6 year old who identifies as a boy but doesn’t possess a penis uses the boys’ bathroom? Why is it okay to sacrifice these students’ mental and physical health on the altar of societal gender expectations, so that bigoted adults feel better? Where is my right as a parent to demand that my kids learn that they are accepted and respected regardless of the genitalia they possess at birth, and that they are to accept and respect others without ever asking about their gender? Where is my right to make sure that all of my children’s friends and family members and classmates are safe and have access to trusted adults who can help them navigate the intricacies of growing up so they can make it to adulthood safe?

I know the harm done to trans and non-binary students that denying them the basic right to self-identification; what is the harm to everyone else from respecting their choices? I want better for my kids’ generation than a 1 in 5 suicide attempt rate.


Support saving our children


Fully Support

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<p> I fully support this model.  </p>


Great  policy decision support it


how many more kids need to be a statistic in order for politicians to leave them alone? OPPOSE

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it's disgusting that Youngkin and other political scumbags are using kids, especially trans kids, as a political gain. trans kids, especially trans POC, have the highest suicide rate. how many more kids need to die before you repulsive adults leave them alone? ffs


Support Parents 100%

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<p>I support the actions by the Governor 100%. </p>


Queer Kids Have A Voice.

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Your lack of empathy will continue to squelch the heart of the south. If you want to continue to contribute to generational trauma, you will support this bill and thusly not do take the time to do research and to put yourself in a transgender persons life.

I am so tired of talking about bathrooms/facilities/other peoples comfort. Have we asked the queer children what support looks like? Do they receive a friendly smile and have a safer space to learn about the world? I want to move forward, together. As we continue to argue about this, we are distracted from what really matters; our collective vision.

I wish we could be creative and have conversations that were less dualistic. I want to be able to take a breath to try again and get to know one another. I want to share a meal with you and try again.


Fully support guidance document - Parents are responsible for their own kids.

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I am sure that all Virginians can agree that strong families make a strong state and nation. Strong families also create a strong, stable and peaceful society. Human flourishing cannot take place without strong families.

Any school board or government guidance that results in dividing families and which usurps the authority and responsibility of parents in raising their children in light of their personal worldview


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Apparently opposing child grooming, is anti-trans?

You people are sick lol


A Mother's Plea to Protect our Students

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I thought of high school as a pretty scary place when I was younger. I spent pre-k through 8th in an insulated class of 30 at a Catholic school surrounded by people who felt like siblings to me by the time we left. We all assimilated to fit in with the Catholic school mold and made friends of opportunity and proximity. Moving on to public high school I heard stories of kids being rolled down the stairs in trash cans. Girls' hair being cut off by the person sitting behind them in class. Halls packed so tight with students that you could be groped in an instant and never know who has done it because they'd fade into the black before you could shoulder your way into turning around. I discovered however that so long as I was a caring and compassionate individual no one really wants to do those things to you. I still had bullies, but as a person who felt validated and secure in myself it was easy to see that I was attacked by someone else who had been deeply wounded. The school's students had become more accepting than the movies and rumors had portrayed. My best friend moved to this high school with me and over the course of the four years came out as trans. He knew himself for a very long time and in this safe place he found acceptance from the people around him. And I was never surprised by it. Growing up we had to wear a skirt or shorts as our school uniform. He never would have been caught dead in the skirt. If I went to his house we rode around on a gator and spent time in the woods. With my other female friends we stayed inside and drew pictures or gossiped about boys. Now he's married to his beautiful wife and I couldn't be happier for him, because the stars likely wouldn't have aligned the way they did living in any other time than now. Unfortunately however it still seems that many people have a long way to go when it comes to open hearts and acceptance of different lives from our own. Why do adults have such a hard time doing what seems to come so naturally to children? What have we lost, or learned, that can't be undone? Who are we truly protecting with this proposal? Voter's interests or a vulnerable population of children with historically high rates of homelessness and suicide? Every fiber of my being shakes and cries out that our duties lie with the vulnerable, not with those who wield power. I hope for the sake of our most at risk populations that the same can be said for you.


Fully support!!!

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<p> Our family fully supports this! Thank you Youngkin!  </p>


Strongly support

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<p> This is a an issue that should be discussed between the child and their family. The family can then speak to the school. Schools need to focus on education and not social justice issues and taking the role of parents.  </p>


Absolutely Not

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Schools are supposed to be safe spaces. A place where a child can go and be free from judgement to be who they are. Policing what they wear, what name they go by, and what pronouns they use are NOT examples of a safe space. Do you force cisgender kids to get parental consent before going by a nickname? How is a child wanting do go by a different name in school something bad? Kids need to be allowed to experiment and do things differently to figure out who they are.
This policy will not magically make trans kids go away, it will only shun them and push them to do dangerous things to themselves because they do not feel accepted or supported. Schools should be far happier with happy students than dead ones. And this policy WILL end lives. No doubt.


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Sad day for the groomer community,


We support you and will fight alongside you!

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


Do it. I completely support.

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


Fully Support

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<p> 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>


Oppose transgender policy

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People that are different from your mold are still children of God. Your policy is inhumane and horrendous.


Completely Support.

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<p> I completely support.  </p>


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Speak your mind, they can't ban you here.


I strongly support this legislation


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<p> Fully support try he policy by Youngkin!  </p>


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Glad to see I'm striking a nerve.

Poor poor groomers.

Cry more.


Great  policy decision support it


Strongly Support the Governor's Proposals

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As a voter in Virginia and graduate of Virginia schools, I strongly support all the common sense measures set forth by Governor Youngkin regarding issues relating to schools, parents and trans-gender students.  The last administration totally disenfranchised parents and used an extreme left-wing agenda which harm students.  Allowing biological males to compete in sports against biological females is unfair - you can't change biology no matter what gender a student claims to be and biological males will always have an advantage.  Scholarships and titles will be lost by female students who dedicated years of training to a biological male who can suddenly claim he can compete with them.  Privacy is completely gone if biological males are allowed in restrooms used by biological female students.  We all know what happened in Loudoun County - isolated incidents, perhaps, but it never would have happened if the school did not allow a boy who put on a skirt and claimed to be a girl to use the restroom where he raped 2 female students.


Strongly Support!!

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<p> I am a small business owner in Virginia and watching young female students in Virginia being traumatized by bathroom attacks in their own schools has lasting repercussions. If young women do not feel safe</p>


Oppose this horrendous proposal.

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OPPOSE…how dare you make it even less safe for kids. This is 100% HATE

OPPOSE OPPOSE


Full Support/Thank you

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<p> I agree. Schools are not the authority on children</p>


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They use "what about the children" for everything.

Don't let it fool you mom!


ANTI-MOLETSO CONTESTO says grooming is OK as long as parents consent. ewww. oppose

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protect trans youth. make transphobes mad


I oppose


PROTECT TRANS YOUTH.

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<p>Outing students and disregarding their privacy and their basic rights as young and developing human beings is not only dangerous, it is disgusting. As a female perceived gay male that grew up in VA public schools, i can without a doubt tell you that this will be BEYOND damaging. Religion, discrimination, and political rhetoric have no place in influencing how children are treated and TARGETED. Kids die because of this. Children don’t make it to their 16th birthdays because of this. Parents don’t get to see their kids graduate because of this. This has to STOP.  </p>


Yes! Strongly Support

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


100% Support Governor

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<p> 100% Support Governor  </p>


Without parental consent, it's grooming.

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These groomers openly admitting they are against parental rights.


Great Bill! Fully support!

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


I oppose policy that would endanger the safety and well-being of children

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I don't feel like being eloquent, so here's the gist: "Transgender affirming and inclusive policies in schools which take a firm stance against interpersonal microaggressions (e.g., corrective education and/or consequences for staff or students actively refusing to use youths’ preferred name and pronouns), and explicitly support gender diversity (e.g., gender inclusive restrooms, locker rooms, and dress codes), may be critical to staving off and/or mitigating the risk of suicidality among transgender young people"

Furthermore, in addition to its link to suicide, outing someone--even to family--"is detrimental because it is a violation of their privacy. Often people who are outed feel blindsided and forced to reveal a deeply personal part of their identity without their consent and under someone else’s terms. Coming out is a process and can be a difficult time for someone because of discrimination, homophobia, or potential marginalization from their families and community at large. People must choose for themselves how and when to come out."

Overall, enforcing policies that will result in misgendering, deadnaming, and forced outing to family will increase the risk of suicide and other harmful effects, endangering your students' safety and wellbeing.

Finally, here's a great incentive: it costs absolutely $0 to respect someone's identity, especially pronoun usage.

Youngkin, the only choice here is obvious: you can protect trans kids or not


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

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


HORRIBLE POLICY and completely unnecessary

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<p>Gov Youngkin’s uninformed attack on kids and youth needs to be strongly opposed and halted. VA and the USA are not Hungary, Russia, China, Iran or other oppressive places where any difference from orthodox culture and state religion is condemned and attacked. Absolutely nobody is hurt or more than momentarily inconvenienced by someone else’s desire to be called by a particular first name or set of personal pronouns. Who the hell cares? If you think it’s stupid, or phony, keep your angry thoughts to yourself and vent them in one of your own likeminded social groups.  Nobody else wants or needs to hear your opinion, nor do you have the right to force your views on anyone else. Gov Youngkin is a hypocrite and poseur who says whatever he needs to to please a particular audience. I can’t wait for his misbegotten term to end. I strongly oppose his authoritarian book-banning and other anti-intellectual educational policies. </p>


Support

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<p> Parental rights and child protection  </p>


Support completely, we have to make good choices for natal girls as well.

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Yes, parents need to be involved, I am still concerned about locker rooms even with the new changes.


strongly support you sucking deez nuts. oppose the policy

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protect trans kids. make transphobes mad


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>


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If it's not readin, writing, math...

It must be grooming.

Schools should be schools, not indoctrination centers.


Strongly support this policy!

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I strongly support the Governor and his proposed policy.  Gender ideology has no place in public schools and parental rights must be restored.  Schools are grossly unqualified to be socially transitioning children without their parents' knowledge or consent.  It is not in the best in interest of the child or the parent/child relationship.  Thank you for protecting parental rights and the children in VA!


I oppose this policy

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With so many other things that could've been addressed, Youngkin has decided to poke his nose in business that is NOT his. As human beings, we have a right to make PERSONAL choices that neither interferes with or involves OTHERS; this is 1 of them. Like it or not, this country is PROGESSively moving towards INDIVIDUALITY so all attempts to have us CONFORM to the standards of outdated, "dinosaur" philosophies with ALWAYS be defeated because change is not only a natural process but inevitable.

*Don't try to force religious beliefs on others while constantly practicing hypocrisy yourselves.

**Mind your OWN business & stay out of other's.


FULLY SUPPORT THE POLICY

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<p> Governor's Youngkin new model policy affirms the dignity of every student no matter how they see themselves. Previous policies discriminated agains children that see themselves as God made them</p>


Support

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


I fully support the VDOE policy

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Parents must be responsible for the development of their children!


This is a violation of religious rights

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This is a violation of the first amendment. In the first amendment we are giving religious rights. Now, in Judaism we are required to respect others, using someone pronouns is respecting them, even if I don't I agree with 'Pronouns'.  If Christianity can out law abortion Jews should be able to force respect. I am required this right under the 1st amendment and will not be supporting this bill or our govern as he clearly doesn't care about the 1st amendment.

If you disagree it doesn't really matter because as you say, "This is America." I am promised my religious rights and if you pass this I assume you'll be bringing abortion rights back to the supreme court and undoing those laws as well.

Thanks you for your time.


This is a violation of religious rights


Strongly Support

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<p> Strongly Support this.  </p>


Protect TRANS' kids rights

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<p>Do not make it harder for trans kids. It's enough for them to be brave and come out as trans, but we must respect them for who they are and who they want to be. They should have the same rights as every student in VA. </p>


100% Support Governor

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<p> 100% Support Governor  </p>


ANTI-MOLETSO CONTESTO says grooming is OK as long as parents consent. gross. oppose


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Most of these groomers don't even know what they are opposing.

Looks bad groomers, real bad.


fully support this policy to align with the virginia constitution

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<p> parents need to be the primary caregivers and educators of their children. the government is not equipped morally or intellectually to make these choices.  </p>


Opposed


Fully SUPPORT

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<p> “The Department also fully acknowledges the rights of parents to exercise their fundamental rights granted by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to direct the care</p>


Oppose

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Supporting trans and non-binary youth should be a top priority for anyone with empathy and a belief in education for all. I have seen the way that LGBTQ+ kids have been treated in the VA public school system and it leaves a lot to be desired. Supporting our youth is key in creating a better future and this includes supporting trans and non-binary youth. This policy will not benefit students in Virginia it only creates harm and sows division. Shame on anyone who supports this policy.


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


Opposed

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<p>Strongly opposed. Please read beyond the initial statement to understand the intent that may have dire and disastrous effect on the most vulnerable of our youth. </p>


Strongly support Youngkin


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See how adament they are?

They hate parents.

The think they can raise your kids without you.


FULLY SUPPORT - THANK YOU!

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<p> Fully support this! Thank you</p>


This policy actively harms students

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As a student and practitioner of psychological science, I am in strong opposition of guidelines such as these that fail to provide adequate mental health care and resources to students. Young people are already in the midst of an unprecedented mental health crisis, and the failure of public schools to offer support to transgender students only adds to this crisis.

Failure to support our transgender students goes against best mental health practice as established by years of research in psychological sciences. The psychology and biology communities understand that being transgender is normal and naturally occurring. Furthermore, transgender people are at an increased risk of depression, anxiety, and suicide, but support and acknowledgement of their gender identity by their friends and family reduces this risk to a small percentage.

Denial of their identities is not only unscientific, but is actively cruel and malicious, fueled only by hatred for people we deem to be different from the standard. Guidelines such as these only exacerbate the mental health risks of a marginalized population. I am appalled by the capacity of people to treat children in such vile ways by denying their identities and withdrawing support because of some misguided sense that this "protects the children".

The rights of transgender people to express themselves in ways that are true to their identity must not be denied, and these rights to self-identity are not trumped by some idea that a parent has a right to exert authoritarian control over the behavior of their child. It is cowardly for Youngkin to hide behind the lie of parental rights when it is clear that cruelty toward trans people is his sole motivator. If we want a truly free society which protects children and their mental health, opposition to Youngkin is the only choice. Trans rights are human rights.


if you support this, you probably don't wash your crack and it probably smells bad ?? oppose

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oppose the policy. if you can't put together a few letters to make LGBTQIA+, you probably have the reading comprehension of a 3 year old. big sad. protect trans kids


SUPPORT

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<p> I support this amendment being passed. Parents should absolutely have the right to be involved and make decisions for their children. It is irresponsible to allow children to make decisions that could be devastating to their future. As children</p>


Proposed Anti-Trans legislation

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<p>I’m a retired Virginia school teacher. From an educational standpoint and as a parent, I am vehemently opposed to the proposal by Governor Youngkin to restrict the rights of trans students. Policies such as this are harmful to all in the LGBTQIA community. These youngsters are at a tenuous time in their lives, and being made to conform to rules and policies that disrespect their rights and their concerns for safety further add to the difficulties school age students experience. They are just as important as straight, heterosexual students, and these rights are human rights, as well as civil rights. White National Christian ideology has no place in our public schools. Protect these vulnerable children! </p>


Strongly Support!

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Children are being purposely confused about their sex and are being swept up into a very dangerous social contagion.  The schools are complicit in sterilizing and chemically castrating children and putting them on a path of medicalization when they cut parents out of gender support plans, which is a medical intervention called social transitioning. Many of these children have significant mental health issues that are being ignored and untreated. These children do NOT have the ability to make life-long decisions such as these.   Please stop this in our schools and pass this proposed policy!


Strongly support the Republican sanity


This guidance document makes schools less safe for students

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I am writing to oppose the proposed guidance on transgendered students. Transgender youth may not have parents who are supportive of their emotional needs and rely on friends and teachers at school to make up for parents who do not support them. If schools are put in a position of not supporting the emotional needs of these students and instead place their emotional wellbeing solely in the hands of parents, some of these students will undoubtedly be damaged in the process. This policy will increase dropout rates for transgendered students, increase suicide rates for transgendered students, and increase homelessness for transgendered students. When ANY student does not get emotional support at school or at home, they do not grow into resilient adults. This policy will remove the supportive influence of teachers and school peers that many students rely on when they do not have support at home. One cannot assume that the parents of transgendered kids have their best interest at heart since parents have shown, time and time again, that the well being of their children is less important than their own ideology, religion, or sense of self. Parents, not just of transgendered kids, abuse kids and kick kids out of the house for any number of reasons, including sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, dating outside of their race, sometimes even just for taking up space. For many kids, school is their only safe place to be themselves and to find their path forward in life. For transgendered kids, this policy guidance will remove the option for school to be their safe space when they cannot find safety at home. If the goal is to keep kids safe, this policy guidance does the opposite. Please remove it from Virginia schools.


DeSantis 2024 strongly support


OPPOSE THIS DRACONIAN POLICY

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Trumpkin's political stunt puts children at risk. He's simply testing the waters for a bigger role for him in 2024. Why is he traveling all over the US, rather than doing his job right here in VA? This proposal is simply out there to appeal to the looney right-wing fringe and garner their support. Trans, and ALL, kids need support. School must be a safe place for them, since many of their homes are not.


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Cutting out parents, is not protecting the kids.

Quite the tell don't ya think?


Great job - support you and new guidelines.


Fully support this

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<p> Great step in the right direction!  </p>


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

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I am in favor of policies that protect all children and parental rights to direct their children's education.  I understand that the policy includes these ideas:

"The new model policy will require certain school programming and use of school facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms should be based on their [a child's] biological sex, with modifications offered only to the extent required under federal law.  The new policy also says students who are minors must be referred to by the name and pronouns in their offical records unless a parent approves the use of something else."

I am IN FAVOR of this policy going into effect.


100% Support

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<p> We need to stop enabling mental illness in our community.  </p>


I Strongly Strongly Support This


Support this policy to stop hurting children


Support the governor


Yes! Strongly Support

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


Transgender Students Policy

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The Youngkin Administrations proposed changes to Virginia’s policy for t


Fully support! Thank you for preserving the parents’ right to raise their child.

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<p> Those who oppose this seek to influence a minor for a political agenda  </p>


oppose - protect kids

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<p>Abuse is way more likely to occur if this bill is passed than if it is not. Kids deserve to discover who they are on their own terms. The only reason a kid would not tell a parent their preferred pronouns etc is if they did not feel safe enough to do so, which is frighteningly common. Parents, please do what your can to support your kid and let them know they can trust you. The gender identity of your teenager is not the government’s business. </p>


Opposition

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The proposed policy to defer to parents in regards to a child's personal name and pronouns completely disregards the bodily autonomy of that child. By saying it is the right of the parent to make these decisions you are actively telling kids that they do not have a voice and cannot grow into competent adults. There is no respect towards the child in these proposed changes despite what the article says it aims at, and these propositions do not "serve the child's needs" by any means. All this is doing is placating angry adults who are not prepared for their child to grow into a seperate autonomous adult. If we want our children to grow into independent adults we need to give them some form of trust. This includes respecting their decisions and giving them privacy in a social setting that is outside of the family unit. By forcibly outing queer students to their families you are putting them in potentially life threatening situations. Alabama has already enacted this kind of legislation and seen incredible decline in the wellbeing of the state's queer students. If you genuinely care about the children in regards to this situation, you will listen to the thousands of Virginian students who walked out of school in protest of these regulations.


Fully support this.

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


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

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


Strongly support


We need to support kids

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


Gov Youngkin’s proposed treatment of Trans youth.

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Stongly oppose Youngkin’s proposed Trans youth treatment.  This is just cruel and hateful.


OPPOSE

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<p>OPPOSE THIS POLICY. Trans people already have it hard as it is. They already live in fear of being physically and mental harmed every single day. SUPPORT trans youth instead of attacking them. This is a transphobic and hateful policy. Instead of hating someone because you don’t understand it, take the time to educate yourself. </p>


Strongly support the Republican sanity


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>


imagine not supporting your own kid and then wondering why they resent you. oppose the policy

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<p>"parental rights" is a joke. that is THEIR gender identity. if they're scared to tell you, it's probably because you abuse them. don't be the reason they kill themselves. protect trans kids.</p>


Grandpa says support please save my grandchildren


I Strongly Strongly Support This


Transgender info.

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I totally agree with the governor on this policy about transgender things.


Most the Oppose are NOT in Virginia! What does that tell us!

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The opposition is being pushed by small groups in medicine who are making billions$ off of the butchery of children.

When they can no longer afford or get hormone pills, God and genetics will ALWAYS return them to their natural state... except for what the doctor's butched off of them.


I Strongly Support and Thank You

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<p> Thank you for fighting for parent's rights. Often times the educational system and educators need to be reminded that they are our employee</p>


This doesn't need to exist

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This law indeed shows us the ever-darkening atmosphere regarding human rights in the U.S. Every day gets darker with these laws being proposed and passed by those who are biased and overall have an unjust judgment towards other human beings. I hope everybody who encounters this proposed law realizes that this is something unethical - these are people,  not only that, young people. Trans youth suicide rates are higher than that of cisgender youth, and this law can further escalate this rate. Do you seriously want to be a part of a bunch of kids dying because of how you dislike that they're expressing themselves?


This is ILLEGAL

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Trans kids are protected under the Virginia Human Rights Act -- you cannot erase their identities!!!!


All this "gender dysphoria" LGBTXYXZZ etc. etc. stuff is bunk.

To TG Activists who wish to foment harm and confusion upon vulnerable kids

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Children are very influenced by suggested and grooming by adults cooler than their parents. I'd have believed I was from Mars, or was an animal, or well, pretty much anything, as a child if the "right" influencer had told me that.


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>


strongly oppose

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<p>This will hurt all children in school and generations to follow them. </p>


Support

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<p>I support the policies. Protecting rights and promotion are two totally different things. Policies under Northam promoted issues that are personal and family related issues. Personal identity should not be the role or responsibility of public schools. </p>


Strongly Support/Abolish this Policy Completely

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


Transgender regulation for school

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I oppose this regulation. trans kids represent less than 2% of the population. We need to support programs that improve schools, not waste time on this this divisive issue.


I support this policy I support children


In favor of parental rights

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Thank you Governor Youngkin for fighting for parental rights for the children that we love and care for. They do not belong to the government.


In favor of parental rights


OPPOSE

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


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>


OPPOSE


Opposed to Youngkin's school proposal on transgender and non-binary youth

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I am the parent of one non-binary child and one cis-gendered child. Schools need to support ALL children, and Gov. Youngkin's proposal makes trans and non-binary youth a subset who are treated without the care and respect they deserve and need. There are so many things wrong with the proposal it's hard to know where to begin. The current Fairfax County model tries to do the right things for students. Youngkin's proposal goes against the advice of more than professional medical associations. I am opposed.


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Strongly Support

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I am a parent in Fairfax County with a child fearful to go to school due to the current policies surrounding use of toilets and pronouns. I strongly support this new policy and Governor Youngkin!


Strongly support the new policy.   Parents should be involved in all things related to their kids

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<p>I fully support Governor's policy to require parents to agree to the pronoun students are called. </p>
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OPPOSE - as a Parent, and a Pastor

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OPPOSE - as a Parent, and a Pastor


Support - parental rights are important too!

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<p> I fully support this policy because parental rights are important too. Parents have a right to know if their kids are having identity issues.  </p>


parents who support this probably have kids who need therapy because of them. oppose the policy

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protect trans youth. leave them out of your political BS


I support our Governor.

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


These policies are a relief

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Thank you for bringing back parental oversight. As a new substitute teacher in Fairfax Co. VA, I was surprised to learn how teachers are instructed to hide a child's transition from parents, when going through staff training. Teachers should not shoulder the burden of counseling each child in their class, and that is why they should be a partner to the parent - not a substitute.


Strong support of the governor's proposed policy

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I strongly support the governor's proposed model policy.  Gender ideology has no place in our schools.  Thank you, Governor Youngkin, for standing up for parental rights, our children, and biological reality.  It is what is best for our children and families.


Strongly Support

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<p> I strongly support the involvement of parents with their children’s choices  </p>


Support

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Not wanting parents to be notified about important information about their children is grooming.

Democrats overwhelmingly oppose parental notification.

Democrats are groomers.


Support-

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<p> Protect ALL children  </p>


I support this policy this family-friendly policy

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


Pass pass pass strongly support

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<p> Love Youngkin  </p>


Strongly oppose. Stop picking on these kids, they have it hard enough already.

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I strongly oppose the proposed DOE guidance.  Trans, non-binary, and LGBTQ kids have a hard enough time as it is. The Commonwealth serves nobody by piling on additional hardships.  We ought to direct our resources towards educating our kids instead of posturing for political gain. Look at some of our test scores (my family is in the Richmond public school system), and it’s abundantly clear that there are significant problems keeping our kids - all kinds of kids - from succeeding in their academic pursuits. It is a colossal waste of energy and resources for DOE to play politics with our kids when there’s still so much work to be done in the realm of actually educating the kids. Knock it off and do your job, DOE.


I fully support this Governor!

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


Trans kids deserve protection - that's not what this is

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Trans kids are among the most vulnerable in our commonwealth. This policy will harm kids. Period. It may result in kids being abused by parents who are hateful and unaccepting of their children living their own truth. It certainly paves the way for bullies and small minds to ostracize and isolate. This policy is a trash solution to a fake problem. The Commonwealth's kids deserve better.


Oppose the Hate-Based Youngkin Anti-LGBT Guidance to Schools

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Oppose Governor Youngkin's Discriminatory Policy on Trans High School Students. Youngkin's 2022 guidance for schools on transgender school policy is not faith-based, it is hate-based. It uses a Bible interpretation to assert, without evidence, that both sexual orientation and gender identity are life-styles, not innate qualities. It does so not only against the the lived experience of sexual minorities. It does so against the weight of scientific evidence that shows both sexual orientation and gender identity to be innate and unchangeable. Relying on "tradition," "American history," and a new religion-based right to deny service to LGBT persons based on "sincere belief" has now been established by the Supreme Court. This does not make it moral or right. The Trump Supreme Court has reified prejudice just as a White Supremacist Court dredid in Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, the forced sterilization decision in Buck v. Bell ("Three generations of idiots are enough."), and Pace v. Alabama which upheld anti-miscegenation from 1883 until Loving v. Virginia in 1967. Now Youngkin and his fellow-travelers will ensure that transgender students will be told to be invisible in school. They will be reported to parents who often force such students to be held against their will in coercive conversion therapy camps. Grooming is for dogs. Not for humans.


Fully support the proposed policy

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<p> A civilized societycannot survive without guiding principles that remain timeless. Parents have the right to remain fully aware</p>


I totally support this policy

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This policy reflects my opinion that parents should be involved in their children’s education. I am retired from 50 years of teaching and believe that the best learners are those who have parents that love and support them. Giving control to the state is not fair to the student and the family. Thanks to Gov. Youngkin for supporting family policies.


I support Parental rights

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Governor Younkin!  Please continue to support parents!  Thank you!


I support Youngkins policy


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

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<p> As a VA resident</p>


Oppose

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<p>I OPPOSE THIS BILL. Doctors and therapists support transitioning. You would be disrupting mental health treatment by passing this bill. You wouldn’t stop a depressed child from taking their prescribed antidepressants, so why stop a transgender child from transitioning when they are backed by a team of doctors saying that transitioning is what is best for them? You are not protecting children, you are killing them slowly. </p>


Oppose Oppose Oppose

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I oppose the governor's new policy - I support trans kids, who deserve to live their lives happily and safely without fear of the school system jeopardizing that.


I Strongly support 2022 policy

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Parents have a constitutional right to make decisions for (and with older) children. Gender confused kids need love and support and the time and space to explore and grow out of any difficult phases. Medicalising this with drugs and surgery causes immense harm, and growing numbers of ‘detransitioners’ are regretting their choice and are coming out to say ‘why did schools facilitate this?’ ‘Why did nobody challenge me, or stop me?’. ‘I was young, confused, traumatised, I wanted acceptance and you gave me drugs and scars, and made me sterile’.

Let GNC kids live healthy lives, let them explore and enjoy activities, interests and clothing of both genders, without pushing them into a gender box.
They are born in a sexed body which CANNOT change. Please don’t lie to kids and say they were born in the wrong body; that is impossible. You ARE your body, your mind is the consciousness of your brain, and your personality is made from your values, your experiences and your preferences.

Please stop saying a boy can grow up to be a woman, or a girl grow up to be a man. That is impossible, and lying to kids is wrong.

Let them live and learn and love who they are, as they are.
let parents raise them, support them and love them


I Strongly support 2022 policy


I completely support this

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<p>I completely support this. </p>


parental right? ANTI-MOLESTO CONTESTO you have right to suck my nads. oppose the policy

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protect trans youth. make transphobes mad


It is a sad commentary on our educational system that our kids are targets for indoctrination by the

Thank you for stepping in to "Right the Ship".

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very schools that are supposed to be teaching them the skills to become productive citizens. It is sad that the last Gen. Assembly was elected by Soro-styled leftists to destroy our culture and youth.


OPPOSE

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Governor Youngkin is doing our children a disservice to make them feel excluded and unimportant.
By not protecting our children, Youngkin puts kids at risk of self harm and billing. A cursory google search shows the levels of violence trans children experience.

youngkin needs to stop pandering to his racist, bigoted, fearmongering base and think about the kids.


I completely support this


Support!

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<p> Stop mutilating kids  </p>


Outrageous and Harmful

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<p>This really saddens me and, if enacted, would give me pause about sending any future children to Va public schools. Really disappointed in the Youngkin admin for putting these policies forward. </p>


Strongly oopose

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<p>This is harmful to children. </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>


Children should not be pushed with gender freedom.  Just like we don't give children guns or alcoho


Highly Support

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


Without parental consent, it's grooming.

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They don't oppose this bill, they are against parental rights.

It's that simple.


Governor Younkin's support for parents having children with gender dysphoria

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I strongly support legislation that takes government bureaucrats out of the decision process of minor children, and supports the rights of parents to seek appropriate medical and mental health therapies or not.  The parents role is to be the sole protectors and decision makers of their children not governmental bureaucrats, especially not the public school system.


Oppose. People who say this is "grooming" are projecting

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Trans kids just want to live their lives. It's the hateful crowd that are obsessing over their genitalia while somehow calling people who say maybe don't worry about children's genitalia "groomers". Stop acting like LGBT people are the groomers you're the one who clearly is obsessed with sexualizing kids, it's creepy. You want to inspect children's bodies and make sure they're peeing in the correct place that's disgusting what is the matter with you? Churches have far more child sexual abuse than any gay community ever has. Stop killing trans kids because you're obsessed with sexualizing them it's gross.


Strongly OPPOSE

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<p>This policy is absolutely despicable. The proposed policy will not end up protecting anyone, and will instead directly cause harm to transgender youths. This will inevitably cause more transgender kids in public schools in VA to take their lives because the rate of trans suicide goes up tremendously when they are not given support and compassion. If you claim to be pro-life, believe in God, or consider yourself Christian, I strongly urge you to rethink this and to consider the harm and deaths that this policy will cause. It is NOT indoctrination to allow kids to express their gender identity and go by the pronouns/name that makes them feel most comfortable. No one is encouraging kids to “become trans”, it’s simply letting kids be THEMSELVES without fear or shame. Transgender kids aren’t hurting anyone by simply existing. In fact, trans kids are already at a higher risk for being harassed/assaulted than their cisgender peers, and I can only see this policy increasing that risk. If anything, trans kids need MORE protection, not less. </p>


dang ANTI-MOLESTO CONTESTO has no drip. f in the chat. anyways, oppose the policy


Support

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<p> I have read this policy 2-3 times. I fully support letting parents know what is going on with their student at school.   </p>


I oppose. And they wonder why there's a teacher shortage...

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<p>If a child does not feel supported at home, PLEASE let them feel supported at school. This is why teachers are quitting! While phrased nicely in the proposal, the underlying point is that teachers are not trusted or respected. (most) Teachers teach because they love connecting with the students and helping them learn about the world. Parents can homeschool their kids if they want to raise them in a bubble. That's not our job. I won't be doing it.  </p>


Strongly Support

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<p>This document is much needed.  Many school divisions and other government entities are trying to erode parental rights and responsibilities.  Any policy or practice that allows a minor to go behind their parents back to get what they want is dangerous.  It is the responsibilty of the school division to provide an education to students, not teach them to be sneaky and go behind their parents/guardians back to get what they want.  </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>This bill will kill students — don’t act like it won’t. The rate of suicide for trans teens is ASTRONOMICALLY more than for cis teens. What they need is SUPPORT. </p>


Support the governor


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Don't let them act ignorant, they oppose YOU the parent.

You are in the way!


Support The Governor's New Guidelines

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I totally support the governor's new guidelines for the DOE that give parents their proper role in their children's lives. The explosion of trans-trending and sexualization of children in the past five years is in itself proof that students are encouraged to explore non-conforming "genders" (and other sexual issues) that most students did not even consider ten years ago. This is mass formation psychosis on young minds perpetuated by some in authority (education/medical) for political or financial purposes. As a former middle school teacher, I can tell you that most middle school students don't feel at home in their bodies during puberty. For educators and other persons of influence to channel a child's bodily discomfort and emotional angst toward a new gender identity or sexual expression is criminal and evil in my view. And to keep parents out of the loop makes it even more sinister!

I am grateful that this administration truly cares about the lives and families of Virginians more than appeasing LGBTQ+ activists. Meanwhile, I am hoping for alternatives to the education monopoly--where tax dollars can follow the child and pay for the education that his/her parents deem is best suited for the child. Bring on school choice and the ability of the free market to bring excellence back to education!


Thank you - I support

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<p> Thank you for including parents in this process.  </p>


Oppose, oppose, oppose this policy

Governor Youngkin has never had to be in the shoes of a transgender child attending school and feeling like an “other.” This policy promotes violence against transgender youth, as it encourages bullying behaviors such as refusing to call a child by the name they would prefer. When someone gets married, and decides to go by “Mrs.” Instead of “ms.” And take their spouse’s last name, people support it without batting an eye. Why is this different? It’s not. This policy disincentivizes transgender youth from seeking sources to make their lives easier. There is enough violence in schools already - mass shootings, bullying, drugs, sexual assault, racism, sexism, the list goes on. Why would we encourage even more violence against transgender children? Transgender youth should be able to seek counseling without the worry of how it will impact their home lives.Mark my words, if you enact this policy, violence will occur against transgender children and the repercussions will be on your hands. You will be the one who enacted a policy out of hatred and fear as opposed to any viable excuse that a parent needs to know their child’s sexual identity. There are many parents who would do horrible things to their child if they came out as transgender. Suggesting otherwise is naive. Lastly - why do you care whether a child wants to go by she instead of he? Instead of fearing “they,” you should really fear your own mortality and having to stand before God on judgment day. You will have to tell Him that you did not love others as yourself and explain the drastic consequences that occurred because of it. Do something useful with your time instead of promoting the harassment of children.

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Governor Youngkin has never had to be in the shoes of a transgender child attending school and feeling like an “other.”
This policy promotes violence against transgender youth, as it encourages bullying behaviors such as refusing to call a child by the name they would prefer. When someone gets married, and decides to go by “Mrs.” Instead of “ms.” And take their spouse’s last name, people support it without batting an eye. Why is this different? It’s not.
This policy disincentivizes transgender youth from seeking sources to make their lives easier. There is enough violence in schools already - mass shootings, bullying, drugs, sexual assault, racism, sexism, the list goes on. Why would we encourage even more violence against transgender children? Transgender youth should be able to seek counseling without the worry of how it will impact their home lives.
Mark my words, if you enact this policy, violence will occur against transgender children and the repercussions will be on your hands. You will be the one who enacted a policy out of hatred and fear as opposed to any viable excuse that a parent needs to know their child’s sexual identity. There are many parents who would do horrible things to their child if they came out as transgender. Suggesting otherwise is naive.
Lastly - why do you care whether a child wants to go by she instead of he? Instead of fearing “they,” you should really fear your own mortality and having to stand before God on judgment day. You will have to tell Him that you did not love others as yourself and explain the drastic consequences that occurred because of it.
Do something useful with your time instead of promoting the harassment of children.


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Los Pollos Hermanos stands for trans rights


Completely Support.

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<p> I completely support.  </p>


Inconsiderate of development and health outcomes

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While it is understandable to resist any policy that "encourages a gender that differs from their child’s sex" (pg. 2 part b). This document appears to be under the illusion that a child will maintain identification with their sex assigned at birth until they turn 18 years old simply because of school policy. This is in direct conflict with the reality of social, hormonal, and sexual development - a process that generally begins long before a person's 18th birthday and does not follow policy. As this process progresses, most children will be spending the majority of their time at school with their classmates, teammates, and teachers. As a place of growth and development, such unrealistic and stifling policies should not have a place in an academic institution. Nor should school policy force student and their families into discussions that they may not be equipped to navigate.

Coming from a broken home, I came to an early understanding that school was a safe haven. I am, and have always been, an athletic white male and knew I was straight long before my 18th birthday. I could be myself and had no worries as to how I was perceived among the rest of the majority because I was them. This allowed me to thrive in school. I was grateful for the reprieve I felt as a student, but policies like this ensure that minority students will not enjoy the same experience. For those outside the majority, including those of the LGBTQ+ community, school can become just another hurdle to overcome in a life already made arduous by the judgements of society.

Many of us lost a friend, a parent, or even opportunities at some point by the time we graduated high school. For those of the LGBTQ+ community, many bear the risk of losing all of these things simply because of how they identify. Identifying with a sex other than what was designated at birth leaves many students alienated and shunned from their families. Thus, forcing this issue within families at inopportune times may leave young students with no where to go and no one to turn to. Largely due to these family issues and other social dynamics, these outlier students are at an exceptionally higher risk of suicide and depression. This is a fact. We should be seeking ways to engage and support this community, not stifle and suppress them.

School should be a safe space that encourages students to find themselves, a normal part of learning and growth. This should be afforded to all students, even those who fall outside the norms that we the majority have established.


I oppose this policy


Support Kids and Their Family Support System

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<p> Kids are just that</p>


Trans kids won’t be erased!!!! Opposed


Support

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Strongly support the policy


Strongly support protecting children


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Yuri Besmonov.

He laid all of this out in the 80's.

These groomers don't get it, they are just a vehicle.


I support Governor Youngkin and this important policy change

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<p>I'm in total agreement with Governor Youngkin's policies and educational initiatives. This policy change is long overdue and critical to the educational success of our children. We need to undo the damage done by the last Administration and give parents a voice in how their children are educated. One thing COVID taught us is that transparency is needed in public and private schools.  Schools are institutions of learning and not woke playgrounds or indoctrination centers. Coursework should focus on subjects that will prepare students to be productive members of society like STEM, English grammar and composition, etc., and not CRT and gender studies.  Teachers and administrators shouldn't be pushing their ideologies or viewpoints on students; they should be impartial with the singular goal of educating our youth and doing so without prejudice.  All students should be treated with respect and afforded the basic right to privacy in their locker rooms and restrooms. All students should have the freedom to exercise their first amendment rights without fear of persecution or punishment. Above all, common sense must prevail. </p>