As the parent of an LGBTQ+ child, I cannot support this

My daughter is an LGBTQ+ student and I know many students who are trying to find their way in life.  For many, teachers were the only ones they felt safe talking with. I know teens who were thrown out of their houses when parents found out they were LGBTQ+.  I have had older teens come out to me and other teachers because they felt safe at school and NOT safe at home.
I understand wanting parents to have more control over what happens with their children, however, this policy is causing a lot of fear and stress among students. They are in fear of losing the one place many of them feel they can talk and have support.Students will always be safe as respected with me. I saw with my daughter how having parents who make her feel secure in herself has done. Sadly too many students do not have this at home. They need to have the ability to be themselves at school. This policy will force more stress and anxiety on teens who are already under enough.  I cannot support it at all. I know what happens to some kids when their parents find out they are not "straight" and this is going to hurt so many teens.

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My daughter is an LGBTQ+ student and I know many students who are trying to find their way in life.  For many, teachers were the only ones they felt safe talking with. I know teens who were thrown out of their houses when parents found out they were LGBTQ+.  I have had older teens come out to me and other teachers because they felt safe at school and NOT safe at home.

I understand wanting parents to have more control over what happens with their children, however, this policy is causing a lot of fear and stress among students. They are in fear of losing the one place many of them feel they can talk and have support.

Students will always be safe as respected with me. I saw with my daughter how having parents who make her feel secure in herself has done. Sadly too many students do not have this at home. They need to have the ability to be themselves at school.

This policy will force more stress and anxiety on teens who are already under enough.

I cannot support it at all. I know what happens to some kids when their parents find out they are not "straight" and this is going to hurt so many teens.


Healthcare workers who support chemically castrating children should be in JAIL!

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<p>Woke teachers do not represent even a small fraction of the students.  Equal rights for all- NOT special rights for some students who teachers coerce into lgbtq lunch club! They are making a mockery of the kids who are gay!  This gay liberation organization that has infiltrated our schools should be considered a terrorist threat to our country! </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE: Trans and non-binary students (and all students) deserve safe, inclusive schools

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The proposed Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools should be wholly rejected. Virginia’s LGBTQ+, and ALL students, students deserve for their schools to be safe, inclusive places to learn both academically and socially.

That these new policies have been proposed has already undermined the well-being of our students. Studies have found (youth.gov, The Trevor Project, GLSEN, etc.) that LGBTQ+ youth have high rates of mental health challenges and suicide idealization, not because of who they are, but because of how they are (mis)treated. When their decisions are fully respected by accepting adults, those rates drop dramatically – saving lives, reducing rates of substance abuse, and improving mental health outcomes.

LGBTQ+ students may not have yet shared their identities with their parents for fear of rejection or punishment. They have the right for their schools to be a place where they are comfortable defining what they would like to be called, which pronouns they use, and the restrooms and locker rooms/changing areas they prefer.

As a mother, I am challenged, pushed, and introduced to new ideas and perspectives by my children. I do not always understand them at first. Hopefully, I have built a relationship with them that allows for a second or third try. Their teachers and counselors give them space to explore who they are, in ways I may never have considered. I am so grateful to those caring adults for their partnership, and for their supporting my children’s growth and development.

The 2021 Model Policies should be upheld. They allow our children to develop into adults who are confident, resilient, and able to advocate for themselves. And, really, isn't that the true benchmark of student success?


Opposing statement

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I oppose this new regulatory policy concerning LGBTQ+ students in public schools.  The old policy balanced the need for student privacy for personal safety with the desire to maximally involve parents in guiding the lives of their minor children.  Sometimes parents do not or cannot act in the best interest of a child.  The new policy seems unduly harsh and actually intended to hide or suppress the existence of LGBTQ+ students.


Oppose Strongly

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<p>I stand in opposition to this transphobic and harmful guidance document update. </p>


Strongly support


I strongly oppose trans rights in schools and all of society

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I strongly oppose this policy change for trans rights in schools. The fact of the matter is transgenderism is a mental health crisis. Allowing minority trans rights in schools puts the majority of children at risk of abuse and will not make anyone “feel safer”. Supporting trans rights will only further lead our society to destruction. A little leaven spoils the whole lump! Have you not heard about what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah? God is real. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved. If we want society to change for the better  then FEAR THE LORD. God is love indeed but he is also a God of righteous judgment. Love is God sending his only begotten Son to die for the sins of mankind that man could never pay. Eternal life is a gift, hell is what we deserve. Choose your destiny. Repent and believe on Jesus Christ for salvation and be delivered from these devils destroying your life or continue down the path of destruction that leads to hell.


Strongly support  Gov. Youngkin

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I strongly support Governor Younkin's transgender policy guidelines giving parents the right to protect children.


Children are capable of knowing themselves. Don’t add trauma and hatred to young lives.

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Children are fully able to know themselves. If you don’t allow them to grow in a safe space you will only be adding more trauma to their lives. Trans people are people. Let people be happy. Stop interfering with personal lives.


Strongly Don’t Support

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This policy is oppressive and hurtful towards Virginian youth. It should NOT be passed!


Strongly Oppose

As someone who attended Virginia public schools for the entirety of my primary and secondary education, I am deeply embarrassed at the mere necessity of having to submit a comment in order to argue in favor of basic human rights.
The proposed policy callously disregards the safety, well-being, and basic autonomy of children. It attempts to do so by hypocritically asserting that its policies are in the best interests of all parents, students, and teachers, while it is in actuality primarily concerned with maintaining a viewpoint that, as much as possible, erases the ability of trans children from advocating for their own identity.
How can the policy credibly assert that one of its central goals is to prevent bullying based on sex and gender when it undermines the right to self-determination? When teachers and students are able to assert that another person's gender identity, name, or pronouns are not valid, it creates the impression that that person is not due the basic respect entitled to every individual. When that is the case, ostracization, bullying, and violence are the next natural steps.I respectfully ask that the government of Virginia reconsider this needlessly cruel and regressive policy, and reinstate the previous model policy.Sincerely,Christopher Walker

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As someone who attended Virginia public schools for the entirety of my primary and secondary education, I am deeply embarrassed at the mere necessity of having to submit a comment in order to argue in favor of basic human rights.

The proposed policy callously disregards the safety, well-being, and basic autonomy of children. It attempts to do so by hypocritically asserting that its policies are in the best interests of all parents, students, and teachers, while it is in actuality primarily concerned with maintaining a viewpoint that, as much as possible, erases the ability of trans children from advocating for their own identity.

How can the policy credibly assert that one of its central goals is to prevent bullying based on sex and gender when it undermines the right to self-determination? When teachers and students are able to assert that another person's gender identity, name, or pronouns are not valid, it creates the impression that that person is not due the basic respect entitled to every individual. When that is the case, ostracization, bullying, and violence are the next natural steps.

I respectfully ask that the government of Virginia reconsider this needlessly cruel and regressive policy, and reinstate the previous model policy.

Sincerely,
Christopher Walker


Strongly SUPPORT Gov. Youngkins' policy to involve parents issues of transgenderism

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I strongly support Gov. Youngkins' proposal that schools CANNOT exclude parents from being involved in their child's issues with transgenderism.  Teachers are with kids for a year; parents raise them for life.  These students are still minors and parents are totally responsible for their well being. Teachers are not physicians or mental health counselors. Some may even have their own biases in favor of transgenderism.   If teachers and administrator want to shed more light on transgenderism they, in conjunction with parents,  should hold evening meetings  where parents and students, as well as teachers, can come to learn more.


Strongly Oppose!

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This will harm students who just want to be accepted and supported


Thank you Governor for affirming parental rights!

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Thank you Governor Youngkin.  I am sick and tired of my rights as a parent being trampled on by liberal interests who think they know better how to raise my child than I do.  You were elected precisely because you didn’t kowtow to the woke mob.  How dare any teacher, administrator, or government agent try to interfere in my child’s rearing!  The day that comes to be is either the day I leave this state, or the day I take up arms against the government.


Oppose the changes

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The proposed changes by Gov Youngkin are hateful and dangerous. There are plenty of reasons that trans kids don't come out to their family and laws like this have been proven to increase suicide rates amongst these kids. This is a step backwards for the state. We are supposed to be teaching our kids to be empathic leaders who are there for everyone, but what can you expect? There's nothing more cruel than christian 'love'.


Opposed to this harmful action

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I am opposed to this action. Trans children need to be treasured, not victimized or treated like criminals. The government needs to stay out of it.


Strongly oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose.  I lived and worked in Virginia for 10 years and this is ludicrous. </p>


2022 Transgender School Policy

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<p>Strongly support new policy </p>


Strongly Oppose

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Dear VDOE:

I am strongly opposed to the transgender policies you are proposing. They are contrary to state law and will be extremely harmful to trangender and nonbinary kids.

As a teacher, I know how hard life can be for these children. If you add more stress to their life, they might be tempted to end their life. Please protect these beautiful individuals.

Thank you.


Please revert back to the 2021 Model.

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<p>As a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I’m incredibly disappointed to see that the 2022 Guidance Document rolls back the hard-won rights of transgender students here. The protection of their rights in the 2021 model did not infringe on the rights of other students, while the 2022 model promotes dangerous situations for transgender students and contradicts the unalienable rights noted in the Declaration of Independence: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness . Please tell me how allowing transgender students the right to be known and behave as the gender with which they identify impedes the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness of non-transgender students and teachers. This looks and sounds like pandering to bigots and religious zealots who don’t seem to be uncomfortable with imposing their beliefs on others. Please revert back to the 2021 model and keep this in mind: if creating comfort for the vulnerable causes discomfort to the mainstream, the treatment should not be a return trip to a time of ignorance and misunderstanding. Rather, education and discussion will do wonders to alleviate any suspicion and fear some people continue to maintain. Thank you. </p>


Supporting the new Youngkin transgender policy

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<p>The old policy forced teachers in our public schools to keep secrets from parents. As a teacher under the old policy, this put me in a terrible position. Our legal authority over students during school days comes from the parents. This new policy returns authority to the parents. It also protects teachers. </p>


I Oppose Vehemently

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<p>These are misguided and based on fear. Trans kids will not be erased. </p>


OPPOSE. Youngkin is a coward

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<p>Stop trying to infringe on the civil rights of trans people. No one is being hurt by their self/identification and your attempts to subdue them and out them to parents who may not support them puts the children at risk. Learn what grooming is, cause it’s not this  </p>


Strongly oppose

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The decision to use government resources to target vulnerable children, a move that not only put all children in our schools at risk but is guaranteed to result in kids dying, is nothing more than cruelty thinly disguised as concern. I stand with the thousands of students that walked out of school today.

A young queer person attempts suicide every 45 seconds in America. This policy will do nothing except cause more pain for kids who are already struggling.


STRONGLY OPPOSE!! trans rights is suicide prevention

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Youngkin's policy is fundamentally anti-child and anti-science

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<p>I am a former FCPS student and disgusted by the current governor's use of trans and gender role non-conforming children as a punching bag for political points. Their suffering and any increased mental health and addiction complications, as well as potential suicide and anti-trans violence, will forever be on your conscience.  You and your followers serve the god of death. </p>


Strongly oppose this discriminatory policy

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Our Commonwealth is better than the Youngkin Administration's divisive policies that target CHILDREN and I strongly oppose the proposed policy. While I am relieved he is a one-termer, I believe these policies are not only wrong but illegal. Even though they may be struck down eventually, WHY would we target CHILDREN for hate and bullying? We are better than this.


Governor's Transgender Policy


Thank You Governor Youngkin!

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Thank you for respecting the fact that parents have rights as well as obligations when it comes to raising children. Thank you Governor Youngkin!


Disgusting, strongly oppose.

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This should never pass, disgusting.


Opposed


Privacy Overreach/Disproportionately Impacts Trans students

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Hello! I am a resident of Richmond, Virginia, and have lived here all my life. I find this policy proposal to be misguided. Slapping bureaucracy onto trans kids' opportunity to access their learning environment impedes trans kids' ability to exercise their constitutionally enshrined right to receive an education (Virginia Constitution). This administration is no stranger to legislative legal battles and should be cautious as this policy opens up the VA DOE to litigation on the grounds of 14th amendment violations, as this policy is designed to affect those of a protected class or gender. Those who do not identify as the gender they were assigned at birth are now consequentially impacted in their ability to receive an education because identity is a necessity to be able to learn.

We cannot begin to enjoy the immense educational skill and talent that exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia without understanding who we are. Much of this process happens during years in education, causing public schools to be a nexus of community and identity. We cannot policy one segment of the student population because SOME parents lack education on what it means to not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. Additionally, criminals are criminals no matter what bathroom they use, enacting a policy will not stop someone from assaulting another and neither will increasing surveillance. Treating kids like the people they are is how we should approach this. Approach each person, each pupil, with respect to each of their identity and give them the knowledge to become the people they are.

Schools should not be a place of policing identity, should not be a place of surveillance and soliciting outcomes through mass testing. Schools should be a place of nurturing, learning, social skills improvements, critical thinking skill-building, and community.

Instead of requiring burdensome steps to "prove" to the school administration of students' identity, we should protect trans kid's rights and their parent's rights by a broad policy of acceptance. Provide broad interagency acceptance between families and the state board of education in order to prevent bias from preventing trans pupils from affirming their identity at the local level.

We would think that Virginia would have learned that separate experiences in schools are not constitutional nor right, look no further than Brown v. Board of Education for how vulnerable this administration puts our VADOE with this policy.


I object the discriminatory transgender policies

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Requiring students to get parental approval and legal documentation formed just to go by a different name and pronouns is discrimination and humiliating. Saying that someone cannot use a set of pronouns because they do not match their sex is discrimination on the basis of sex, which is against the 14th amendment. Even children have the right to use whatever name and pronoun they please. These new policies are clearly formed out of hatred, not protection. Leave the kids alone. Pronouns and a name don’t need parental approval because they aren’t hurting anyone. That’s like requiring parental approval to wear certain clothes at school because they “don’t align with a students sex.” Don’t get any ideas though.


Supporting this policy

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Thank you for updating this policy by removing language that created a wedge between parents and their child, at a time when they need to have more communication not less.

Students and teachers should not be forced into speech that violates their constitutional rights, their faith and their conscience.

Thank you for protecting students in the locker rooms where students can be in a state of undress, by empowering schools to make their own decisions on how to best protect kids—instead of high pressuring them to allow any male to enter a female private space for any reason.

Thank you for allowing the parents who are responsible for their children to actually exercise their God given right and not have it stolen by an educational bureaucracy.


Strongly Support

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I think we should protect all children.  Keep them in the bathrooms based on their sex at birth. As a parent of three children I want them to be safe at schools.  Many documented cases of violations against children.


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Strongly support. Stop grooming kids. Kids belong to parents, not schools.


Strongly oppose this transphobic guidance

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This is a dangerous path that will end in self-harm and suicide for young people who, like everyone, are just trying to discover who they are and find comfort and peace in themselves. Many trans students don't have the support they need at home (in fact home and parents may be a danger to them) - they deserve a safe space in their schools, where they spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, surrounded by their peers and mentors. By denying them this, and their basic humanity, you are in effect condemning them. Shame on you.


Oppose

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The child should be able to tell their parents based on their choice not by a law in place by people that know nothing about their situation.


I vehemently oppose this proposal.

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<p>This is so hurtful to our children. </p>


Support!!! It Will Pass

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Do not allow any person other than the child's parents to make any decision to alter in any way a child. Studies show that some 95% of kids who are confused about their gender will later on find out their gender is what they were born with. What we have are sick people who think they know better and will transition kids to be something else and it is irreversible. Allow kids to be kids and stop teaching them about sexuality till they are in their teens and in an appropriate setting. And do not let anyone but the parents make medical decisions for their kids.


the new policy in VA schools.

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A boy is a boy and a girl is a girl. There should be no debate.


Strongly Oppose!!!!!!

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This is a completely disgusting policy and it hurts my heart that this is happening in my home state. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect and everyone deserves to be comfortable at school. Young adults have the right to decide for themselves their names and pronouns and be protected when they make these decisions ESPECIALLY if they don't have the safety to do this at home schools/educators need to be able to protect and provide community and support to their students.

I hope you rot in hell youngkin.


it’s wreckless to our children to their parents. It’s life threatening. Trans youth are people too

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To require parents to know their child is trans, can put the safety of the child at risk. If their parents aren’t supportive, it can and will lead to depression and suicide. It could threaten the physical safety of the child when they’re at home. It would psychologically damaging and traumatic for young people to be forcefully outed. And if you’re saying preferred names shouldn’t be allowed, then what about nicknames? Shortened names? Surely, if you need the parents permission for a preferred name, you should also get permission for shortened versions of their names. After all, nicknames aren’t their legal names either.

Transgender kids are human beings. They cannot control their parents reactions to these things and many will get hurt if they are outed. Mentally and physically. Stripping away their humanity because something as simple as a name or pronoun a child wants to have used for them is petty. It is immature. And it is illogical. Are they not people with needs and emotions? These laws will physically and psychologically traumatize trans youth. Suicide rates for those who aren’t called by preferred names are already very high. This will make that number skyrocket.


I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS COMMON SENSE CHANGE

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<p>This is common sense.... </p>


Oppose.

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I oppose this policy. Please listen to the students, this is clearly a biased policyand will only cause harm.


Strongly Oppose

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This policy is harmful to trans youth. Trans rights are human rights.


Strongly oppose this proposal

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<p>I strongly oppose this proposal.  This is a personal issue that should be addressed within the family, and our schools should not be forced into the middle of it. If a parent wants to know something about their child, they should ask their child. A school should be a safe and supportive place for its students, and teachers should not be mandated to act in a way (e.g. reporting back to parents) that potentially could negatively impact the mental or physical health of the student. </p>


I am opposed

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<p>These are blatantly discriminatory against trans youth. They do not protect children rather expose them to parents who statistics show do not always support. Trans kids often end up homeless and deeply mistreated. </p>


Opposed: This Policy is Based on Fear and Ignorance

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For reference, I am a parent of two straight boys. There is no evidence to support a claim that transgender youth are a threat to their peers. In fact this group is at significant risk of violence and discrimination already without unnecessary policies further marginalizing them.


These policies are discriminatory and hurt children

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<p>Please protect trans children. Deadnaming and outing them to unsupportive religiously extreme families puts them at higher risk of suicide, homelessness, poverty and abuse. Please do not enact these discriminatory and harmful policies. Protect trans children! They continue to be put in harm’s way by these kinds of actions. This will only embolden bullying and harm innocent children who simply want to be who they are in peace and safety. Forcing them to use the bathroom they aren’t comfortable using or to ban them from playing sports is wrong and none of the arguments for doing this are backed by any science or data. </p>


Oppose

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<p>I would like to oppose this. Children have right too and “parental rights” should not supersede that. </p>


New policy is harmful, shameful & dangerous

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The Governor of the State of Virginia is not in touch with the reality of how a discriminatory policy such as this negatively impacts trans-students’ lives. We (parents, teachers, elected officials, etc.) should be encouraging and supporting students choosing to live as their true selves, and this policy not only denies that ability and right, but condones and encourages making transgender people targets for discrimination. It’s 2022, so STOP trying to act like it’s 1950!!


Oppose


Strongly Oppose the Governor's attempt to hurt children

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He should be ashamed of himself. But, since he is a clueless jerk, he probably doesn't care. This policy will hurt children. Those children with good parents will be fine. How about writing a policy that addresses hateful parents????


STRONGLY OPPOSED!

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This policy is not only a violation of Virginia law but also an hateful, bigoted, cluster $#@% of nonsense. How dare the DoE and the "governor" attack these children simply for being who they are. It's amazing that people feel they are being threatened by anyone who identifies differently. Protect the children you say? That is absolute bull****! Of course those people supporting this policy also call themselves "christian", which is an absolute laugh. Do you not see the harm? Have you no empathy? Love your neighbor as yourself. Or did you forget that little tidbit from the good book?


Concerning the new policy in VA schools.


Support This Common Sense Policy

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<p>I support this common sense policy which protects the rights of all children and their parents.  The previous policy erected a barrier between parents and their children over issues that require constant and close communication.  This policy removes that barrier.  It keeps parents involved in life changing issues that could forever harm children if parents are not involved.  It also helps prevent the indoctrination of children with non-scientific ideas.   </p>


OPPOSE!

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If this policy goes into effect, it will cause harm to many LGBTQ children of Virginia.


Strongly Support

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Kids don't even finish puberty until they're almost 25 in most cases and we're giving them hormones before they even know their name all the way we don't need schools involved with this kind of situation at all either you're a guy or a girl based off the parts that you have especially before puberty start a perfect world so we should be open-minded as they get older great job Governor younkin


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A boy is a boy and a girl is a girl. There should be no debate.


Strongly oppose guidance for LGBTQ+ youth

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<p>The guidelines as described by the Youngkin administration are in violation of the International Bill of Gender Rights (adopted in Houston, TX in 1995) as well as Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Scientists have proven time after time that the denial of youth's gender identity will only lead to high rates of suicide. Should this policy ever be implemented the death of 100s of living, breathing children will be the result of Youngkin's attempt at "morality." The world is changing to accept each of us for our differences, this bill attempts to control the cultural values of a generational shift. What is so threatening about these children whose only wish is to be themselves? Is it because you wish to use them as political pawns in your culture war, as you run for president, in the void left by Trump? </p>


Strongly Oppose - cruel and hurtful to vulnerable students

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I strongly oppose the new guidelines that puts restrictions on transgender students in the state’s public schools. These restrictions are cruel and promote hate towards a vulnerable group of students. Studies show that acceptance of transgender students’ preferred names and pronouns can drastically improve their mental health. Outing students against their wishes will ruin their lives. Please listen to the children and stop using them to score political points.

Tracy Jackson

Virginia Beach, Virginia


Oppose as a parent, a citizen, a voter

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As a parent, I support the schools setting an example of inclusiveness for all students, regardless of gender, religion, and nationality. I have seen my children become better citizens when the schools are allowed to teach them empathy, understanding, and responsibility to respect others. It is terrible to strip away protections in the name of "Parents Rights." I am a parent, and it is my right to oppose this petty, political action.


Support for Governor Youngkin’s transgender policy

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Thank you governor for bringing sanity and the safety of our children to the invasive policies of the liberal school boards.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>This policy will severely harm children and teens and place teachers in even harder positions than they already are. This is a waste of the legislations time and this shouldn't even be a discussion. </p>


I strongly oppose this and I am worried for the children.

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<p>I'm genuinely concerned for the trans youth that could be negatively effected by this. It's very wrong. I also feel as though this is equivalent to mixing church with state as I have no idea what other reason someone would oppose trans rights. Please think of these children, they're our future and it's up to us to protect them. </p>


We Must Support and Care for Trans Youth: Stop Trans Genocide

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<p> Transgender people of all ages deserve to be protected from discrimination. They deserve safety and to be cared for. To suggest otherwise is inhumane and completely unjust. A policy that forces students to be outed - which WILL put them in danger</p>


Strongly agree! Parents love their children not teachers!

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<p>Parents need to be involved with these life changing decisions that their children are making.  It’s not right for teachers, administrators , school counselors to keep quiet and go behind parents backs. Parents love their children! They need to know what’s going on in their child’s life. </p>


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


Keep Education for LGBTQ+ Kids Safe

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As a former Fairfax County Public School student, I could not imagine being in an environment where violence, abuse, and bullying would be not only condoned, but encouraged towards my trans and gender-nonconforming friends. Youth will die and suffer because of these policy changes. Educators will not be able to do their job and support and teach children. You cannot fight progress, you can only harm thousands of students.  Changing these policies would not only harm students, but harm the reputation the VA education system has earned. Please listen to the overwhelming desires of the youth these changes would actually effect.


Support

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I am entirely for parents being informed and children being protected! Thankful for our Governor!


Support


STRONGLY Opposed

I am a man in his early/mid-20s, only having recently publicly come out as bisexual.I can guarantee that if any of the wonderful teachers I had told in Prince William County Schools were required to have told my parents, I would have been kicked out of my home, and have become a homeless teenager. I'm not alone; Lesley University in Cambridge, MA cites the nonprofit group The True Colors Fund in writing that 50% of all teens who come out of the closet get a negative reaction from their parents, with 1 in 4 teens leaving their home (whether by force or by choice, the study does not say, admittedly), and 68% of teens experiencing some level of familial rejection after coming out to their family (1).The proposed rule change guarantees that more LGBTQ+ teens will become homeless, by mandating teachers, and guidance counselors report LGBTQ+ students to their parents.I'd like to close by borrowing liberally from Congressman Gerry Connolly's (VA-11th) own comment on this proposed rule:"Research consistently shows that LGBTQ youth in America are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. Among trans or nonbinary American youth, the outlook is darker still. Transgender and nonbinary youth are more than twice as likely to seriously consider or attempt suicide compared to their other LGBQ peers.Research also consistently shows that young LGBTQ Americans report lower rates of attempted suicide when they have access to safe and affirming environments. In particular, attempted suicide rates dropped when LGBTQ youth found their schools to be welcoming and affirming of their identity. A peer-reviewed study published in 2021 found that transgender and nonbinary youth who reported gender identity acceptance from at least one adult in their lives were 33% less likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year. Put another way, trans students who are not respected and accepted by the adults intheir lives particularly those they interact with most at school - are 33% more likely to commit suicide than trans students who are welcomed and supported at school." (2)If wanting fewer dead and homeless LGBTQ+ kids is a crime, then lock me up. (1) Lesley University. (n.d.). The cost of coming out: LGBT youth homelessness. The Cost of Coming Out: LGBT Youth Homelessness. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from https://lesley.edu/article/the-cost-of-coming-out-lgbt-youth-homelessness

(2) Connolly, R. G. (2022, September 26). Public comment is now open for governor Youngkin's egregious new policy on trans students in Virginia. I just submitted mine. you should too: Https://t.co/g7vbd7j0m8 pic.twitter.com/qjglc57rle. Twitter. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1574531684963434497

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I am a man in his early/mid-20s, only having recently publicly come out as bisexual.

I can guarantee that if any of the wonderful teachers I had told in Prince William County Schools were required to have told my parents, I would have been kicked out of my home, and have become a homeless teenager. I'm not alone; Lesley University in Cambridge, MA cites the nonprofit group The True Colors Fund in writing that 50% of all teens who come out of the closet get a negative reaction from their parents, with 1 in 4 teens leaving their home (whether by force or by choice, the study does not say, admittedly), and 68% of teens experiencing some level of familial rejection after coming out to their family (1).

The proposed rule change guarantees that more LGBTQ+ teens will become homeless, by mandating teachers, and guidance counselors report LGBTQ+ students to their parents.

I'd like to close by borrowing liberally from Congressman Gerry Connolly's (VA-11th) own comment on this proposed rule:

"Research consistently shows that LGBTQ youth in America are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. Among trans or nonbinary American youth, the outlook is darker still. Transgender and nonbinary youth are more than twice as likely to seriously consider or attempt suicide compared to their other LGBQ peers.
Research also consistently shows that young LGBTQ Americans report lower rates of attempted suicide when they have access to safe and affirming environments. In particular, attempted suicide rates dropped when LGBTQ youth found their schools to be welcoming and affirming of their identity. A peer-reviewed study published in 2021 found that transgender and nonbinary youth who reported gender identity acceptance from at least one adult in their lives were 33% less likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year. Put another way, trans students who are not respected and accepted by the adults in
their lives particularly those they interact with most at school - are 33% more likely to commit suicide than trans students who are welcomed and supported at school." (2)

If wanting fewer dead and homeless LGBTQ+ kids is a crime, then lock me up.

(1) Lesley University. (n.d.). The cost of coming out: LGBT youth homelessness. The Cost of Coming Out: LGBT Youth Homelessness. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from https://lesley.edu/article/the-cost-of-coming-out-lgbt-youth-homelessness

(2) Connolly, R. G. (2022, September 26). Public comment is now open for governor Youngkin's egregious new policy on trans students in Virginia. I just submitted mine. you should too: Https://t.co/g7vbd7j0m8 pic.twitter.com/qjglc57rle. Twitter. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1574531684963434497


Strongly Oppose

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<p>This proposed policy is horrific and will hurt children. Parents have a right to be involved in their child's education, but not when it threatens the mental and physical well-being of the child. If enacted, this policy will result in the death of innocent children. </p>


Support change

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Thank you Governor! Parents are so important

In caring for their kids. Trust is vital between families.


Support change


I STRONGLY SUPPORT proposal. STOP grooming children!!

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<p>STOP allowing perverts to groom children in public schools!!!   Over 50% of children who are mistakenly “identified” by schools as transgender, commit suicide! </p>


Opposition to the Governor's Transgender Policy

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<p>Governor Youngkin, I oppose the measures that are due to take effect very strongly.  It is very difficult to be a teenager at any time, but particularly so today with all the social media and news that's available 24/7. Kids are subjected to it, and cannot be shielded from it. For kids who know they are different in whatever that way is, either racially, or sexual orientation or the way they feel about their bodies the difficulty is exponentially harder. To make a child a criminal because of the way they feel about their body is egregious. As a Virginian, I was hopeful that you would be a different brand of Republican and show that you can be conservative without the cruelty so many associate with it. I hope you can still be that different kind of Republican and show compassion rather than cruelty. None of us understands all of us, but that doesn't mean those we don't understand are less than. </p>


Oppose this Cruelty - agree with Congressman Connolly

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Congressman Connolly said it best: this policy is fundamentally wrong. The data show it will lead to harm for these young people.


Approve - Thank you for ending the nonsense -

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Equality of Education - Let's get back to our focus on English, Math, and Science for a bright future for all of our children!!!


All things transgender are in home issues

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<p>Children should learn all things regarding their sexual expression in  the home.  Public schools should teach or advocate nothing about a student and his/her sexual expression.  At </p>


I oppose these changes.

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These proposed changes are disrespectful to the humans to which they directly affect. Science has already proven that “sex” is not cut and dry. Many species have varying shades of grey between male and female and that includes humans. It is disrespectful to attempt to insist that a fetus that cannot live outside of its mothers womb has a right to live yet a person who can clearly vocalize that they identify as “Sam” must be called “susan” as it’s their given name.

my family does not support these proposed policies. We support our friends, family, and neighbors who just want to live their best life like your kids want to live theirs.


Healthcare Workers Support Trans Youth

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<p> I am a third-year medical student and care provider for transgender and gender diverse youth. This proposed policy would cause harm to transgender students by forcing them to be misnamed and misgendered at school</p>


Both parents and students have right however parents have overriding rights

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Parents have the absolute say so in bringing up their children.  Nobody including states or schools can get in the way of this right as supported by the Virginia constitution.


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I just heard an interview with a student that said that communicating with parents about transgender issues "was so personal" that it was unfair to kids to involve their parents.  If they cannot talk to their parents that love them and want the best for their children, they certainly should not be talking to another adult that they have known for a short period and many not have their best interest at heart.  Another "personal" school issue that is involved in the transgender controversy is the requirement for young girls to be sharing rest rooms and locker rooms with transgender males.

These are personal issues that the sensitive situations that affect the parent's relationship with their kids.  Current school policies are structured in a way that interferes in child rearing decisions that should be the sole responsibility of parents and not the government, school officials or teachers.  Transgender children should also be respected and be educated in an environment free from discrimination, harassment or bullying, but not at the expense of the loss of Constitutional Rights of other individuals.

I support Governor Youngkin's Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia Public Schools.  It is a Constitutional Right, it is State Law and it is morally correct.


New Transgender policy

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<p>Please pass the proposed transgender policy. It's time to put common sense back in our schools and for teachers to get back to teaching reading, writing, math, science and correct unbaised history. Get sex out of schools (and litter boxes out of bathrooms as well). Schools are no longer a safe learning environment for kids. </p>


Object to Changing the Policy that was designed to protect transgender students

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There is no need to go backwards in changing this policy.  Transgender individuals have no more choice in how their minds feel about their gender than we do about our skin color or the families we are born into.  Refusing to acknowledge each individual's realistic expression of their gender and sexuality can only lead to greater discrimination against them and worsened mental health issues for them.

Please reverse this ill-conceived attempt to pretend that all individuals fit into a Christian concept of sexuality and gender expression.


Full support - thank you Governor Youngkin!

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I fully support this proposed guidance document because I believe that the parents are the frontline educators for the early formative years (birth until kindergarten). If the subsequent years involved children attending public school, then the public school should affirm or at least acknowledge and be inclusive of the values of the parents. Thank you Governor Youngkin for turning our state around, away from divisiveness and manipulation towards unity and rationality. God bless you!


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Strongly opposed. Student lives and health > extremist parent bigotry


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<p> FULLY SUPPORT!!! THANK YOU GOV. YOUNGKIN!  </p>


Support for parents and true education

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<p>I support these guidelines with no regrets. In a time where school seems to be more about everything BUT READING, WRITING, and ‘RITHMATIC, it’s time get back to real school issues. School was to be a place where CHILDREN came out smarter than they went in. They were to graduate with the skills needed to contribute to society and take care of themselves. Now we have CHILDREN, who are under the supervision of ADULTS, making ADULT decisions with the responsibility of CHILDREN. While we are so encumbered with non-educational issues, our children are pushed through grades, unable to read, and can’t make simple change while at a register. Lets also not take away PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES by not informing them of their child’s conduct and decisions while at school. If a parent shirks their responsibility, that’s one one thing; however, to ask a parent to take action to their child’s performance without ALL the knowledge of their child’s behavior/decisions is nothing short of hypocritical. When a child goes awry, the first thing EVERYONE does is ask…”Where we’re the parents!?” Thank you for keeping us involved. </p>


Guidance Document Model Policies for Treatment of Transgender students in Virginia Public Schools

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I support the new Guidance Document concerning the Model Policies for the treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools.  Girls need to be safe in public school restrooms, locker rooms, overnight field trip accommodations, have their privacy, and be able to compete in Sports in a fair manner.  Bravo to Governor Youngkin’s leadership!  Also no one should be in trouble with the law for being forced to use pronouns or any speech against their conscience.  Ridiculous!  Governor Youngkin got it right!  Let Freedom Ring!  Military Wife x 18 years


Strongly Support !

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Strongly Support !  Always support Parental rights !


As a parent, I strongly oppose these discriminatory proposals

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Trying to cloak discrimination in the lovely words of parental rights is how systemic bias, transphobia, and racism continue in today's world. These proposals have nothing to do with education and everything to do with politics and personal ambition by the governor playing to a transphobic base. Even the most basic Google search would have shown the current administration and his health "advisors" the terrible physical and mental threat to students of forced "outing," not to mention the trauma to teachers and administrators who would be obliged to report it to parents whom they know will react badly, perhaps even kicking out or abusing the child. That's why trans and other LGBQ children are increasingly homeless, and even if they are not, they are often abused, harassed, and even physically or sexually attacked. This is a basic human rights issue--one that the courts have already decided, frankly, right here in Virginia and within the past two years.

Stop playing your games with real lives, with children's lives, with teachers' and administrators' lives. You're creating an unenforceable bureaucratic nightmare for schools who would need to get every single parent's permission to call their kid "Jimmy" instead of "James" because, hey, it's not just about going from "Johnny" to "Kathy," is it? Since most kids have nicknames, teachers and admin would be obligated to try to track and remember when speaking to a child which student returned a signed parental permission slip to call him, her, or them by something not on a birth certificate--not on the certificate required to register a child in school.

The whole thing is ridiculous, insulting, distracting, and one more reason that this administration is prompting so many teachers to resign. What's wrong with respecting a child's wishes about names and pronouns? This isn't about gun ownership or drugs or something seriously dangerous. The only danger is to the child, who WILL be hurt emotionally or physically, and put at higher risk of dropping out and a lower chance at graduation, a higher risk of bullying and harassment and a lower chance of long-term positive outcomes as a human being. I think this is disgraceful.

My daughter is a first-year teacher in Virginia, and she came home crying after these proposals were announced. She knows what will happen to trans students if they are adopted. Please count my husband, daughter, and I as all strongly opposed to this cruel charade of "caring for child welfare."


This is Anti Life

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<p>All students deserve the right to attend school safety - this does not exclude transgender and non-binary children. Trans rights are human rights. This transgender policy is cruel, disgusting, opposed by many Virginians, and will lead to countless suicides. </p>


VA Gov doesn't care about the people

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It's sad to see what Governor Youngkin is doing to Virginia after campaigning one way to get elected and then showing his true colors once in office.

Youngkin is using Virginia to power his way into GOP prominence and the Commonwealth deserves a Governor who cares about all people.

Youngkin only cares about those who support him instead of trying to reach those who don't. That's why he leaves to campaign for others across the country, wants to control what women do to their body, criticizes the educational system with lies and treats the LGBTQ+ community as a political pawn.

Stunts like donating his salary mean nothing and Virginia will become a better place to live when Glenn Youngkin is no longer in public office.


Youngkin and his trash administration


Strongly Support

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As a parent, I strongly support this policy. Last year, my daughter was involved in a situation where a transgender person tried to use his new status to change in a dressing room with girls at a school function. This student had been notified and understood to use the unisex room designated for that reason. This made my daughter extremely uncomfortable as this student used his "female" status to be in the room. She waited after he was gone. He tried other times as well. I also noticed that he would hug on the girls and be inappropriate. As a woman, I don't walk up to other women and put my hands all over them. I am a firm believer in respecting personal space, no matter what gender they are. I reported the behavior and it was dealt with, but he tried to ridicule my child because he was in the wrong. Funny how this year, he is back to male status.

I realize that there are situations where there are transgender students have their hearts in the right place, but then there are others that use the situation to take advantage of girls. Schools should have unisex bathrooms to accommodate the students that need them and keep the potential pedophiles out of vulnerable places that they do not belong in. This is one reason why Gov. Youngkin was elected, to protect the rights of all children, not just some. I believe the policy can be adjusted to fit everyone's needs. Everyone needs to keep in mind of the evil situations out there and keeping Gov. Northam's policy makes it easier for bad situations to happen.


Full Support/Thank you

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


Supporting: Parental Authority and Choice (Dignity of Students)

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I write from Roanoke, Virginia.  I am also gay.  Gov. Youngkin's revisions are reasonable and needed.  Ideally, our schools would be private, diverse in styles, and merely publicly funded not controlled.  But they aren't, so here we are, trying to set cookie-cutter policies.  The Governor's policy recognizes differences between students' needs, and also favors parental involvement in their children's lives and schools... whether it be parents who favor, or disfavor, gender experimentation by their children at school.

It is a balanced approach.  The policy affirms parents' critical role, and also calls for "accommodat[ing] students with distinctive needs, including any student with a persistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs from his or her sex."

However, I would further suggest that social services departments be directed that a parent's views & determinations to refrain from allowing their minor children to engage in gender experimentation shall not be considered as a factor or basis for any family services investigations for abuse/neglect, etc.


An excellent step forward, strongly support

This is a huge improvement over the current policies in place at Virginia schools - frankly I wish we could eradicate any sort of enabling of transgender nonsense but I understand why that's not in the cards right now, that would require a much larger societal shift towards rational thought. Regardless, strongly support this change in policy.


Strongly SUPPORT

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Parental notification should never be optional or disregarded.  I strongly support Gov. Youngkin on this matter.


Great  policy decision support it


I support this movement! Go Youngkin

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<p>I support Youngkin!! </p>


I support parents rights.

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I support the most basic, and fundamental, right that we possess in a free Nation. Parental rights. Minors should not be able to make health decisions without their parents permission, and parents shouldn't have to worry about administrators and children hiding medical decisions from them.


Strongly oppose this fascist policy

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This terrible policy by a horrendous administration will simply lead to more discrimination against trans individuals. Abusive parents will use this policy to further harm their trans children.


Strongly support Youngkin


These policies hurt children

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<p>Gov. Youngkin's policies towards transgender discrimination in schools are harmful to students, and should be stopped immediately. As the parent of a child, I would never allow anyone to treat my child the way these policies demand educators treat children. </p>


I support Governor Youngkin

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<p>I’m writing to express my support for Governor Youngkin’s commonsense policy that takes gender activism out of the classroom and gives peace of mind to parents. </p>


Support!!! Parents Have Rights

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Do not allow any person other than the child's parents to make any decision to alter in any way a child. Studies show that some 95% of kids who are confused about their gender will later on find out their gender is what they were born with. What we have are sick people who think they know better and will transition kids to be something else and it is irreversible. Allow kids to be kids and stop teaching them about sexuality till they are in their teens and in an appropriate setting. And do not let anyone but the parents make medical decisions for their kids.


Being Pro-Life means protecting Trans Students

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Being Pro-Life means protecting all life. Gay and trans kids are especially vulnerable and DO Not need to have their lives endangered by stupid policies that pander to right wing nuts.


transphobic policy

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This is stupid.  this bill and anyone who thought it was a good idea.


transphobic policy


Against proposal

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<p>This proposal is crazy. Stop trying  to control everyone and let them be who they want and give them a safe place to figure it out </p>


I do not support a revision.

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<p> The DOE cannot simultaneously advance equitable learning and support this measure. A revision of the Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students would have a devastating effect on our transgender students.  </p>


LQBTQIA+ Rights are HUMAN RIGHTS.

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No one should have the power to take ANYONE’s identity and human rights away. It is appalling that this is even an issue. Let students learn. Bathrooms are not the problem. It is simply that easy to understand. DOE, LET IT BE!


As a parent of three schoolchildren, I oppose.

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<p>The previous guidance was put forth with a great deal of consideration and input from all types of stakeholders in our children’s education. Your changes were not. This is an incredibly vulnerable population who are crying themselves to sleep at night at the thought of this misaligned initiative. I’ve seen it. My guess is you haven’t. </p>


Stop Abusing Trans Kids.

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I think this is self-explanatory.


Strongly oppose. You are trying to get transgender children killed.

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Trans people don't become not trans when you force them to remain closeted or pretend they are someone they aren't. They become depressed. Sometimes they kill themselves. This draft won't "save" anyone. It will cause more kids to die. You will have blood on your hands. Revert to Northam's policies or their deaths will be on your head, Governor Youngkin.


Support

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


STRONGLY OPPOSE Youngkin’s proposal

Youngkin’s proposal will destroy the protections of students that support their mental and physical health, particularly if their parents are not capable of supporting them emotionally. School staff are working to support the learning and well being of students and outing them may cause life threatening harm. The schools have always been a safe haven for reproductive health concerns and provided students with valuable resources to make appropriate decisions about their health and their bodies and it should continue.It’s interesting that so many of those supporting the governor’s proposal wish to remaine anonymous. ??

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Youngkin’s proposal will destroy the protections of students that support their mental and physical health, particularly if their parents are not capable of supporting them emotionally. School staff are working to support the learning and well being of students and outing them may cause life threatening harm. The schools have always been a safe haven for reproductive health concerns and provided students with valuable resources to make appropriate decisions about their health and their bodies and it should continue.
It’s interesting that so many of those supporting the governor’s proposal wish to remaine anonymous. ??


Strongly oppose

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<p>Strongly Oppose </p>


Stop the abuse of children support this policy


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>


Beginning of the End

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This law will only open the door for more anti-lgbtq legislation to make it into the school system. Students are told that they can trust adults at school, but now they can’t. Trans students who are struggling and can’t go their parents now have no one, and this will only bring violence. I am worried about how this will bring more legislation on lgbtq people in school. Repeal the law


Impractical Approaches

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<p>I hate to say it, but I feel like this is an over-reaching reaction to a "crisis" more than a genuine solution to it. Why punish the kids and those who are trying to help them? Even if you disagree with transgender and the place it has in current society, it'd be so much more effective in the long run to use other avenues of "addressing" the issue, such as outreach and social programs. Slamming down on people has literally never worked historically - check any history book and you can see all it does is drive "deviant" behavior underground and create underlying angst/stress. All this is bill is going to do is make things look "better" on the surface, while burying the people actually being hurt - and it will come back to bite society in the future. </p>


Trans rights are human rights

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Transgender teens are more than twice as likely to commit suicide, and to suffer from anxiety and depression, than other teens.

The Constitution grants ALL PEOPLE - regardless of gender, or gender identity, basic human rights including bodily autonomy, despite your backward medieval Christianist worldview stating otherwise.

My child is LGBT, and I will not stand for you threatening her life and liberty by your refusal to recognize her, and other LGBT people, as a human being.


Strongly support


Strongly opposed!

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The new policy is directly contradicted by established science concerning the mental health of trans and non-binary students.  It places young people, who are already struggling with anxiety and depression related to Covid and other contemporary stressors at even greater risk.  Public schools in Virginia should maintain the previous guidelines that give priority to student wellbeing rather than bowing to anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice.


Strongly opposed

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<p>Opposed to this nonsense. You do not make efforts to out someone who hasn't outed themselves. LGBTQ kids are most likely to be bullied and this will make it exponentially worse. Treat trans kids with kindness while they navigate through finding their identity. </p>


Support (offering another perspective)

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<p>School isn't a place for kids to explore gender identity. If they are distressed they need intervention and they will NOT receive this if parents are not made aware. I do see the fear of a parent not being supportive however this goes both ways. Imagine if that child committed suicide and the parents were never even given a choice! </p>


“We are requiring that teachers break their students’ trust and snitch on them to their parents"

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<p>this will cause deaths. this will cause children to kill themselves and parents to abuse or kill their children. this is only enabling hateful people not protecting kids. the suicide count will be on your hands, I hope you know that, their blood and tears will be your fault. </p>


Strongly agree with this change!

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<p>Thank you, Governor Youngkin, for helping parents be the deciders of the best interest of their children, NOT the schools. And for protecting all our children in this new policy. </p>


Oppose - Keep children safe!

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Young adults should not have to deny who they are because they fear their parents.  Some adults are incapable of being empathetic, even when their own children are the ones deserving of their understanding.  Our society has been making progress.  Now is not the time to backslide.


Do not let this policy pass

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<p>    Where to begin with everything wrong with this bill. I, unfortunately, live in a household that would not accept me for who I am if they knew. School is my safe space filled with people who support me for who I am and I don't want that taken away from me. I don't want to live in fear that the one place that I thought was safe for me to be who I am is going to turn into the place I have to hide myself in. People shouldn't have to live in fear of something like this. This is to the parents who believe that their child's gender or sexuality is something that they should know about because they believe that children are to young to "decide" this for themselves: we don't decide this, this is not a choice we make, we are who we are and I am sorry that it is so hard for you to accept this fact. I am who I am and you can't take that away from me.</p>


Support the governor


APPROVE!

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One of the many reasons why the Governor was elected; In the words of a famous president with an amazing crease in his trousers, "Elections have consequences".

Virginians do not want their children subjected to sexual ideology at school. The teacher's unions have too much influence in our schools.  If this is not discontinued, the unions must be eliminated: period!


God Bless Younkin!  Upholding what you committed to your majority voters.  Save our children!

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Thank you for fulfilling your promise to the voters.  parents are priority of their children!


I strongly oppose this new regulation!!

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I find the proposed changes to be absolutely awful.  Kids who identify as transgender need to be supported, not rejected by the school system.   This policy is quite cruel in its treatment of a fragile population, and seems to only promote Youngkin's political agenda.   This is awful!!   Please do not implement it.


STRONGLY SUPPORT!!!!!

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<p>This is about parental rights! Know your place and support the parents of MINORS. </p>


Trans rights are human rights

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I strongly oppose Youngkin's abhorrent proposal. Young adults have the right to choose their names, pronouns, and gender expression and should be supported in their schools, especially when they are not uplifted in their homes.


Strongly oppose

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I strongly oppose this. I am a parent who wants their child to grow up in a state where they can be themself at school, which should be a safe place.


Please support trans youth

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<p> Today’s youth and all citizens deserve compassion</p>


Disgusting discrimination and rank cruelty

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This proposed rule is disgusting. It is clear bigotry and wanton cruelty against Virginians. How such a horrible measure has even come to be debated is incredible. What depths will the Republican party sink to in its mission to inflict harm on our fellow Americans? I strongly oppose this measure.


The cruelty is astounding.

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I would encourage Gov. Youngkin and all VA lawmakers to listen to and get to know transgender kids (and adults) before they go making cruel laws that go against both science and decency.

This law is evil. The intent behind it is cruelty for the sake of cruelty. This has nothing to do with parental rights, God, or anything but pandering to the lowest and foulest among us. I sincerely hope this does not become law.


My daughter's attend virginia schools, and I OPPOSE

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Just stop making laws telling Americans what they can and can't do. OPPOSE YOUNGKIN.


Cruel, hateful

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This is incredibly cruel and hateful. I am a Virginia voter and I oppose this.


K-12 Model Policy for Treatment of Transgender Students

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Thank you, Governor Youngkin!  Our children in Kindergarten have successfully managed to be potty trained & are just now learning their ABCs.  Let's allow God to complete His work in each of them to become who they are in Him, male or female; nothing more & nothing less!


I strongly oppose this proposed policy.

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<p>I strongly oppose this proposal.  This is policy will hurt these students and create an unsafe learning environment for all kids. </p>


I will not live in fear again.

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I will not live in fear again. Your actions disgust me. I moved here to be free of my parent's shackles. I will not live in fear again.


Strongly Oppose this policy from Youngkin.

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I STRONGLY OPPOSE this policy. I knew this was going to happen when we were unfortunate enough to have Youngkin elected. He has the same mindset as Trump, and acts just like him. Virginia deserves better than a man who is intent on stirring up problems where there aren't any. Kids deserve better than to be bullied about their sexuality and personal decisions. Republicans always talk about "small government", yet feel they have the right to stick their nose into the private lives of constituents. The decision of a child and their family is NOT this business of the Governor or the government. The decision of a woman and her doctor regarding ending a pregnancy is not the business of the Governor or the government. The two are related because Governor Youngkin has made himself judge, jury and executioner These policies have already been decided to be unconstitutional. Virginia has lots of other problems that are under the purview of the government. Stick with those problems and leave the private lives of constituents to the people who need to make them.

Myself and my 94-year old mother live in VA and vote in every election. We both are making this statement.


Strongly Oppose

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This is an attack on students' rights.


Policy respects the rights of all parents and children

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The proposed model policy is an effective and appropiate policy to handle the increasingly confusing and difficult issue concerning gender identity in schools. It reaffirms the fundamental rights of parents as the ultimate authority when it comes to decisions for their child. The policy rightly emphasizes the need for respect for all children while ensuring that the serious decision to change one's gender identity is not done on a whim. This policy strikes the much needed balance in public school ensuring all are treated repectfully, but also recognizing that no child or adult can be compelled to act against their own personal beliefs. This topic has become one that causes division and concern for many parents. The purpose of education is to partner with parents to teach the necessary skills that will aid in a child's future opportunities as independant adults, no matter the career path chosen. I fimly agree with this new policy as it serves to ensure student safety and fairness while emphasing respect and the rights of parents.


Strongly oppose this!

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Stop being so hateful to anyone who is unlike yourself!


Support for 2022 Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schoo

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<p>The revised Model Policies (2022) are imminently reasonable. Parents are the final authority in the education of their children. As cited in the Model Policies there are already numerous and adequate guidance, including court rulings for dealing with bullying and ensuring a safe environment for all students. </p>


Thank you Gov. for giving parents the voice they should have in their children's lives

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Thank you for returning the voice parents should always have in their children's lives. Parents' do not give up their custodial rights when they drop their children off at school. Thank you for recognizing the grave injustice that was done by the previous policy and correcting it.


Stop Harming our Transgender Children

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I'm writing to express my strong opposition to Gov. Youngkin's proposed changes to education policy related to transgender children/students in Virginia. These proposed changes would create a hostile environment for Virginians navigating issues related to their transgender identities. They need our love and support - not policies that would lead to more stigma and discrimination. I fully support the rights of transgender students to their chosen names, pronouns and identities. The proposed changes are harmful and must be thrown out immediately.


Strongly oppose

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This proposal is a disgusting attack on trans students. It forces them into bathrooms they don't belong, it forces staff deadname them, even with the parent's consent staff can still chose to deadname them. This will cause prejudice. This will cause abuse. This will cause suicides. These aren't unintended side effects; they are the desired results. There is no way to spin this as a "parents' rights" issue, unless you're protecting the "parents' right" to abuse their trans children. Stop trying to hide your bigotry under guises like this. Stop hating people for being who they are. Stop pretended parents force their kids to be trans or that trans kids can't know they're trans because they are kids. And stop trying to pass laws like these in my state and my country.

Glenn Younkin? More like Glenn STUNKin!


Very dangerous

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<p>These revisitions will be very dangerous for students that are questioning their gender identity and give others fuel to bully them. This will lead to more discriminatory actions and bullying </p>


We support the school guidlines

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We strongly support the proposed school guidelines.


Strongly Support, thank you Gov Youngkin

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<p>Parents' rights supersede "educators" and administrators responsibilities to care for our children while they are in schools.  Any effort to subjugate parents' rights in the form of gender identity is catastrophic for our society, and we will see more of the unfortunate effects of children being permanently harmed by juvenile surgeries.  Yes, some children will grow up and have same sex attractions, but they must be allowed to grow up first, without juvenile mutilation.  This leftist insanity towards causing children to question who they are is very dangerous for us all.  Thank you. </p>


I Support the 2022 Model Policies

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Thank you for updating these policies to restore protections for basic parental rights and ensuring that parents are bullied out of the process—especially when it concerns how gender and sexuality issues are handled with our kids at school.

I support the new policies’ removal of language that encouraged school officials to follow procedures to essentially deceive parents when their children are making potentially life-altering decisions regarding their gender identity in a school setting.

The original 2021 policy had language that created a wedge between parents and their child, at a time when they need to have more communication.  I support the new update that removes this barrier.

I support the updated language that acknowledges students and teachers can’t be forced into compelled speech that violates their constitutional rights, including First Amendment and religious freedom protections.

I support the updated language that empowers schools to make their own decisions on how to best protect kids—especially when it comes to protecting vulnerable students who may be undressing in locker rooms or in overnight sleeping quarters for school field trips.

Middle and High School years can be very challenging, so I’m glad we already have comprehensive bullying policies to ensure a safe environment, while still respecting the rights of all students. That’s why it’s important schools have the freedom—as this updated policy allows— to address bathroom/privacy issues on a case by case basis with parents—and not through a one-size-fits-all pressure tactic that treats all districts/communities the same.

Please finalize these updated 2022 model policies as written without removing any of the key protections to restore parental involvement in the process and protect children’s privacy and safety rights.

Steve

Hampton


End the sexual and political grooming of our children!

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<p>Public schools have no authorities or rights to sexually groom minors. They must never be allowed to promote deviant behaviors or the sexual mutilation of minors. Public schools also do not have authorities or rights to indoctrinate our children in cultural Marxism, promote racial hatred, or promote political activism. The guidance published by the Governor is a good start, but the legislature must enact strict penalties for violations of any part of the guidelines which harm children. This should include the loss of positions and certifications, large fines, and prison time for each offense based on its severity and how many children were affected. Doctors who administer puberty blockers or conduct sex change operations on minors must be prosecuted and sent to prison if found guilty. Their medical licenses must also be revoked. Parents who take their children across state lines for sex change operations must also be prosecuted. And if the goal is to educate our children, rather than to indoctrinate them, start with the works of Thomas Sowell, which should be required reading in all Virginia high schools. </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose Gov. Youngkin’s transphobic polices. </p>


100% agree.  Fully support.

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<p> Parents have every right to know what is going on with their children while at school.  </p>


I OPPOSE the draft policy and urge VDOE to reject it

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<p>I am the proud parent of a 13 year old nonbinary kid. I have seen firsthand how uplifting support from teachers and the school community can be, how affirming it is to have access to a non-gendered bathroom and being called the right name and pronouns. I have also seen firsthand the devastation from being misgendered or deadnamed, the frustration and tears from dealing with a larger mental load than any kid should have to shoulder. I cannot tell you the weight my heart carries because of the pain I know my kid suffers from every day. We taught our kids to be kind to one another in kindergarten. We should still treat all students with kindness and respect. Trans-affirming school policy matters - we were so lucky to have an amazing counselor on our side last year who counseled teachers on using proper names and pronouns and enforced this when my kid pointed out teachers who were not following the guidance. The counselor's daughter had a best friend who was also non-binary. Just that little bit of understanding, empathy...it meant the absolute world to us. It empowered my child to start a petition to stop group separation by "ladies and gentlemen" in their school. I don't know that they would have had this kind of courage without support at home and at school. I wish it was the same this year as my kid has transitioned into our high school system, but it isn't quite as thorough or caring as it was. It is still something to know that legally we have protections and VDOE guidelines to protect our child. Please do not take these away. The only way forward is with empathy and respect for all kids, not some. I vehemently oppose the draft policy. Please reject this draft policy and protect our trans and nonbinary children. It is your duty. </p>


I Can Finally Feel Safe at School

Female Student at Midlothian High School

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As a biologically female student in her junior year of high school in Midlothian, VA, this document directly effects me more than the adults commenting on here. This act makes me feel like I can finally have hope to be safe in school again. For years I have feared being in the restroom with a boy who feels like he is a girl, wearing crop tops, makeup, and painted nails, along with changing his name and pronouns. Those things do not make you a girl. God made us to be two separate, distinct genders, male and female, and we do not get to change that, it's scientifically proven. No amount of surgeries or injections could ever turn you into the opposite sex. To put it bluntly, I do not want to be in the bathroom with someone who has a penis. I've heard stories about this in schools across the country where there have been occurrences of rape and sexual assault. I don't want this happening to me. The thing is, my school says that if I'm uncomfortable with it, I'M the one who has to conform to THEIR beliefs and use a separately assigned bathroom. It should be the other way around, or, better yet, they need to use the urinal in the boys' restroom where they belong. My sister has a classmate who is a boy and identifies as a girl change in the girls' gym locker room at school, also at Midlo High. She and her friend resort to changing in the shower stalls because they're embarrassed to change in front of not just him, but the other girls, too. In my own experience in the gym locker room, us girls, unless we're best friends, are afraid to change in front of one another. If us girls are afraid of changing in front of other girls, how do you expect us to be comfortable with changing with a boy in the room? I am sick and tired of having to conform to these worldly beliefs and to be scared to go to the bathroom. I choose love and to love the lgbtq with the love that Jesus has taught us, as we are all sinners and the lgbtq are lost, mentally ill, and truly need to see the love of Christ. But I refuse to be in private locations with transgender students or to refer to them by their chosen identities. We are made in God's image, He gave us our names, genders, and identities. We can not just choose ourselves. Safety, and most importantly, Jesus, needs to be brought back to all schools, and I am beyond thankful that Governor Youngkin is doing something about it. I feel seen...and I have hope...Thank you.


I support the State of VA's new K-12 model school policies

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I support our Governor Glen Youngkin and the states new K-12 model policies.  I agree with the policies to return the power of making decisions that affect our kids back to our parents where they belong.  Teachers and the government does not have the right to dictate gender, pronouns or other woke agendas to our kids.  The teachers and the schools only purpose is to teach our kids to read, write, math, history etc.  All topics and class curriculums must be approved by the school boards that are comprised of mostly parents.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Andy


I oppose! Why don't you focus on things that could help schools. This doesn't!

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There are many things that could be done to help improve our public schools. This is NOT one of them. This political game you are playing with our schools is shameful. Stop it and get down to real work.


STRONGLY OPPOSED

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<p>This will only hurt kids. We should be accepting trans kids, not trying to shame them. Let students be their authentic selves at school. </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE THE REGS & GOVR'S POLICY

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Schools, govt and the governor should not be dictating which pronouns or bathrooms are acceptable for students. They (students) can decide for themselves. Get out of our personal lives


Well, this is some transphobic

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Well, hello there, fellow Virginians. Once again, our governor is more interested in attacking kids and their parents than actually solving the problems facing Virginia. Make no mistake: this is nothing but transphobic nonsense that will hurt kids, their families, and teachers. He wants to gain cheap points with hateful people by erasing trans kids. Trans rights are human rights. This won't stand, and it won't survive the coming lawsuits. Maybe we should protect kids and help teachers, instead of demonizing children. For a while it seemed like Virginia was actually atoning for the sins of its past and entering a new era.

Guess not.


Trans Dad Opposes

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School sucks enough for most kids. As father of a Transchild its even harder.  These policies will do nothing to make my kid feel safe engaged or part of the school community.....


New k-12  policy

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<p>I completely support the new policy. I do not believe that school is the place to teach about alternative sexual lifestyles and practices. I also support parental guidance and collaboration with the education process. </p>


School Guidelines


Support bringing back family focus and parental rights.  Save our children!

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Support parents getting the rightful communication and protection for their kids.  Fully support.


Listen to the students! Oppose!

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Hopefully you have paid attention to the walkouts and protests led and organized by the STUDENTS this policy effects. These kids need more support and love; less hate. As a parent of LGBTQ student, and ally to their friends with no support, I strongly oppose this policy.


I strongly oppose Youngkin's harmful policy

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As a registered nurse, I strongly oppose Gov. Youngkin's model policies for public schools and the fair treatment of transgender students. Bullying is a public health crisis, leading to anxiety, depression and ultimately, in some cases, suicide. ALL students in the commonwealth need to be treated with respect. Who are the adults here, anyway?? Please, set a common sense example for ALL!


Thank you for considering the rights of all involved

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I would like to thank the Governor and all who worked on the new model policy with regards to the schools and transgender students. I appreciate that the policy includes protections for my rights as an educator to not be forced to participate in the lie that a boy can be a girl and a girl can be a boy. I also appreciate that those who believe this will be treated with respect and will be protected from bullying and harassment. Parents rights are also protected and the new model policy follows the constitution, which is a breath of fresh air!


Thank you- I strongly agree

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I am so thankful for this new policy which involves parents. The parents have the right to know what the schools are doing regarding their children. This policy is long overdue.


STRONGLY OPPOSE. Inhumane.

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I strongly oppose this inhumane, discriminatory action by Glenn Youngkin. This does not represent Virginia or its diverse population.

To those concerned based on ignorance and the false idea that the LGBT community are "grooming" children for simply existing, let me tell you this: I am a woman who grew up in a heavily Christian environment, and I was molested by a STRAIGHT, CIS MAN. Monsters exist, and they don't have a defined shape. Should we ban all straight people because of my experience? All men? Perhaps all Christians, too?  No, people are people.

Fight for consequences against known abusers, but understand that existing as a demographic different from you does not make someone bad. Trans people, especially youths, have a hard enough time as it is. There are so many innocent people just trying to live and be happy, they harm no one.


Common sense policies on transgenders

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<p>Great policies Governor Youngkin.  Keep up the good work. </p>


lot of hate from a man whose initials are G.A.Y.

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fascism's not a good look Glenneth, but all that looks good on a soft-hand conman is 6 feet of dirt. you run this by your son twice? hope you can see this from Nevada~


Let Us Vote on This

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This is a matter for all families in Virginia. Please put this on the November 2022 ballot so that all registered voters get to have their say. We the people are tired of a small group of religious zealots doing damage to our lives with strange, mean and ugly rules that only hurt the majority of our people.

Sure putting it on the ballot might wind up having the same outcome as when abortion is on a ballot. The measure fails. What more proof do we need that these kinds of rules are harmful and unpopular? Or are you ready to come out and admit that it has nothing to do with a person's freedom or well being? This is a gross attempt at a last hurrah from a religious group that got  more fond of cash and control than they were of their creator god. Please leave our families alone.


Transgender Policy

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STRONGLY OPPOSE! This is a harmful and extremely dangerous policy. Please do the right thing for the safety and rights of LGBTQ children in Virginia!


Strongly oppose; we must fight transphobia at home and abroad

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The entire purpose of Youngkin's proposal is to harm GSRM (gender/sexual/romantic minority) folks. To be fair, the entire purpose of Youngkin's governorship is to harm anyone who isn't a cisgender heterosexual wealthy white man.


100% SUPPORT

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<p>There are age restriction laws because it’s proven that maturity is needed to make good decisions   Please don’t allow a minority push their agenda on children. </p>


This bill is discrimination & bigotry

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This entire proposed bill is discrimination. School should be a safe space for ALL students, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. 80% of trans teenagers contemplate suicide. 42% attempt suicide. Trans students don't need their school calling their parents to "inform them" their child has asked to be called a different name or pronoun. You very well may be outing that child to their parents. If the consequence of that happening is that the child is then kicked out of their home for being trans, are YOU going to take them in??? And I mean YOU personally governor. If their parents send them to a conversion camp after you out them, are you going to pay for the lifelong therapy they will need?

Northams policy was inclusivity. Your policy is discriminatory & bigoted. If it passes, I wholeheartedly hope parents of trans students sue you for discrimination.

You can't just pretend trans students don't exist to make your base feel better.


Supporting Parental Rights

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I am in agreement with this policy giving parents full parental rights over their children.

Sincerely

Wendy Lombardi


SUPPORT PARENTS RIGHTS

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I strongly support the new Model Policy released by the Dept of Education containing new guidelines for schools districts. I feel it strengthens parental rights and protects students.

Thank you for doing this.


Strongly oppose. Step backwards for trans rights

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As a high school student in virginia, I am friends with multiple trans students some of which are not yet out to their parents. Some of my friends would suffer abuse from unsupportive parents if they were forced to be outed. If this bill were implemented, many students would be forced to choose between being unable to express their true identity or facing severe consequences at home. Teachers especially have absolutely no right to decide what pronouns they are comfortable using for a student, considering it's absolutely none of their business what pronouns a student chooses to be referred as. Parents as well have no right to force an identity on their child who is not an extension of themselves but an entirely separate human being, no matter how much they may wish it was the former. Parents rights do not matter in this situation, as what pronouns or name their child uses at school is none of their business considering they are a separate person who should be allowed to form their own identity and explore their own forms of self expression. This bill, if implemented and enforced, would cause nothing but harm to kids who are not harming anyone by expressing their true identities.


Oppose

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This whole cultish theater isn't worth dignifying with an argument. I oppose this policy change.


New policies supported

The transgender bathroom experiment in Loudoun County clearly failed, with sexual assaults on girls, and school boards that either hide the true impacts or spread disinformation.
Transgender groups are killing girl's and women's sports. Even lesbians are under attack, transgender groups in the UK want funding support withdrawn from lesbian activist groups that deny a transgender woman who likes biological women can be a termed lesbian.  It's out of control. Thank you Gov Youngkin for protecting our kids and bringing parent's rights back where they should be.The only "dark ages" we're seeing here are the howling transgender mobs lobbing insults, shouting, and damaging property. These fascists have tried to upend our language and confuse common terminology. The patience of the sane has run out.

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The transgender bathroom experiment in Loudoun County clearly failed, with sexual assaults on girls, and school boards that either hide the true impacts or spread disinformation.

Transgender groups are killing girl's and women's sports. Even lesbians are under attack, transgender groups in the UK want funding support withdrawn from lesbian activist groups that deny a transgender woman who likes biological women can be a termed lesbian.  It's out of control. Thank you Gov Youngkin for protecting our kids and bringing parent's rights back where they should be.

The only "dark ages" we're seeing here are the howling transgender mobs lobbing insults, shouting, and damaging property. These fascists have tried to upend our language and confuse common terminology. The patience of the sane has run out.


Denying one's individualism

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I've seen, experienced the depravity in people. When they see you as "different". Only because you think differently. I'm Dyslexic now with PTSD. I was bullied, beat, stabbed, never really given the chance to fully realize a truly productive life. I never trust anyone unless there are extensive contracts covering the specific projects needed to be done.

I cannot imagine what a young student boy or girl who is in the wrong body for who they are go through. Are they going to have a good life? Are they going to be given the ability to grow into an amazing productive person? To realize their dreams?

Or will they give up? Maybe just work menial jobs because they have given up their dreams. Commit suicide because they believe no one wants them. They aren't good enough.

When governments and or society denies who you are, you don't fair well, you are banished from that society. A second class citizen, who still pays taxes but not given a voice.

Perhaps those of you reading this might consider these words, and how these young people in school being denied of who they are right now.

Sincerely,

Philip Goshorn


Protect and Respect LGBTQIA+ Students Who are at Higher Suicide Risk

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We cannot end violence in our communities without ending transgender hate. Transgender youth are much more likely to be targeted for harassment, murdered with guns, and to use firearms to kill themselves. For those youth living in FAMILIES WHO DON’T ACCEPT their identities, this so-called “pro-parent” policy could lead to dangerous and deadly outcomes. Parental involvement is ideal, but not always possible in a way that protects the student.  Schools should be a place where all students can feel safe and be given the space they need to discover their true selves.

Governor Youngkin, don’t take Virginia backwards by removing protections for transgendered students and "othering" them more.  This proposed transgender policy does not reflect well on VA.


Strongly oppose

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This proposed guidance is an outright violation of our students' civil rights. It is stigmatizing and damaging. It will single out trans kids and interfere with their ability to learn at school. I strong oppose this harmful and discriminatory guidance.


Thank you Gov. Youngkin

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Thank you Gov. Youngkin


Transgender students

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Please allow transgender students and staff to be their authentic selves.


Strongly support


Strongly support this common sense guideline

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Strongly & Adamantly Opposed

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Adamantly opposed to the Governor's DOE guidance. Trans rights are human rights. Period.

I want my child to be educated in how to treat all people with respect and dignity. These are two principles that should be the cornerstone of any education. They also happen to be cornerstones of Christian teachings, and are central tenets of all other religions, too. That commonality speaks to how basic these two principles are for common human decency.

And when it comes to treating others with basic respect and dignity - names matter! Pronouns matter. Bathroom choice matters.

Education should celebrate diversity, not hammer in wedges that polarize and divide us. It should nourish and feed the soul, not serve to crush it.


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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>


gays


Oppose - Wording allows discrimination

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Parts of this document align with protecting parents rights for their child's education and sounds good on the surface but some of the wording will lead to the childrens' discrimination and invalidation of their personal beliefs. If a child wants to be called by a different name, and the parent/legal guardian consent, why does it matter what the states opinion matter? Why does the parent have to get a document that the State recognizes in order for their child to be addressed in the manner they as the parent or legal guardian see fit? [School Division] shall change the legal name or sex in a student or formers tudent’s official record only if a parent or eligible student submits a legal document, such as a birth certificate, state- or federal-issued identification, passport, or court order substantiating the student or former student’s change of legal name or sex. This would require not only the parents the extra burden, but the state as well, of wasted time and resources to go down this path. Additionally the requirement of reporting would require to school to monitor and keep a record of this. Again wasted time and resources that should be spent on teaching and teachers.


Trans rights are human rights

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<p>I strongly oppose this new role. It's been proven that trans kids suffer higher rates of depression, self-harm, and suicide because of idiotic rules like this.  If we treat these kids with compassion they will become productive members of society and our state will be better for it. If parents have issues with this they can send their kids to private school.  </p>


100% SUPPORT the proposed transgender school policy changes

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