A remedy upholding reality, rights and the proper role of schools

Penny Nance and Teresa Pregnall, Concerned Women for America

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Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Many of our staff are citizens and families of the Commonwealth. CWA of Virginia represents thousands of women and their families across the Commonwealth.

As CWA CEO and President and CWA of Virginia State Director, we write on behalf of the thousands of women and families we represent in support of the Virginia Department of Education’s 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents. CWA strongly agrees that the 2021 model policies must be repealed. Those policies were predicated on social experimentation that promoted a distracting and controversial ideological viewpoint of human identity in Virginia schools. The 2021 model policies advanced destructive gender ideology, disregarded the fundamental rights of parents, and undermined legal and constitutional principles that are foundational to education.

School districts across the Commonwealth of Virginia have become promoters and enablers of an invasive social contagion that is seductively deceiving students, assailing parental rights, unconstitutionally silencing dissent, and distracting the essential responsibility of public education. Virginia families and citizens deserve better. Virginia schools should not be social engineers accommodating adolescent identity crises or the latest trends, they should be respecting the abilities of students and teaching them the subjects and skills required to equip them as learners, workers, and citizens.

The proposed 2022 Model Policies seek to remedy many of these concerns. They are fundamentally sound, based on scientific truth about male and female sex, biological child development and maturation, and the inherent rights of parents in raising their children. Virginia students do not belong to the government; they are not owned by the school system, and they certainly should not be pawns for an aggressive activism promoting a destructive view of humankind that disassociates biological reality from a person’s identity.

No child should be lied to or expected to believe a lie about the scientific reality of male and female sex. The science of the human sexual binary can never be erased. It is built in our DNA. Forcing a student to acknowledge that another student or educator is not their true sex violates their rights. No one – a student, parent, teacher, or school administrator – asserting a claim of trans-identification has the right to dictate that the world around them accommodate their subjective perception of self and claim a superior right over others who are standing on a factual truth about male and female sex. No student should be subject to denying their own privacy and protection on the basis of sex, nor lose equal access to their educational benefit and opportunities.

We have seen firsthand in Loudoun County what Virginia has wrought by imposing an ideological viewpoint in education that upends the truth about the sexes. There is no legal or moral justification for any school district to trample the sex-based rights of students to accommodate trans-identification claims, or to overrule the rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children, including their health and wellbeing in all situations.

Recently a school district in Kansas lost a lawsuit when a teacher sued for being forced by administrators to deceive parents about their child’s “gender identity.” This is proof of the legal liability Virginia has opened itself to, which highlights the need for the 2022 Model Policies.

Virginia schools are required under federal law to comply with Title IX civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in education programs and activities on the basis of sex. The Biden Administration’s unconstitutional reinterpretation of the meaning of sex under Title IX as “gender identity” rightly has been enjoined by a federal district court as executive overreach and legislative rulemaking. Biden’s guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and the EEOC cannot be claimed as justification for retaining the 2021 policies, nor as a claim for rejecting the 2022 Model Policies.

CWA supports the requirement under the 2022 Model Policies that all Virginia school boards shall adopt policies consistent with the Sample Policy that recognizes official, legal, and sex-based determinations for school facilities, speech, safety, and sports. It is also essential to recognize Virginia school boards have no independent authority to remove or compromise protections for students under Title IX requirements on the basis of sex. State law cannot overrule a school’s responsibility under federal law, including prohibitions on sexual harassment against female students and the original interpretation of the meaning of “on the basis of sex” as biologically determined. Neither Congress nor the Supreme Court has reinterpreted the conventional meaning of sex as male and female under Title IX.

In supporting the 2022 Model Policies, CWA issues an expectation and a warning that the requirement “in accordance with evidence-based best practices” (Section 22.1-23.3 of the Code of Virginia) will apply the most rigorous scientific research standards to any claim of an “evidence-based best practice.”

For example, what is the scientific and objective evidence that “gender affirmation” through social transition and participation in educational programs and activities according to a transgender will not lead to further harm to that student as well as to others? The tragic suicide of Yaeli Martinez was aided and abetted by California’s Arcadia School district, who admitted they, “aggressively pursued the implementation of inclusive, gender-affirming laws, policies and supportive services for LGBTQ+ youth.” (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10612285/California-mom-claims-LA-school-encouraged-daughter-transition-blame-suicide.html)

The Florida Department of Health conducted an exhaustive review of so-called standards of “gender affirming care” and issued guidelines based on the lack of conclusive evidence and the potential for long term, irreversible effects harming children. Specifically, the guidelines state that social gender transition should not be a treatment option for children or adolescents.

Based on its exhaustive review of medical studies and expert opinion, Florida’s guidelines include that unless a child was born with a verifiable disorder of sexual development, no minor under age 18 should be prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy. Florida is correct in taking a cautious stance on the use of these potent drugs and recognizing how socialization in schools is contributing to the rapid rise of their use. From 2017-2021 in Medicaid alone the use of puberty blockers by children in Florida increased 270% and treatment with testosterone increased 166%. By contrast, behavioral therapy for gender dysphoria rose 63% proving a complete mismatch in treating the underlying causes and allowing for normal maturation to assist children identifying as other than their biological sex.

Virginia must reject blindly following the flimsy “evidence-based” guidance of gender clinics and advocacy organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Associations, the World Professional Association of Transgender Health peddling “standards of care” that condone social transition and medical interventions which reject realignment with a child’s biological sex and deny ethical requirements for informed consent. Their so-called standards lack objective, empirical verification.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has documented adverse event reports from the off-label use of puberty blockers – powerful drugs that remain unapproved to this day (see, https://www.fda.gov/drugs/questions-and-answers-fdasadverse-event-reporting-system-faers/january-march-2017-potential-signals-serious-risksnew-safetyinformation-identified-fda-adverse). Recently, the FDA added warnings about the potential harmful effects of puberty blocking drugs, including brain swelling and vision loss (see https://www.formularywatch.com/view/study-jak-inhibitors-may-have-different-side-effects).

A new review in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy evaluating the “Dutch protocol,” which has been used to defend the use of puberty-blocking drugs and more severe forms of treatment on youth, cannot be ignored (see https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2022.2121238). It exposes the alarming lack of evidence for the affirmative-care approach promoted by influential medical organizations and the lack of any careful study of identified health risks. There also can be no “evidence-based best practices” that rely on deeply flawed studies by Dr. Jack Turban and other trans-medicine promoters based on dubious claims that ignore scientific methods and lack objective peer review.

FDA warnings for puberty blockers include the potential of increased suicide ideation for children taking these potent drugs. A study in The New Bioethics, “Puberty Blockers for Children – Can They Consent?” concludes that minors are not able to give informed consent required by law (see https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20502877.2022.2088048).

Virginia model policies must cautiously and soberly recognize that transgender socialization in schools, even if approved by parents, places many youth on a direct path away from accepting their sex and toward deliberate lifelong, harmful and irreversible medical procedures, followed by serious long term health consequences, including sterility  More and more this path is leading to transition regret (see https://detransunited.com).

Parents must be fully informed of these facts and not be granted a “right” to allow their child to assert a gender transition in school without first understanding and treating the underlying causes of gender dysphoria and fully understanding the irreversible consequences that also violate fundamental ethical standards of informed consent. “Persistent and sincere belief” must be a high bar that reflects the clinical rarity of gender dysphoria, not its current state of contagion being fueled by influences and mental health issues being otherwise ignored.

Sincerely,

Penny Young Nance

CEO and President

Teresa Pregnall

CWA of Virginia State Director


Protect trans kids

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<p>I would like to express my disgust, horror, and anger surrounding these guidelines.  For many trans youth, school is the only safe space they have.  These guidelines are built out of fear, hatred, and ignorance. Yes, every parent has the right to choose their children’s education,  but that right stops the moment it infringes on the right of children to safely be at school. Parents first = children last. Furthermore, the government needs to stop figuring out way to weasel into peoples’ private lives.   </p>


Parents/transgender issues

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<p>I support Gov. Youngkin's policy. There should be involvement from parents in these issues.  </p>


Trans Rights are Human Rights...save lives

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I'm STRONGLY opposed to this as I feel you will further alienate an already fragile, threatened CHILDREN who should be protected at all cost--every single one of them. Do we not have enough marginalized children unaliving themselves??

Irene Allyn-Redford


Strong Opposition to the 2022 Model Policies

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The role of an educator is already difficult enough. They must work with massive class sizes, act as untrained counselors, and deal with the bureaucracy of the school administration that gets in their way to do their jobs properly. All while being severely underpaid and underappreciated. These disgusting policies will make their job so much harder. Teachers were some of the chief proponents of the original 2021 policies that afforded protections to trans students. Teachers WANT to support their students' identities! But now these policies give them the additional task of being state mandated gender police. This is a task that they should not be burdened with, nor should they have the right to undertake. The original 2021 protections ultimately just said not to make a big deal out of trans students, but these new policies are force students and teachers into incredibly difficult positions. Trans identity is not political, but Glenn Youngkin and his administration are pushing to make trans identity as political as it can be. This involves students, teacher, and parents into made-up problems for the sake of political gain. This is a moral panic made to stir controversy. It goes completely against the role of teachers to foster a safe and nurturing environment. Parents, as well-meaning as they can be, are NOT experts on everything, and that is what school is for. Teaching children yes, but also allowing them to form community and learn about how to live as an individual, not as their parents' property.


I oppose

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Trans rights are human rights! Anyone who has met any trans person ever will tell you that this will do more harm than good. be a decent human being and stop trying to oppress people you don't understand.


Support - Why would anyone disagree to give parents rights to their own kids?

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<p>How can anyone possibly want to keep critical information from a parent?  </p>


Transgender

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Does Youngkin have any idea the abuse a transgender child child may have from classmates and their own parents.  As a teacher I have seen  abuse ( physical ) if the parents felt their child was struggling with their sexuality.  Does that matter to this man who claims he is a Christian.  When he singles out a group of people that could promote abuse ……is that Christlike?  I feel this man has no idea what public school children go through nor does


Enact the policies now!

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Governor Youngkin's policies must be enacted.  We are talking about CHILDREN.  Parents  expect the schools funded by their tax dollars to educate, not indoctrinate.  And parents expect the teachers paid by their tax dollars to teach.  The goal of the education system is to maximize academic success, achieved by helping students learn how to think (NOT what to think), prioritize, manage time, accept responsibility, and respect authority.  The taught subjects include English, math, history, and science.  Science says there are 2 sexes, meaning 2 genders.  If you look at older dictionaries, a definition for the word "gender" is one word - sex.  If you are a male (XY chromosomes), you are a boy/man, no matter how you dress, talk, or act.  If someone truly has gender dysphoria, which is a diagnosis that replaced gender identity disorder in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published in 2013, they deserve appropriate treatment.  However, the treatment of their condition must not include putting others at risk or in a position where their rights and privacy are potentially violated.  Regardless of what whackos may say/write, children belong to their parents, not communities and not schools.  If there are issues at home, that is a different problem to address.  The vast majority of parents are engaged, involved, concerned, and work tirelessly to raise their children to be respectful, humble, honorable members of society.  Meanwhile, radicals in our country are trying to remove God from all aspects of our society, destroy America, destroy history, destroy the nuclear family, destroy our economy, destroy...the list is endless.  They are perverting our language (changing definitions to fit an agenda-see above), perverting our institutions, and trying to pervert our children - at best, and at worst, putting them at risk.  That risk includes physical injury, psychological injury, and emotional injury.  Children are children, and they play, explore, ask questions, etc.  A boy who picks up a doll should not be encouraged to act like a girl.  And a girl who plays with a football should not be encouraged to act like a boy.  Just let them play.  And speaking of playing, boys/men must only compete against boys/men and girls/women must only compete against girls/women.  This should not even be a topic of discussion, but if it is, where are the women's rights groups?  If our Founding Fathers returned to see what our Nation is becoming, they would be devastated and disgusted.  Our country was founded on Christian principles, with our most fundamental rights endowed by God, not government.  We are losing our way, and must strive diligently as individuals and communities to find our way back to the path of righteousness and virtue.


OPPOSED! Forcing yrangender policy to children is up to Parents, not the education system!

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<p>The education system should focus on the studies and Not transgender agendas. They are Children not pawns for political purposes. Parents should Not be kept out of the loop what is exposed to their children. </p>


Strongly oppose this bill

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this bill is ridiculous


Common Sense

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Hard to believe that people don't see this as common sense.  Parents should be involved in decisions concerning their children.....I don't know what else needs to be said.


Respect Trans Youth

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<p>Please listen to the trans and intersex activists telling you just how harmful your policies will be for trans and intersex youth. Listen also to experts from the American Medical Association and other medical organizations which cite that gender affirming treatment and care are important in reducing harmful mental health outcomes for trans and intersex youth. There is plenty of science and guidance on this. Keep your politics out of schools systems. </p>


I oppose this fully.


Forcing yrangender policy to children is up to Parents, not the education system!


Strongly Oppose. Support Trans Kids.

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I am a lifelong Virginian and I strongly oppose these hateful policies that target transgender and nonbinary students. All students should feel safe, welcome, and included in Virginia's public schools, especially considering they may not feel safe and supported at home. These 2022 Model Policies are not evidence-based; they do not reflect best practices for keeping trans students safe and ensuring they have equal access to education. We should be working to create better outcomes for all Virginia students, not creating policies aimed at furthering the Governor's political agenda while disregarding multidisciplinary consensus surrounding gender identity. Please do not enact these policies and inflict undue harm on children who need support and acceptance, not ostracization. This is an already vulnerable population, and I can't believe how far this administration is going to try to actively hurt them. Please support trans and nonbinary students.

Respectfully,

Rebecca Goldwater


Totally Support

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<p>Schools should stay OUT of the bedroom. Sex is to me a religious, spiritual act, not a spectator sport. PARENTS teach this, not those with different values. </p>


Do not support


Protect Trans Kids

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In pretty much every facet of life, we look to the experts to help us shape the best possible policies and guidelines. Given this, it astounds me there is a desire to go against the experts when designing policies in keeping trans kids safe in Virginia school. An overwhelming majority of doctors and mental health experts agree that supporting trans kids by recognizing and honoring their expressed gender identities is the best course of action

im writing to implore you to vote against Governor Youngkin’s model policies regarding transgender students. At best, they make it onerous to for trans youth to be themselves at school, and at worst they will result in the death of members of this marginalized community.  Please listen to the experts.


Thank you for protecting emotionally vulnerable children

Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

Thank you for revising the state's "model policies," and for protecting emotionally vulnerable children.

Activists are eager to secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. Schools should never keep secrets from parents; this was a given under gender ideology changed the culture and school policies so suddenly and drastically.

"Do you want a dead daughter or a live son?" This question, which is really a threat, is the central tenet of the campaign selling gender theology to parents. Parents are often told that they are putting their child at risk of suicide if they don't medically transition them. The child then internalizes this information and believes that suicide is an inevitable outcome without transition, as opposed to an unhealthy response to internal distress.

The pernicious assumption behind this horrific question is that parents do not have the best interest of their children at heart and that the "experts" know better. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Over the last seven years, trans activists have ushered in a new era that cuts Virginia parents out of critical decision-making regarding their children, justifying their actions as the only option to keep the gender questioning child "safe" from parents who might not enthusiastically "affirm" and, therefore, put the child at greater "risk" of suicide and harm.

School district policies drafted by activist organizations require gender support plans to be developed as soon as a child chooses a new gender identity. The child may suddenly express a preference for the gender identity that's trending in her social circle or online fandom (gender fluid, non-binary, pansexual). Once the request is made, the school jumps into action, crafting a plan that codifies the child's new name and pronouns, and determines the bathrooms, locker rooms and sleeping arrangements for overnight trips the child will use. If the student indicates that her parents don't believe her when she says that she is now a boy - or gender fluid or non-binary - then the plan instructs school staff to actively HIDE the new name and identity from the parents. The other students at the school are required to comply with the gender support plan, and the entire school is united against the parents as the school staff secretly and aggressively push the child down a path of social and likely medical transition.

Will any of the staff who have huddled with students - often with middle school girls, which means they are 11, 12 and 13 - to craft gender support plans be involved in that child's life beyond that particular semester or school year? Will they remember the child's name in the future - either the name her parents lovingly and carefully chose, or the new name picked by the child when she got caught up in this social contagion? Do

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Thank you for revising the state's "model policies," and for protecting emotionally vulnerable children. <br /><br />Activists are eager to secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. Schools should never keep secrets from parents; this was a given under gender ideology changed the culture and school policies so suddenly and drastically. <br /><br />"Do you want a dead daughter or a live son?" This question, which is really a threat, is the central tenet of the campaign selling gender theology to parents. Parents are often told that they are putting their child at risk of suicide if they don't medically transition them. The child then internalizes this information and believes that suicide is an inevitable outcome without transition, as opposed to an unhealthy response to internal distress.<br /><br />The pernicious assumption behind this horrific question is that parents do not have the best interest of their children at heart and that the "experts" know better. Nothing could be further from the truth. <br /><br />Over the last seven years, trans activists have ushered in a new era that cuts Virginia parents out of critical decision-making regarding their children, justifying their actions as the only option to keep the gender questioning child "safe" from parents who might not enthusiastically "affirm" and, therefore, put the child at greater "risk" of suicide and harm.<br /><br />School district policies drafted by activist organizations require gender support plans to be developed as soon as a child chooses a new gender identity. The child may suddenly express a preference for the gender identity that's trending in her social circle or online fandom (gender fluid, non-binary, pansexual). Once the request is made, the school jumps into action, crafting a plan that codifies the child's new name and pronouns, and determines the bathrooms, locker rooms and sleeping arrangements for overnight trips the child will use. If the student indicates that her parents don't believe her when she says that she is now a boy - or gender fluid or non-binary - then the plan instructs school staff to actively HIDE the new name and identity from the parents. The other students at the school are required to comply with the gender support plan, and the entire school is united against the parents as the school staff secretly and aggressively push the child down a path of social and likely medical transition.<br /><br />Will any of the staff who have huddled with students - often with middle school girls, which means they are 11, 12 and 13 - to craft gender support plans be involved in that child's life beyond that particular semester or school year? Will they remember the child's name in the future - either the name her parents lovingly and carefully chose, or the new name picked by the child when she got caught up in this social contagion? Do


Strongly oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose this proposition. It is not based in science, it is based in fear. Science has shown time and again that protecting rights of LGBTQIA students and treating them with empathy and understanding IMPROVES outcomes. This is the world we live in. To restrict these rights is a step towards regressive, ignorant, and cruel policies that only serve to increase people’s fear and result in greater incidences of depression, bullying, anxiety and suicide of and within the trans and gay communities. I’m so disappointed with those who back this unjust policy. They are knowingly or willfully ignorantly continuing policies that back norms that no longer serve our communities and American society here. Please do not enforce this repulsively cruel act against those who are most in need of protection.  </p>


Support equality and parental rights

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<p>Schools have no place in decision making or consents of children. It’s the parents responsibility, rights and beliefs that should be the final say. </p>


Strongly OPPOSE

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We Strongly Oppose! This one way narrative and political indoctrination in the name of equity and inclusion needs to STOP!  Let children be children! This non stop push to confuse twist and spin is creating absolute chaos and confusion!
Parents rights are being destroyed and it will not be tolerated!


Staunchly Oppose

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<p>As a parent and now grandparent I strongly oppose the 2022 model.  Respect for all students should be crucial in every school environment. Students in Virginia should be provided a safe space to learn without prejudice. Leave the current 2021 policies in place. Trans and non-binary kids like all children, should not be exposed to bigoted policies imposed by cruel, and tyrannical state. Is this the beginning of an oppressive state, where only certain individuals are welcomed in public schools? </p>


Support for Governor Younkin

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<p>Enough with the nonsense. Children are not social experiments; they have parents for a reason. This issue is becoming a tipping point for so many. I would love to substitute teach to help children and ease the burden on our teachers. I've completed every step except scheduling an appointment to complete my paperwork and get fingerprinted. I honestly am at a loss of whether it's worth it. As a mother and grandmother, what I hear is disgusting. I don't want to worry about calling a child by the wrong pronoun or "misgendering" anyone. I can't see myself supporting any "woke" agenda disguised as "curriculum". Today on the local news, they reported even with the Governor's efforts to protect children and uphold parent's rights is enacted, some school jurisdictions have announced they would not comply. I live in one of those areas. So, what's the point of the Governor trying to protect children and parents if certain schools choose not to comply? There may be others out there like me with bachelor's and master's degrees who would love to help with the teacher shortage but who are taking a step back to reconsider their decision. We should support Governor Youngkin. With the last administration, there was never any question about compliance. Why the double standard? Children and their parents matter. </p>


OPPOSE

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This policy needs to go. Along with everyone who agrees with it. Cisgender transphobes shouldn't have a say on what is 'best' for trans kids. This isn't what's best. This is what will kill them. If you're such fantastic amazing people, you wouldn't do this to young trans kids, they have it hard enough already.


Protect trans & nonbinary kids

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This change would cause significant damage to the trans and nonbinary youth. This would increase suicide rates. These kids deserve our protection. I fully oppose this change.


Trans Rights Are Human Rights

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This policy is aggressively transphobic and endangers the students whose only safe space is their school. Forcing teachers to police gender expression and to out queer students to their potentially unsupportive families is cruel, and not remotely in the scope of an educator's job. This policy endangers trans students and takes attention away from learning. Stop this nonsense and let kids be.


Support / Hating parents and God hurts kids

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All of the talk about hurting trans kids by supporting Youngkin’s policy is complete gibberish.  Only parents should be discussing sex education.  We know about the movement to turn more kids into Democrats.

True hope and love stems from the hope in Christ.  If that makes you uncomfortable, then you have yet to experience and understand something so wonderful.

I am a Va Resident, unlike many other commenters.


Leave trans kids and their parents alone!

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This policy is designed to make trans kids and their families miserable, not to alleviate any actual problems. It prioritizes the so-called religious rights of teachers and uninvolved parents, despite these views having no basis in religious texts. The government should leave students the ability to chart their own course in life without being subjected to the nastiness of people who swallow Fox News talking points. These policies are anti kids, anti parents,  anti families, and anti the principle of mind your own business.


Transgender policy in Virginia Schoold

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<p>I am NOT in favor of Governor Younkins proposed policy on transgender students. Obviously he only knows a select group of parents. This could spell drastic problems for many students. </p>


Strongly opposed

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Trans rights are human rights. Keep your legislation away from children's genitals


Oppose 2022 Model Policies

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I am opposed to the Virginia Department of Education's proposed 2022 Model Policies concerning the treatment of transgender children in our Commonwealth's schools.  All children need to feel safe and to have their identity respected when they are school.  However, the proposed 2022 Model Policies will have the opposite effect.  They are contrary to already established best practices for helping all children in our schools and could threaten the safety and health of transgender children.


Strongly opposed!

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<p>We strongly oppose limiting the rights of transgender people </p>


Support Governor's Policy

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As a father, I believe in preserving the innocence of our children.  It is not the school's place to teach our children about LBGT anything!  I'm all for tolerance, but let's keep the education to the things that will help our kids graduate.  I am thankful for a leader who is standing up for the FAMILY.  Our children belong to us (parents), not the government!  It's about time we have someone in office with a spine who will stand up for values and what is RIGHT.


Compassion is not the Governor’s Goal

This will be devastating to our most vulnerable childrenFor children whose families punish them for being different, school can be a vital refuge of safety and inclusion. To give such parents the right to make sure their children's school day is as miserable and lonely as their home life is taking away a needed safety valve that will cost lives. This is another push to drive out compassionate educators and instill a regressive evangelical doctrine, along with Youngkin's Teacher Tattle hotline and the ridiculous furor over teaching accurate history. Shame on all the adults who are afraid of allowing children to be who they are.

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This will be devastating to our most vulnerable children
For children whose families punish them for being different, school can be a vital refuge of safety and inclusion. To give such parents the right to make sure their children's school day is as miserable and lonely as their home life is taking away a needed safety valve that will cost lives. This is another push to drive out compassionate educators and instill a regressive evangelical doctrine, along with Youngkin's Teacher Tattle hotline and the ridiculous furor over teaching accurate history. Shame on all the adults who are afraid of allowing children to be who they are.


Compassion is not the Governor’s Goal


Fully Support Policy

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Fully support policy and oppose social engineering campaigns that threaten the very core of humanity's existence - the "Family." The denial of much-needed truths being revealed in the modern world is a repulsive trend that breeds mental illness, the loss of hope, and creates a false sense of reality. I am supportive of a loving and nurturing environment, but without the denial of fundamental truths.


Support policy


Trans Kids have rights too.

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Acting like an ostrich and putting your head in the sand will not make trans people or any LGBTQIA people go away.  They exist even if it makes you uncomfortable and their lives are difficult enough without this new “policy”.


Good policy

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The proposed policy is not evil, it is not wicked, it is not out to intentionally harm LBQT people in any way. We need to protect our children from the rampant woke mob who want to make the desires of the very few supersede the rights of the many!

Stand firm Gov. Youngkin!


Vehemently oppose.

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<p>The policies and actions the governor of Virginia, his administration, the Hanover Supervisors and the abusive/racist School Board members they appoint, the Superintendent along with his administration are extremely dangerous, harmful and abusive. Our children deserve respect, acceptance, and leadership that supports a no bullying policy. This is harming not only our LGBTQIA children but also the children that watching. I raised my daughter to not judge,and that all human beings are equal, and that she was free to love whoever she wanted boy or girl. I keep waiting for the adults in the room to stand up. </p>


Protect Emotionally Vulnerable Children and Parental Rights!

Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Kathleen Petz
18358 Kingsmill St
Leesburg, VA 20176

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children. <br /><br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.<br /><br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians." <br /><br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Kathleen Petz
<br />18358 Kingsmill St<br />Leesburg, VA 20176<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816527" width="1" height="1" />


This is disgusting. Strongly oppose.

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This is absolutely disgusting. The entire Youngkin administration should be deeply ashamed of itself. Trans students do not pose a threat to cisgender students, and they should be treated with the same dignity and respect as their cisgender peers. This change will harm many students deeply, and does nothing except prove that Youngkin does not care at all about the students of Virginia. Outing trans students to their parents before they are ready is unsafe and a violation of students' privacy. Coming out is a deeply personal decision and is not made lightly, and should never be made on someone else's terms. I am horrified with this suggestion and will do everything I can to voice my opposition to it.


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Richard Van Buskirk
East Tawas, MI 48730

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Richard Van Buskirk
<br />East Tawas, MI 48730<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816479" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Tony Key
Damascus, VA 24236

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
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<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Tony Key
<br />Damascus, VA 24236<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816504" width="1" height="1" />


I oppose this guidance

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<p>I oppose this guidance.  All students deserve to be safe and respected as individual people. </p>


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
E Marie Sobien
Stephens City, VA 22655

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />E Marie Sobien
<br />Stephens City, VA 22655<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816513" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Barbara Eller
Turbeville, VA 24592

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Barbara Eller
<br />Turbeville, VA 24592<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816501" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Martha Conley
Martinsville, VA 24112

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Martha Conley
<br />Martinsville, VA 24112<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816499" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
DJ Ponton
Hustle, VA 22476

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />DJ Ponton
<br />Hustle, VA 22476<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816485" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Martha Dodd-Slippy
Emporia, VA 23847

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Martha Dodd-Slippy
<br />Emporia, VA 23847<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816505" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Paul Collins
Buena Vista, VA 24416

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Paul Collins
<br />Buena Vista, VA 24416<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816496" width="1" height="1" />


Transgender ideology

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I strongly support the Governor's new policy.


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
sandra Benoit
Hampton, VA 23669

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />sandra Benoit
<br />Hampton, VA 23669<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816511" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Janie Roy
Virginia Beach, VA 23455

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Janie Roy
<br />Virginia Beach, VA 23455<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816503" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Cristy Kitchen
Fresno, CA 93727

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
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<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
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<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
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<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Cristy Kitchen
<br />Fresno, CA 93727<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816476" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Tamara LaVance
Sutherland, VA 23885

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Tamara LaVance
<br />Sutherland, VA 23885<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816487" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Renate Cassady
Patrick Springs, VA 24133

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Renate Cassady
<br />Patrick Springs, VA 24133<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816492" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Mary Hall
Evington, VA 24550

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Mary Hall
<br />Evington, VA 24550<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816502" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Judy Chaffin
Dante, VA 24237

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Judy Chaffin
<br />Dante, VA 24237<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816481" width="1" height="1" />


Dear Virginia Dept of Education,

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,
Debbie J. Ernest
Wildwood, VA 22963

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Dear Virginia Dept of Education,<br /><br />Schools should never secretly socially transition students and keep the child's new name, pronouns and gender identities from parents. I am pleased and relieved that the Virginia Department of Education's revised model policies support parental rights and ensure that school employees don't cut parents out of critical decisions for their children.
<br />
<br />The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) issued "model policies" in 2021 that encouraged every school district in Virginia to hide a child's new gender identity from parents who choose to affirm the child's biological sex. Under Governor Youngkin's leadership, the VDOE's revised policies make it clear that all children should be valued and parents' rights and beliefs should be respected. The 2022 Model Policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia's Public Schools keep parents involved in major decisions in their children's lives.
<br />
<br />The 2021 VDOE "model policies" encouraged schools to create "a plan (that) may include addressing the student at school with their name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity while using the legal name and pronoun associated with the sex assigned at birth when communicating with parents or guardians."
<br />
<br />I strongly support the revised policies that end this practice. Virginia schools should not drive a wedge between parents and their emotionally vulnerable children. Virginia school districts, including those who have already communicated their plans to ignore the 2022 revised model policies, should put an end to secret Gender Support Plans now.<br /><br />Sincerely,
<br />Debbie J. Ernest
<br />Wildwood, VA 22963<br /><img src="http://admin.phone2action.com/email/open/leg/657523/148816474" width="1" height="1" />