Tag: Transgender Policy

Loudoun County Parents Urge School Board to Adopt Virginia’s New Transgender Student Policy

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—At the school board meeting Tuesday night, Loudoun County parents urged the board to adopt Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new transgender student policies. The new model policies were released by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on Sept. 16. The 30-day public comment period began on Sep. 26. After the state superintendent approves…


‘Most Were Just There to Skip Class’: Activists’ Debrief Reveals Untold Story of Walkouts Against New Transgender Student Policy in Virginia

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Most of the students in recent student walkouts across Virginia were just there to skip class and didn’t care about the cause of protesting the new transgender student policy in the state, according to an activist debrief recording obtained by The Epoch Times. On Sept. 16, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released…


Debate Over Virginia’s New Transgender Student Policies Highlights Battle of Parental Rights

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Over 20,000 comments—strong support and objections—were registered during the first two days of the public comment period for Virginia’s new transgender student policies. The new guidelines, released on Sept. 16, overhauled the 2021 version by ensuring parents’ consent to their children’s name or gender identity change and requiring school bathroom use according to…


Capitol Report (Sept. 20): Democrats Push for New Election Law; Inflation Key Issue for Americans

Weeks away from the midterms, Democrats are ramping up a last-ditch effort to change the way campaigns operate. They say it’s exposing dark money, while Republicans call it an effort to federalize elections. Interest rates are expected to see another rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week. How will that affect consumers and living…


Florida Christian School Reports Getting Death Threats Over LGBTQ Policy

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A Florida Christian school has received death threats over a 48-year-old policy that prohibits sex outside of marriage and refers to students by the gender on their birth certificate. Barry McKeen, administrator of the private Grace Christian School in Valrico, located 16 miles east of Tampa, told news outlets on Aug. 22 that he has…


Florida Christian School Reports Getting Death Threats Over LGBT Policy

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A Florida Christian school has received death threats over a 48-year-old policy that prohibits sex outside of marriage and refers to students by the gender on their birth certificate. Barry McKeen, administrator of the private Grace Christian School in Valrico, located 16 miles east of Tampa, told news outlets on Aug. 22 that he has…


Biden Administration’s Policies Push Puberty Blocking, Transition Surgeries for Transgender Children

Commentary In acts of naked cultural imperialism, the Biden administration has launched propaganda, regulatory, and, soon, litigation campaigns aimed at requiring that children have unfettered access to gender transition interventions. And they intend to force society to pay for it. Just the other day, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra testified to a…


Virginia Teacher Who Spoke Out Against Transgender Policy Settles With School Board, Continues to Seek Halt to Policy

LEESBURG, Va.—A Virginian teacher who was suspended after speaking out against a pro-transgender policy at a school board meeting, has been formally allowed to return to his position, after reaching a settlement with the Loudoun County School Board on this issue. The Loudoun County Circuit Court on Nov. 15 ordered (pdf) that Tanner Cross, a…


Parents Protest School Pro-Transgender Policy in Loudoun County

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Hundreds of protesters rallied in Loudoun County to voice their objection over a recently adopted pro-transgender policy. The event occurred outside the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) administration building on Sept. 28, an hour before the school board meeting. The policy, also known as policy 8040 (pdf), requires LCPS staff to address students…


‘Parents Ignored’ by Pro-Transgender Policy Adoption in Loudoun County: School Board Member

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) board on Aug. 11 approved a pro-transgender policy requiring staff to address students with their preferred pronouns, and allowing transgender students access to bathrooms and locker rooms according to their self-identified gender. In addition, the board introduced amendments that require all LCPS staff instead of mental health professionals…