Posts Tagged ‘Fairfax County schools’
Strategic Plan and “Equity Policy,” Part 4 — The Superintendent Weighs In
The FCPS Superintendent, Michelle Reid, recently outlined her views about the relationship between a new “equity-based” Strategic Plan for the schools, and a new, overlapping Equity Policy. The occasion was a meeting with a group of citizens who have questions about the role of “equity” in the two FCPS initiatives. Background The three prior articles…
Read MoreFairfax School Board Is Playing Footsie With Teachers’ Unions
The Fairfax County School System (FCPS) is in the midst of negotiating a collective bargaining relationship with unions representing FCPS employees. Work has been occurring behind the scenes for months. The general public has been kept in the dark. The apparent intent is to present the public with a fait accompli after FCPS has determined…
Read MoreFairfax School Superintendent Reacts to Youngkin Transgender Policy; Fairfax Schools Monitor Responds
Superintendent Reid’s Letter to Fairfax Families On Friday, September 16, The Virginia Department of Education, under the Republican administration of Governor Glenn Younkin, published a new model policy for dealing with transgender issues in public schools (hereinafter “Model Policy”). The new policy differs in important respects from the existing transgender policy of the Fairfax…
Read MoreYoungkin Administration Revamps Model Transgender Policies
Introduction Two recent posts on this site have reported on, and criticized, the Fairfax County School Board’s transgender regulation. See “Fairfax Parents Excluded From Kids’ Gender Issues,” Aug. 31, 2022, and “Trans Rules Fairfax Schools,” Sept. 7, 2022. The Fairfax County regulation has now been thrown into doubt. On September 16, 2022, the Virginia Department of…
Read MoreTrans Rules Fairfax Schools
It’s remarkable how a tiny minority can wield the power that transgender advocates enjoy today. A few years ago we hardly heard of transgenderism; today it is the “woke” cause de jour. Some institutions are ignoring the rights of the majority in order to make a miniscule minority feel more comfortable. Nowhere is this more…
Read MoreFairfax Parents Excluded From Kids’ Gender Issues
A Conversation Between a Pre-Teen and Teacher Recently, twelve-year-old Sam approached a teacher at his Fairfax County public school, and this conversation occurred: Sam: Miss Jones, I sometimes wonder whether I’m really a girl, trapped in a boy’s body. Jones: When did you start feeling that way? Sam: A while ago, but last week, when…
Read MoreAre Pornographic Books in Our Schools?
Last autumn, parents complained at a Fairfax County School Board meeting about two books found in some high school libraries. The parents alleged that the books contained homoerotic material, promoted pedophilia, and were otherwise age-inappropriate. The questioned books were Gender Queer (2019) by Maia Kobabe, which was owned by seven high schools, and Lawn Boy…
Read MoreThe School Board Is Intentionally Violating Established Policy
Introduction This is the 4th post in a series about the Controversial Issues Policy of the Fairfax County School Board. As outlined earlier, the Board undertook a program in 2020 to implement significant changes in its curricula. The intent was to put “equity” at the center of everything. The Board recognized at the outset that…
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