Posts Tagged ‘transgender rights’
Karl Frisch’s Sacred Texts
On December 13 the recently elected members of the Fairfax County School Board were sworn into office. The incoming Chair, Karl Frisch, is pictured above as he took his oath. What are the texts Frisch’s left hand rests on? They don’t include the Bible, the Torah, the Koran or other sacred books commonly used when…
Read MoreLawsuit Against FCPS May Be Coming to Enforce the Model Transgender Policy
As recently reported HERE and HERE, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has announced that it will not comply with the Virginia Department of Education’s recently-issued model transgender policy. The refusal violates a Virginia statute that expressly requires school boards throughout the Commonwealth to adopt policies consistent with the model policy. In defying the law, FCPS…
Read MoreSchool Board Amends Title of Equity Policy — Why?
On June 26, 2023, the Fairfax County School Board adopted a new, sweeping “Equity Policy.” At its next meeting, on July 13, the title was changed. It is now called the “Educational Equity Policy.” The amendment was on the meeting’s “consent agenda” and was adopted without any discussion, so the public doesn’t know who proposed…
Read MoreVirginia General Assembly Panel Considers Youngkin Model Transgender Policy
On December 19 a committee of the Virginia General Assembly voted 5-4 to oppose the Youngkin administration’s proposed Model Policy for dealing with transgender issues in Virginia public schools. The vote was meaningless. Here’s why. The Youngkin administration’s Department of Education published a draft of a Model Policy in mid-September and established a 60-day period…
Read MoreYoungkin Model Transgender Policy — Urgent Action Needed
A public hearing will be held in Richmond this coming Monday, December 19, on the Youngkin Administration’s Model Transgender Policy. Interested citizens who cannot attend in person may testify virtually or submit written comments, but the deadline is tomorrow, Sunday, December 18, at noon. This is an important matter relating to protection of our kids in…
Read MoreGovernor Youngkin Defends Model Transgender Policy on CNN
Today’s “State of the Union” program on CNN included an interview of Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin by Jake Tapper. In it, Youngkin defended his administration’s proposed policy for dealing with transgender issues in public schools. His comments are informative. For those who missed it, a link to the relevant part of the CNN interview is…
Read MoreFairfax School Board Continues Its One-Sided View of Transgender Issues
The Fairfax County School Board’s October 6 meeting focused largely on transgender issues. The auditorium was packed with LGBT students and supporters. The Board chairman opened the meeting with a prepared statement that left little doubt about the Board’s intent to challenge the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) new transgender policy (“the Model Policy”). Another…
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…
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