Governor 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…

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Fairfax 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…

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Fairfax 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…

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Youngkin 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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