Amanda Chase
I agree wholeheartedly with Senator Newman. If you have kids in a Virginia public school this is a must read. You can thank the Democrat trifecta in Richmond for passing these unthinkable laws. Enroll your kids in private school or homeschool until we can win in November and reverse these abusive laws. I encourage every church in Virginia to consider starting a private school to accommodate the mass exodus of parents who will be looking for other options for educating students. It’s time to adopt school choice in Virginia, allow the money to follow the child and blow up the phones of every Democrat serving in Virginia until they wake up and realize who they work for and reverse these radical laws.
Sen Steve Newman
Stunning new transgender student policy, state-wide in Virginia:
1) Boys will be allowed in girls' locker rooms, with accommodations made for those willing to say they are uncomfortable.
2) For overnight school trips, schools are directed to eliminate the practice of segregating students by gender
3) Parents may not have the last word on gender pronouns schools use for their children
4) None of the more reasonable changes suggested by parents were included in the final statewide regulations
5) EVERY public-school division must adopt this radical plan for the 21-22 school year
For full transparency, I encourage you to read the DOE’s “Model Policies” document in it’s entirety, so that you’re not just taking my word for it: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/gender-diversity/transgender-student-model-policies.docx
It’s time to contact each member of your local School Board and encourage them to say “NO.” We need to stand up now and be counted, even if it means school divisions need to file suit against the Governor and the Administration.
Richmond liberals are now dictating to our local school boards how they MUST handle ALL gender issues in public school classrooms. I brought this issue to you in February, when the VA Department of Education (DOE) was seeking public comment on their proposed “Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools.” You all definitely acted on that call-to-action because there were so many public comments that DOE delayed the enactment of the model policy by a few weeks.
However, on March 6th, the model policy…as written by liberals from across Virginia…went into full effect. With NO changes made based on public comment. Apparently there was no stopping the looney left’s train once it left the station…they had their minds made up!
So, just to re-cap…each School Board in Virginia (EACH ONE…even yours) must adopt a policy that is consistent with the DOE’s model transgender student policy no later than the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. School Boards will be considering this issue for the next several months. Rather than describe all of the concerning required policies, I’d like to give you 4 direct excerpts from the state’s model policies.
For the sake of space, I’ve listed those on my website, which can be found here: www.senatornewman.com/newman-in-the-news/2021/6/23/details-of-the-model-policies-for-the-treatment-of-transgender-students. Those 4 areas are student identification, dress code, access to activities, and access to facilities. Just to give you a glimpse, the required policy for access to facilities states, “Access to facilities such as restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to a student’s gender identity shall be available to all students.”
We want ALL children to feel safe and free from harassment. No child should have to endure violence or bullying. However, there are better ways to accomplish this for the very small portion of the student population intended here instead of changing every local policy.
They should have never decided to open up all locker rooms, bathrooms, and overnight sleeping rooms to students of any and all genders just so liberals in Richmond can feel like they’re accomplishing their far-left agenda. Shouldn’t children at this age be more concerned with how long they’re going to be allowed to play outside at recess??
Thank you to everyone who took the time in February to leave a comment online during the public comment period for this issue. I am truly sorry the Department of Education wasn’t interested in hearing opposing viewpoints.
You may be asking “What can be done now?” Well, now, I encourage you to reach out to each member of your local School Board. Encourage them to resist adopting these harmful, radical policies…even if they must take the matter to court.
Parents and concerned members of the community MUST make their voices heard…because I am here to tell you the other side is loud and persistent. We can no longer sit on the sidelines. The world is run by those who show up…and the time has come for each of us to show up!
I will also point out that this is yet another example of the desperate need for Virginia to elect Glenn Youngkin on November 2nd. He will sweep the radical, liberal Department of Education and replace them with individuals who truly care about teaching our children reading, math, science, and actual history and who want to empower FAMILIES to instill knowledge and values into their children, rather than having schools indoctrinate them.
The time is now.
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