TOWNHALL: Abigail Spanberger and the Silence Over Virginia’s Locker Room Scandal
Northern Virginia has been ground zero for gender policies since 2020. Most recently, Defending Education obtained internal documents from Arlington Public Schools (APS) that showed a sitting…
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New Jersey Education Association hosting “Drag is Not a Crime: The Past, Present, and Future of Drag” in upcoming Consortium; says “Drag is what education is all about”
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)–the union representing 200,000 New Jersey educators–will host an event titled “Drag is not a Crime: The Past, Present and Future of…
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“Kindergarten DEI Curriculum” at Massachusetts school district features links to resources about “Changing Bodies to Match Gender Identity” and political picture books
Original credit for this story goes to Mass Informed Parents, who published an October 13 story on Lexington’s elementary school curricula. Their report included a first-grade social…
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12-year-olds at Montgomery County Public Schools asked to define “Gender Expression,” “Sex Assigned at Birth,” “Gender Identity,” and more
In a Middle School “Family Life” lesson for Grade 7 (ages 11-12) at Montgomery County Public Schools during the week of October 13, 2025, students were asked…
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Cambridge Public Schools approves new policy granting transgender staff confidentiality protections and access to facilities based on gender identity
Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts adopted a transgender policy for staff during its October 21 meeting. The policy states that: Information about…
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California district adopts policy to display LGBTQ+ flag for three months a year
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) announced this month that the LGBTQ+ flag will be flown throughout elementary, middle and high schools in the district three months…
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Students asked about gender, sexuality, and mental health in Fairfax County Public Schools survey
Surveys given to 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grade students at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) asks respondents to identify as “Female,” “Male,” “Non-binary” or “Another gender.” The…
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Minnesota activist organization holds literary event allegedly featuring drag queens, advocating for far-left school board candidates
A union-aligned activist group in Minnesota organized a community event aimed at mobilizing support for progressive candidates in upcoming school board races. The School Board…
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Arlington Public Schools consults county, revises pool security protocol after sex offender allegedly exposes himself in female locker rooms; County still refuses to increase safeguards
Through a public records request, Arlington Public Schools (APS) provided Defending Education with documents regarding Richard Cox, the registered sex offender who identifies as a woman and faces multiple…
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