TOWNHALL: VA School District Announces Defiance of Youngkin’s Guidance
A school district in Northern Virginia announced Tuesday that it will not abide by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s guidance regarding transgender students and parents’ rights.
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TOWNHALL: Virginia’s Largest School District to Defy Youngkin’s Trans Bathroom, Pronoun Rules
Virginia’s largest school district has openly announced it will defy the governor’s policies on students claiming to be transgender, including guidelines for bathrooms and locker rooms.
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Youngkin administration tells Fairfax to ‘follow the law’ after district defies transgender policy
The Fairfax County superintendent’s decision to defy Virginia’s newly released policy on transgender students isn’t sitting well with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Fairfax County schools accused of defying Youngkin transgender student policies
Fairfax County Public Schools responded to the Youngkin administration’s model policies on students claiming to identify as transgender by vowing to maintain their use of “preferred pronouns” and allowing children…
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Fairfax County Public Schools plays politics with student performance
Fairfax County Public Schools claims to have students ’ best interests in mind — or at least that’s what the eleventh-largest school district in America tells the public. But evidence…
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Fairfax County Public Schools plans to adopt new equity policy that allocates resources based on students’ “underserved” identities
The School Board of Fairfax County Public Schools plans to adopt a new equity policy on June 26, 2023. The school district explicitly states in the proposed equity policy that…
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New LGBTQ club introduced to students at Aldrin Elementary School; more LGBTQ clubs will likely come to elementary schools in Fairfax County
Concerned community members reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding the Fairfax County Council of PTAs (FCCPTA) promoting LGBTQ clubs for elementary students. PDE received an image of a sign…
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Fairfax trained teachers to disregard objections to ‘equity grading’
Teachers in Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools were required to undergo professional development training on equity grading that includes a slideshow on responding to people who oppose equity initiatives.
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Fairfax County Public Schools provides teachers with training on “grading for equity”; explains that parents asking for data is “a lack of willingness to accept the narrative in the numbers”
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with documents from a training course on equitable grading intended for teachers at Fairfax County Public Schools. The course and these documents…
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