Student walkout

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of people who actually agree with the policy. Schools should never keep information about kids from parents.

Not lots. That’s a fringe perspective.

No it’s not feint just because you don’t agree with it. Also, did the “fringe” get Youngkin elected?

The majority got Youngkin elected.

I voted for Youngkin because I reject Terry McAuliffe’s school policy, exemplified by:

“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

His view is so offensive! As a parent, I do care what schools are teaching my children.

The majority of Fairfax voters rejected Youngkin. I do not want him deciding what my kids learn and experience in schools. I trust educators and didn’t fall for the lie that I have no visibility or role in our schools.

I don't want to trust educators who want to hide information from me. If my kid needs care, I want to be involved in that decision.

If your kid doesn’t trust you enough with that info then maybe your opinion doesn’t matter that much.

[Anonymous]

Youngkin was my first republican vote ever. Love that guy. Parents should know what’s going on in schools. It’s just common sense. The more democrats try to deny common sense, the more people like me say “bye”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of people who actually agree with the policy. Schools should never keep information about kids from parents.

Not lots. That’s a fringe perspective.

No it’s not feint just because you don’t agree with it. Also, did the “fringe” get Youngkin elected?

The majority got Youngkin elected.

I voted for Youngkin because I reject Terry McAuliffe’s school policy, exemplified by:

“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

His view is so offensive! As a parent, I do care what schools are teaching my children.

Then you should go private or homeschool. Public school is not here to cater to your individual preferences.

There are current federal and state laws that protect a parent’s right to raise their child and those rights extend into the school.

SO why can't you just write that you want your child to be referred to by their birthname or your own list of nicknames and not have this 20 page policy making all these rules about others. And for teachers, they go by the school record if a parent wants it, or use their discretion to go by the official school record or what a student requests if parents haven't submitted a letter. Why are you trying to control what OTHER parents do?

It’s no longer at teacher discretion, the parents have to be involved. Teachers call the children the name on their legal record, pronouns determined by sex on birth certificate. Parents can request a change but teachers don’t have to call them something different if they don’t want to. If you are fearful of the safety of the student telling the parents then you contact CPS. You’re not allowed to call them a different name unless the parents give you that permission or a child is emancipated or of legal age. You’re also not trained to deal with serious gender issues or home family issues based on one sided reports from a student so this makes sure you stay in your lane.

Not true. This isn't the policy yet. The comment period on it hasn't even started yet. My point is that this policy FORCES parents who want their children to have the freedom to be called whatever they want to be called at school to put a note about affirming a prescribed set of beliefs about gender identity in a student's permanent record. WHY? If you're against teachers calling your kids the name they want to be called, you take that up with the school and ask them to call them by their birthname. Don't force others to do it.

An opt in policy like ayoungkins proposal seems so much more practical and respectful of all involved than an opt out or worse, actively hiding important information about the students from their parents.

Why? Either way it's an "Opt in" policy. If parents opt in to have their birth names respected, that is more respectful and less potentially damaging. There's no chance your kid will be discriminated against because their parent check that they only want their birthnames used. But there is a real chance that having gender identity information included in a permanent record could be used as a source of discrimination. Transgender people are targeted all the time. 14 year old kids experimenting may not realize this, but their parents do. I want my kid free to experiment with identity in school and not have it as a official label on their record. Under this policy I do not have that right.

Any parent who is concerned about teachers "hiding" information just has to check the box that the student will use their birth name or accepted nicknames and the teacher than just has to say--sorry, kid, talk to your parents about it if you want me to call you by a different name. This is even better for y'all because with Youngkin's policy your Charles could be called Charlotte and the teacher wouldn't have to tell you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids love a walk out. They are missing math class.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of people who actually agree with the policy. Schools should never keep information about kids from parents.

Not lots. That’s a fringe perspective.

No it’s not feint just because you don’t agree with it. Also, did the “fringe” get Youngkin elected?

The majority got Youngkin elected.

I voted for Youngkin because I reject Terry McAuliffe’s school policy, exemplified by:

“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

His view is so offensive! As a parent, I do care what schools are teaching my children.

The majority of Fairfax voters rejected Youngkin. I do not want him deciding what my kids learn and experience in schools. I trust educators and didn’t fall for the lie that I have no visibility or role in our schools.

I don't want to trust educators who want to hide information from me. If my kid needs care, I want to be involved in that decision.

The educators don't want to 'hide information' from you. They just call your kid what they say they want to be called. It's awkward if your kid hasn't told you, but the easiest thing would be for parents who don't want their kids to be called by different names write in and say so. The vast majority of us don't really care, but the ones who do have every right to make that request. There is NOTHING in the current policy that prevents you from doing that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of people who actually agree with the policy. Schools should never keep information about kids from parents.

Not lots. That’s a fringe perspective.

No it’s not feint just because you don’t agree with it. Also, did the “fringe” get Youngkin elected?

The majority got Youngkin elected.

I voted for Youngkin because I reject Terry McAuliffe’s school policy, exemplified by:

“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

His view is so offensive! As a parent, I do care what schools are teaching my children.

The majority of Fairfax voters rejected Youngkin. I do not want him deciding what my kids learn and experience in schools. I trust educators and didn’t fall for the lie that I have no visibility or role in our schools.

I don't want to trust educators who want to hide information from me. If my kid needs care, I want to be involved in that decision.

If your kid doesn’t trust you enough with that info then maybe your opinion doesn’t matter that much.

I'm the legal guardian so my opinion absolutely matters.

If my kid needs mental resources, I need to be involved. If they need medical resources I need to be involved. Given the high rate of LGBT suicide, they need to let parents know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I fully support a walkout over this bullshit.

Me too! As a parent and a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of people who actually agree with the policy. Schools should never keep information about kids from parents.

Not lots. That’s a fringe perspective.

No it’s not feint just because you don’t agree with it. Also, did the “fringe” get Youngkin elected?

The majority got Youngkin elected.

I voted for Youngkin because I reject Terry McAuliffe’s school policy, exemplified by:

“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

His view is so offensive! As a parent, I do care what schools are teaching my children.

No one said you shouldn't care~ you should know that you are not in charge....that irks a lot of parents but it's true and won't change because you voted for a MAGA governor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If parents want to know everything about their kids, why don’t they talk to them? The kids keeping a secret like this clearly don’t feel safe to talk to their parents. Instead of using the force of the state to know about their kids, they should try parenting.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Youngkin was my first republican vote ever. Love that guy. Parents should know what’s going on in schools. It’s just common sense. The more democrats try to deny common sense, the more people like me say “bye”.

You must be a man and have boys to be so nonchalant with the health care of women in your life.

Common sense is not what you are after if you support Youngkin after Dobbs.

Power and control is what you are after. You are painting that over by saying “common sense” but it is white male control narrative you want to maintain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Youngkin was my first republican vote ever. Love that guy. Parents should know what’s going on in schools. It’s just common sense. The more democrats try to deny common sense, the more people like me say “bye”.

You must be a man and have boys to be so nonchalant with the health care of women in your life.

Common sense is not what you are after if you support Youngkin after Dobbs.

Power and control is what you are after. You are painting that over by saying “common sense” but it is white male control narrative you want to maintain.

Parents can always know what is going on in the schools--there are SO many opportunities to get involved, have your voice heard. You didn't need Youngkin to do that, you always could. Every teacher and admin email is available. But that doesn't mean you get to decide all that is going on in the schools--you get to share your voice, but there are a lot of competing perspectives. You do have more authority over your own kid--you can opt out of FLE, of SEL and testing etc. But no person can't dictate what the schools do or don't teach regardless of who you vote for. To date, you have exactly ZERO more or less power over what schools teach overall than you used to before Youngkin. Because we are a community where people want different things.

If this new proposed policy holds, if you kid is experimenting with gender they will likely become closeted (which may be what you want) and you will never find out if they wanted to be called a different name. If you were worried your kid was going by a different name at school and what that revealed about their identity, you could have always gone and talked to your kid, talk to the teachers and find out. You could have always made a request that they call them by their birth name. Did you try that? Why not? Why do you need a governor to wade into this rather that have a relationship with your child and their teachers? Why are you making other parents who want to give their children freedom have to put their children's gender identity changes into a permanent record?

If you really think this is about your rights as a parent, really examine yourself and ask what you've done before you are pleased you've elected a governor that is trying to limit others' rights. He has given you NO new rights, he's just hurting others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Youngkin was my first republican vote ever. Love that guy. Parents should know what’s going on in schools. It’s just common sense. The more democrats try to deny common sense, the more people like me say “bye”.

You must be a man and have boys to be so nonchalant with the health care of women in your life.

Common sense is not what you are after if you support Youngkin after Dobbs.

Power and control is what you are after. You are painting that over by saying “common sense” but it is white male control narrative you want to maintain.

Parents can always know what is going on in the schools--there are SO many opportunities to get involved, have your voice heard. You didn't need Youngkin to do that, you always could. Every teacher and admin email is available. But that doesn't mean you get to decide all that is going on in the schools--you get to share your voice, but there are a lot of competing perspectives. You do have more authority over your own kid--you can opt out of FLE, of SEL and testing etc. But no person can't dictate what the schools do or don't teach regardless of who you vote for. To date, you have exactly ZERO more or less power over what schools teach overall than you used to before Youngkin. Because we are a community where people want different things.

If this new proposed policy holds, if you kid is experimenting with gender they will likely become closeted (which may be what you want) and you will never find out if they wanted to be called a different name. If you were worried your kid was going by a different name at school and what that revealed about their identity, you could have always gone and talked to your kid, talk to the teachers and find out. You could have always made a request that they call them by their birth name. Did you try that? Why not? Why do you need a governor to wade into this rather that have a relationship with your child and their teachers? Why are you making other parents who want to give their children freedom have to put their children's gender identity changes into a permanent record?

If you really think this is about your rights as a parent, really examine yourself and ask what you've done before you are pleased you've elected a governor that is trying to limit others' rights. He has given you NO new rights, he's just hurting others.

He’s making sure teachers don’t keep overstepping parental rights that are already established.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Youngkin was my first republican vote ever. Love that guy. Parents should know what’s going on in schools. It’s just common sense. The more democrats try to deny common sense, the more people like me say “bye”.

You must be a man and have boys to be so nonchalant with the health care of women in your life.

Common sense is not what you are after if you support Youngkin after Dobbs.

Power and control is what you are after. You are painting that over by saying “common sense” but it is white male control narrative you want to maintain.

Parents can always know what is going on in the schools--there are SO many opportunities to get involved, have your voice heard. You didn't need Youngkin to do that, you always could. Every teacher and admin email is available. But that doesn't mean you get to decide all that is going on in the schools--you get to share your voice, but there are a lot of competing perspectives. You do have more authority over your own kid--you can opt out of FLE, of SEL and testing etc. But no person can't dictate what the schools do or don't teach regardless of who you vote for. To date, you have exactly ZERO more or less power over what schools teach overall than you used to before Youngkin. Because we are a community where people want different things.

If this new proposed policy holds, if you kid is experimenting with gender they will likely become closeted (which may be what you want) and you will never find out if they wanted to be called a different name. If you were worried your kid was going by a different name at school and what that revealed about their identity, you could have always gone and talked to your kid, talk to the teachers and find out. You could have always made a request that they call them by their birth name. Did you try that? Why not? Why do you need a governor to wade into this rather that have a relationship with your child and their teachers? Why are you making other parents who want to give their children freedom have to put their children's gender identity changes into a permanent record?

If you really think this is about your rights as a parent, really examine yourself and ask what you've done before you are pleased you've elected a governor that is trying to limit others' rights. He has given you NO new rights, he's just hurting others.

He’s making sure teachers don’t keep overstepping parental rights that are already established.

Is he....

[Anonymous]

If the kids really want to protest then the XYs should just walk into the girls bathrooms and locker rooms. XXs should walk into boys locker rooms and bathrooms

Every day, until this terrible policy is rescinded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of people who actually agree with the policy. Schools should never keep information about kids from parents.

Not lots. That’s a fringe perspective.

No it’s not feint just because you don’t agree with it. Also, did the “fringe” get Youngkin elected?

The majority got Youngkin elected.

I voted for Youngkin because I reject Terry McAuliffe’s school policy, exemplified by:

“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

His view is so offensive! As a parent, I do care what schools are teaching my children.

The majority of Fairfax voters rejected Youngkin. I do not want him deciding what my kids learn and experience in schools. I trust educators and didn’t fall for the lie that I have no visibility or role in our schools.

I don't want to trust educators who want to hide information from me. If my kid needs care, I want to be involved in that decision.

If your kid doesn’t trust you enough with that info then maybe your opinion doesn’t matter that much.

I'm the legal guardian so my opinion absolutely matters.

If my kid needs mental resources, I need to be involved. If they need medical resources I need to be involved. Given the high rate of LGBT suicide, they need to let parents know.

Why do you think there is high rate of suicide? Unsupportive parents.

No, just because you squeezed a kid out of your vajayjay doesn’t mean you get 100% control.