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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)
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They are planning a massive day of auction on
Tuesday, September 27th when students will walkout to reject Youngkin new policy |
| Kids love a walk out. They are missing math class. |
| I fully support a walkout over this bullshit. |
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What usually happens is a few dozen kids “walk out” under supervision of some teachers or administrators and hang out at the water tower or something for 10 minutes or whatever and then the principal sends around some vague email later that says some kids exercised their first amendment rights and everyone was safe.
It would be better if they engaged in some actual acts of civil disobedience up to and including just defying the governor’s cruel edicts. Screw that guy. |
| 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? |
| Walkouts are lame. |
Yes, the “fringe” for Youngkin elected. He is wildly out of step with mainstream Virginian values. His approval rating is much lower than his predecessors at this point in his term. Dramatically lower. He is not a popular governor. |
Unfortunately there are a lot of ignorant bigots out there. |
| Unfortunately our predominantly Hispanic and Muslim school is very much anti LGBTQ. Wish some kids there would walk out. |
Under his policy, parents cannot authorize the use of a different name or pronoun. They need to provide legal documents. Why do Republicans want the state to control everyone? Why did Youngkin say kids belong to their parents? Kids are not property. They have a right to have their own feelings especially when so many trans kids are rejected by their parents. Schools should be safe places for all kids. And what happened to limited government and local control? Fairfax voters did not vote for Youngkin - he lost by a lot here. Let localities decide. |
| 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. |
+2. Our school is LGBTQ+ friendly with trans kids. I support the walkout. |
It’s not about wanting to know their kids are trans, it’s about wanting to keep their trans kids in the closet. They would literally rather their kids be dead than come out as trans. |