Reid Email

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She thinks that the county is united behind her because the entire school board is a single party. I'm glad my kids are almost done with FCPS, education has ceased to be their priority.

but she said

Fairfax County Public Schools inspires and empowers students to meet high academic standards, lead healthy, ethical lives, and be responsible and innovative global citizens:

Each student is entitled to an excellent education that meets their individual needs.
Everyone thrives in a vibrant, healthful, safe, enriching, and respectful environment.
Our diversity is a strength that creates resilient, open, and innovative global citizens.

[Anonymous]

Sorry Reid, schools can’t change kids’ genders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She thinks that the county is united behind her because the entire school board is a single party. I'm glad my kids are almost done with FCPS, education has ceased to be their priority.

It is unbelievable that FCPS show their democratic political support every time a new policy comes out. They are not a political entity, they are a public school serving everyone. They need to keep their mouth shut and stop commenting on something that they have no right to make comments on. This policy finally protects parents from intrusive democrats, trying to confuse kids even more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is FCPS going to fight the new models like they tried to fight Youngkin’s lifting of the mask mandates last year? PS - the new models say parents know best when it comes to their kids’ names and pronouns. I’m all for this.

+1

[Anonymous]

Damn, the anti trans folks are out tonight. So what’s next: will the schools be forced to report to parents that their kid said they were gay? Will a teacher be fired if a student comes out to them and the teacher says something supportive to the student?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Damn, the anti trans folks are out tonight. So what’s next: will the schools be forced to report to parents that their kid said they were gay? Will a teacher be fired if a student comes out to them and the teacher says something supportive to the student?

I wonder if the PPs even read the email, it literally said they weren’t making any changes - that they are already compliant with the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Damn, the anti trans folks are out tonight. So what’s next: will the schools be forced to report to parents that their kid said they were gay? Will a teacher be fired if a student comes out to them and the teacher says something supportive to the student?

I wonder if the PPs even read the email, it literally said they weren’t making any changes - that they are already compliant with the law.

FCPS current LGBTQIA policy
https://www.fcps.edu/lgbtqia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Damn, the anti trans folks are out tonight. So what’s next: will the schools be forced to report to parents that their kid said they were gay? Will a teacher be fired if a student comes out to them and the teacher says something supportive to the student?

I wonder if the PPs even read the email, it literally said they weren’t making any changes - that they are already compliant with the law.

FCPS current LGBTQIA policy
https://www.fcps.edu/lgbtqia

This is opposite to what the Youngkin administration’s updated transgender model policy states. How is Superintendent Reid going to reconcile both? In her recent email there is no clarification other than generic statements that can be interpreted however anyone wishes.

Most importantly, according to the information in this link, FCPS current transgender policies are merely politically motivated, subjective, and obviously one sided in that they are not based in scientific evidence, nor provide students who identify as transexual with different perspectives, such as the ones from other countries who have evolved from gender affirming models, or testimonies from detransitioners. The gender activists at FCPS accuse others of book banning when they themselves oppose to having Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier (a book that educates about gender dysphoria) in FCPS libraries.

Furthermore, the organizations listed here are politically motivated, and some have even faced controversy including inappropriate and illegal behavior involving adults interacting with minors. It looks like, finally, all chickens have come home to roost.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure FCPS will mount a pointless and expensive lawsuit against these policies.

Money wasted that could go to actual instruction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you bothered to open the link in the first paragraph, you’d see she is responding to the scary policy assault on trans kids whereby the state is saying that school systems are bound to only call kids by their name listed on their registration form and to only use the pronouns he/him or she/her based on what sex is marked on the registration. Apparently this is the most important thing on the governor’s agenda.

It’s absolutely frightening. Virginia just took a big step closer to becoming Florida.

So teachers can't use a student's nickname?

Anonymous wrote:Teachers have to stay in their lane, oh the horror!

Most teachers resent being caught in the middle of this controversy. This is coming from the school board and Gatehouse. Don't put it on the teachers.

[Anonymous]

I agree with this policy. I was never comfortable with the idea that a student could have a completely different identity at school and the parents were never notified. Reid can get over herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with this policy. I was never comfortable with the idea that a student could have a completely different identity at school and the parents were never notified. Reid can get over herself.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you bothered to open the link in the first paragraph, you’d see she is responding to the scary policy assault on trans kids whereby the state is saying that school systems are bound to only call kids by their name listed on their registration form and to only use the pronouns he/him or she/her based on what sex is marked on the registration. Apparently this is the most important thing on the governor’s agenda.

It’s absolutely frightening. Virginia just took a big step closer to becoming Florida.

So teachers can't use a student's nickname?

Anonymous wrote:Teachers have to stay in their lane, oh the horror!

Most teachers resent being caught in the middle of this controversy. This is coming from the school board and Gatehouse. Don't put it on the teachers.

Fwiw, the new guidelines provide for nicknames. It's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Damn, the anti trans folks are out tonight. So what’s next: will the schools be forced to report to parents that their kid said they were gay? Will a teacher be fired if a student comes out to them and the teacher says something supportive to the student?

I wonder if the PPs even read the email, it literally said they weren’t making any changes - that they are already compliant with the law.

FCPS current LGBTQIA policy
https://www.fcps.edu/lgbtqia

I don't see where it says that school personnel have to lie to parents if the parents ask if their child has changed their name/pronoun. Before someone references the "need to know" line, I would think the parents have a need to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you bothered to open the link in the first paragraph, you’d see she is responding to the scary policy assault on trans kids whereby the state is saying that school systems are bound to only call kids by their name listed on their registration form and to only use the pronouns he/him or she/her based on what sex is marked on the registration. Apparently this is the most important thing on the governor’s agenda.

It’s absolutely frightening. Virginia just took a big step closer to becoming Florida.

So teachers can't use a student's nickname?

Anonymous wrote:Teachers have to stay in their lane, oh the horror!

Most teachers resent being caught in the middle of this controversy. This is coming from the school board and Gatehouse. Don't put it on the teachers.

Nicknames that aren’t the opposite gender are fine. So if a student’s name is Thomas, the child can say call me Tom. But he can’t say, call me “Sally” now, which is a different gender unless there is parental permission. But you knew that.