Student walkout

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous.

Some kids are starting to pressure kids with threats of being ostracized if they do not participate.

A coereced political statement is evil and wrong.

This should never happen during the school day. Protest on your own time.

It is wrong- it violates Article I, Section 16, of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which states:

No man "shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."

This event at a government funded school, which will alienate Christian students for their religious beliefs, maybe Muslim students too, makes them "suffer" at school.

Here is Article I:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article1/section16/

These types of events are just inappropriate at school. There are other more appropriate forums for protests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous.

Some kids are starting to pressure kids with threats of being ostracized if they do not participate.

A coereced political statement is evil and wrong.

This should never happen during the school day. Protest on your own time.

It is wrong- it violates Article I, Section 16, of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which states:

No man "shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."

This event at a government funded school, which will alienate Christian students for their religious beliefs, maybe Muslim students too, makes them "suffer" at school.

Here is Article I:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article1/section16/

These types of events are just inappropriate at school. There are other more appropriate forums for protests.

Isn't FCPS already violating the Virginia Bill of Rights then? The FCPS calendar now has explicitly religious holidays, meaning many kids suffer from not learning because of religious holidays they don't care about.

[Anonymous]

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-trans-policies-student-walk-outs/65-efb29d76-44c9-448f-b871-b183bd025aaf

Students at nearly 100 schools across Virginia are planning to walk out of class Tuesday in response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed policies that would change how schools in the commonwealth treat transgender students.

The student-run Pride Liberation Project is organizing the walk-outs on Tuesday. A list of participating schools shows several high schools in Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Annandale High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:35 AM Yes
Centreville High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 - 9:50 AM No
Chantilly High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:15 PM Yes
Edison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:50 AM Yes
Fairfax High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
Falls Church High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 PM Yes
Hayfield Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:20 PM Yes
Herndon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
James Madison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 8:45-9:30 AM Yes
John R. Lewis High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 AM Yes
Justice High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Kilmer Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:55 AM Yes
Lake Braddock Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 1:50 PM Yes
Langley High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:47 AM Yes
Marshall High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:40 PM Yes
McLean High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:30 – 11:10 Yes
Mount Vernon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 To be announced
Oakton High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 - 3:00 PM To be announced
Rachel Carson Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:10 AM No
Robinson Secondary Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 - 11:00 AM Yes
Robinson-base Fairfax-Academy Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 AM No
South County High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:17 AM To be announced
South Lakes High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM-10:28 AM Yes
Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology Fairfax County Public Schools Noon Yes
West Potomac High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
West Springfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Westfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:05 - 10:35 AM Yes
Woodson High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM Yes


It's a GOOD THING that our kids are engaged citizens. In fact, it's our civic duty to be involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous.

Some kids are starting to pressure kids with threats of being ostracized if they do not participate.

A coereced political statement is evil and wrong.

This should never happen during the school day. Protest on your own time.

It is wrong- it violates Article I, Section 16, of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which states:

No man "shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."

This event at a government funded school, which will alienate Christian students for their religious beliefs, maybe Muslim students too, makes them "suffer" at school.

Here is Article I:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article1/section16/

These types of events are just inappropriate at school. There are other more appropriate forums for protests.

Isn't FCPS already violating the Virginia Bill of Rights then? The FCPS calendar now has explicitly religious holidays, meaning many kids suffer from not learning because of religious holidays they don't care about.

They are not being literally alienated inside a county classroom. Nice try.

[Anonymous]

oh jesus h christ. if the kids are doing it during ADVISORY, then they are missing zero percent of class. it's essentially study hall.

if their parents don't like it, have their parents talk to the kids. stop acting like teachers are manipulating their little snowflakes into positions they don't understand. ugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are planning a massive day of auction on
Tuesday, September 27th when students will walkout to reject Youngkin new policy

I'll tell my kids to stay in class regardless of how "massive" the walkout is. Let the the losers and whiners have their moment, but stay far away from this crowd.

That would be hard to if the whole school is in on it. Our kids’ school principal is coordinating the thing.

Which principal?

Don’t fall for this. I’ve worked through many walkouts and there are always students who stay in class. I’ve rarely seen teachers walk out. It doesn’t matter the cause. Most of us want to keep our professional lives separate from political activism. Our administration said the last couple of walk outs at my school were student organized and led but they were very much supported by admin. I don’t know any teachers who joined in. There would never be a walk out where everyone went. If I’m ever told I need to participate in these at work I know it’s time to find another job.

But there is immense pressure on the kids to participate, especiwlly when there are teachers overtly pushing one particular ideology. For example, our high school has a history teacher who is notoriously partisan and very aggressive on social media. The students are afraid to engage in open dialogue in this teacher's class and will do anything to hide any thoughts that do not align with this teacher's particular ideology. There is concern about grades being penalized if the student does not tow the line, since history is a subjective class.

Any student who has a teacher like this particular teacher is going to feel immense pressure to walk out, whether or not they or their families support the walk out.

Fcps removing their controversial issues policy over pandemic did a tremendous disservice to teachers and destroyed the ability for students to have open and honest debate in their classes.

Under no circumstance should a student be aware of a teacher's political leanings, but fcps removing the controversial issues policy completely destroyed this.

While many parents appreciate teachers like you who keep private separate from teaching, you are on your way to becoming a minority in fcps, particularly with younger teachers.

+1. These activists should quit teaching and join their cause full-time outside from school. Many thanks to the teachers who are true to their vocation and lead by example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-trans-policies-student-walk-outs/65-efb29d76-44c9-448f-b871-b183bd025aaf

Students at nearly 100 schools across Virginia are planning to walk out of class Tuesday in response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed policies that would change how schools in the commonwealth treat transgender students.

The student-run Pride Liberation Project is organizing the walk-outs on Tuesday. A list of participating schools shows several high schools in Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Annandale High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:35 AM Yes
Centreville High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 - 9:50 AM No
Chantilly High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:15 PM Yes
Edison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:50 AM Yes
Fairfax High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
Falls Church High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 PM Yes
Hayfield Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:20 PM Yes
Herndon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
James Madison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 8:45-9:30 AM Yes
John R. Lewis High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 AM Yes
Justice High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Kilmer Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:55 AM Yes
Lake Braddock Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 1:50 PM Yes
Langley High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:47 AM Yes
Marshall High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:40 PM Yes
McLean High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:30 – 11:10 Yes
Mount Vernon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 To be announced
Oakton High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 - 3:00 PM To be announced
Rachel Carson Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:10 AM No
Robinson Secondary Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 - 11:00 AM Yes
Robinson-base Fairfax-Academy Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 AM No
South County High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:17 AM To be announced
South Lakes High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM-10:28 AM Yes
Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology Fairfax County Public Schools Noon Yes
West Potomac High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
West Springfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Westfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:05 - 10:35 AM Yes
Woodson High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM Yes


It's a GOOD THING that our kids are engaged citizens. In fact, it's our civic duty to be involved.

This is kids being used as pawns by adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous.

Some kids are starting to pressure kids with threats of being ostracized if they do not participate.

A coereced political statement is evil and wrong.

This should never happen during the school day. Protest on your own time.

It is wrong- it violates Article I, Section 16, of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which states:

No man "shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."

This event at a government funded school, which will alienate Christian students for their religious beliefs, maybe Muslim students too, makes them "suffer" at school.

Here is Article I:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article1/section16/

These types of events are just inappropriate at school. There are other more appropriate forums for protests.

Isn't FCPS already violating the Virginia Bill of Rights then? The FCPS calendar now has explicitly religious holidays, meaning many kids suffer from not learning because of religious holidays they don't care about.

They are not being literally alienated inside a county classroom. Nice try.

It's a student-led event--you can't protect your kids from other kids voicing their rights. They are not anti-Christian or anti-Muslim, they are pro LGBTQ+ rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-trans-policies-student-walk-outs/65-efb29d76-44c9-448f-b871-b183bd025aaf

Students at nearly 100 schools across Virginia are planning to walk out of class Tuesday in response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed policies that would change how schools in the commonwealth treat transgender students.

The student-run Pride Liberation Project is organizing the walk-outs on Tuesday. A list of participating schools shows several high schools in Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Annandale High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:35 AM Yes
Centreville High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 - 9:50 AM No
Chantilly High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:15 PM Yes
Edison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:50 AM Yes
Fairfax High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
Falls Church High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 PM Yes
Hayfield Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:20 PM Yes
Herndon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
James Madison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 8:45-9:30 AM Yes
John R. Lewis High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 AM Yes
Justice High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Kilmer Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:55 AM Yes
Lake Braddock Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 1:50 PM Yes
Langley High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:47 AM Yes
Marshall High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:40 PM Yes
McLean High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:30 – 11:10 Yes
Mount Vernon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 To be announced
Oakton High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 - 3:00 PM To be announced
Rachel Carson Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:10 AM No
Robinson Secondary Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 - 11:00 AM Yes
Robinson-base Fairfax-Academy Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 AM No
South County High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:17 AM To be announced
South Lakes High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM-10:28 AM Yes
Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology Fairfax County Public Schools Noon Yes
West Potomac High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
West Springfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Westfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:05 - 10:35 AM Yes
Woodson High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM Yes


It's a GOOD THING that our kids are engaged citizens. In fact, it's our civic duty to be involved.

This is kids being used as pawns by adults.

What? Kids run things like this ALL THE TIME---and take all sorts of action independently. It's not the adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous.

Some kids are starting to pressure kids with threats of being ostracized if they do not participate.

A coereced political statement is evil and wrong.

This should never happen during the school day. Protest on your own time.

It is wrong- it violates Article I, Section 16, of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which states:

No man "shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."

This event at a government funded school, which will alienate Christian students for their religious beliefs, maybe Muslim students too, makes them "suffer" at school.

Here is Article I:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article1/section16/

These types of events are just inappropriate at school. There are other more appropriate forums for protests.

Isn't FCPS already violating the Virginia Bill of Rights then? The FCPS calendar now has explicitly religious holidays, meaning many kids suffer from not learning because of religious holidays they don't care about.

They are not being literally alienated inside a county classroom. Nice try.

It's a student-led event--you can't protect your kids from other kids voicing their rights. They are not anti-Christian or anti-Muslim, they are pro LGBTQ+ rights.

You don't *know* everyones involvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want my kid leading a double life. If he or she is presenting as a different sex at school than at home, that points to deeper mental issues and I would want to know about it. Same with any other type of illness, physical or mental.

Or is your kid afraid to tell you who they really are....if yes then the issue isn't with them.

Yes it is. They are children who don't know any better. If my kid was lying to me over something that important I would send them to boarding school or to live with a relative.

[Anonymous]

Such BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-trans-policies-student-walk-outs/65-efb29d76-44c9-448f-b871-b183bd025aaf

Students at nearly 100 schools across Virginia are planning to walk out of class Tuesday in response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed policies that would change how schools in the commonwealth treat transgender students.

The student-run Pride Liberation Project is organizing the walk-outs on Tuesday. A list of participating schools shows several high schools in Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Annandale High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:35 AM Yes
Centreville High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 - 9:50 AM No
Chantilly High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:15 PM Yes
Edison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:50 AM Yes
Fairfax High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
Falls Church High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 PM Yes
Hayfield Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:20 PM Yes
Herndon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:45 AM Yes
James Madison High School Fairfax County Public Schools 8:45-9:30 AM Yes
John R. Lewis High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:30 AM Yes
Justice High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Kilmer Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:55 AM Yes
Lake Braddock Secondary School Fairfax County Public Schools 1:50 PM Yes
Langley High School Fairfax County Public Schools 9:47 AM Yes
Marshall High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:40 PM Yes
McLean High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:30 – 11:10 Yes
Mount Vernon High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 To be announced
Oakton High School Fairfax County Public Schools 2:45 - 3:00 PM To be announced
Rachel Carson Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:10 AM No
Robinson Secondary Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 - 11:00 AM Yes
Robinson-base Fairfax-Academy Fairfax County Public Schools 10:15 AM No
South County High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:17 AM To be announced
South Lakes High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM-10:28 AM Yes
Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology Fairfax County Public Schools Noon Yes
West Potomac High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
West Springfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:00 AM Yes
Westfield High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10:05 - 10:35 AM Yes
Woodson High School Fairfax County Public Schools 10 AM Yes


It's a GOOD THING that our kids are engaged citizens. In fact, it's our civic duty to be involved.

This is kids being used as pawns by adults.

Sit down, Denise. I work at one of the schools on that list and can assure you it’s a 100% student-facilitated activity.

I’m sorry that you might have to briefly think about someone you don’t think should have the right to exist but I’m sure you’ll be ok once you’ve been revived on you fainting couch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous.

Some kids are starting to pressure kids with threats of being ostracized if they do not participate.

A coereced political statement is evil and wrong.

This should never happen during the school day. Protest on your own time.

It is wrong- it violates Article I, Section 16, of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which states:

No man "shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."

This event at a government funded school, which will alienate Christian students for their religious beliefs, maybe Muslim students too, makes them "suffer" at school.

Here is Article I:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article1/section16/

These types of events are just inappropriate at school. There are other more appropriate forums for protests. You mean like kneeling before a football game? Quietly and respectfully? You see where that went right? There is no right way to protest when you are not a straight white male.

[Anonymous]

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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.

This!! The kids that can't tell their parents stuff have crappy-ass parents who have made it clear that there is a "right" way to be and they better not step out of gender norms.

Most of the girls in my kids class who are identifying as boys without telling their parents have very liberal parents who say the exact same thing that you just posted.

There are close to 50 to 60 percent of the girls in my kids fcps middle school who are claiming a different gender. Most of their parents are very blue, very kind and involved parents and have zero clue that this is going on.

The kids hiding this from their parents has nothing to do with having "crappy ass parents"

The hiding stuff from parents is normal, mainstream, developmentally appropriate teen behavior that has nothing to do with the quality of a trans kids parents.

The problem is that for some reason, on this particular issue, activists have cowed schools and parents and brainwashed students into believing that parents should be cut off from their kids by schools as a best practice. This is simply wrong, particularly on such an emotionally charged and potentially dangerous to the kids well being mental health issue.

It's a tough balance and may in fact be out of balance. When so much attention is constantly focused on the "marginalized" (consider the signs that so many teachers put outside their classrooms touting how every set of kids but straight white kids were welcome in their classrooms), the so-called marginalized start to be seen as as the desirable norm, and kids who naturally want to fit in gravitate towards the new norm.

I think there is a lot of indoctrination going on too from fcps.

At our middle school, learning seminar is averaging at least one dedicated transgender or gender identity lesson each week.

Even if you are pro trans issues, giving the 12 to 14 year olds a weekly lesson extolling all of the virtues of changing your identity and gender identity activism is a bit much and definitely crosses into indoctrination, and is probably fueling much of this.

I am certain lessons like this are district wide in the middle schools and not just limited to our middle school.

This is true insanity. Schools are so far from what they were meant to be that I feel like the whole world is going crazy at this point. I just can't anymore.