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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

DP. It's all trans issues. We've decided to break down the barriers of sex, including segregated bathrooms. And the results have not been 100% positive.

These rules show that enough people think we went too far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

The first paragraph of the news linked said the criminal was a trans :" a Virginia juvenile court judge concluded Monday that a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a Loudoun County high school in May."

[Anonymous]

I feel like I've had to fill out nicknames as part of a form for my children regularly whether for school or other activities. So as long as they are on the form I guess they work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

The assaulter was wearing a skirt--what makes someone "trans?" And, FWIW, it was in the NEXT school he was sent to that he assaulted a girl in a classroom. Clearly, the assaulter is a troubled child, but that does not excuse the behavior.

But, if you followed this and the Loudoun SB, you would know that the victim's dad was arrested when he threw a fit because the Superintendent said there had been no assaults in the bathrooms. It appears that the superintendent was protecting the "trans" issue. If someone else has an explanation of why the supe lied, please post it.

And, this is the problem--how do we know who is genuinely "trans" and who is not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

What is bigger umbrella for skirt wearing people?
Trans?
Gender non-conform?
Gay?
Confusion?
Women?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I've had to fill out nicknames as part of a form for my children regularly whether for school or other activities. So as long as they are on the form I guess they work.

Will it be difficult for staff to know who has this in file? I’m thinking it will be tough to remember who can be referred to by whichever names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I've had to fill out nicknames as part of a form for my children regularly whether for school or other activities. So as long as they are on the form I guess they work.

Will it be difficult for staff to know who has this in file? I’m thinking it will be tough to remember who can be referred to by whichever names.

I would imagine the classroom teacher (or in high school and middle school - the subject teachers) would know - aren't they aware if their students have allergies that could be fatal? Yes the staff who interact with a much larger group of students might have a hard time keeping names straight, like the art teacher who sees every student in elementary school. But if a student has an unusual nickname, I would think they would stand out.

I know several females who have "male" nicknames: Charlie for Charlene; Andy for Andrea; Chris for Christine is probably the most common. Then there are the gender neutral names: Ryan, Peyton, Dana, Jordan, Tracy, Shannon, Kim. I haven't encountered a young Kim but one who comes to mind is the previous GMU men's basketball coach's name. His name is Kim English and he's a biological male.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I've had to fill out nicknames as part of a form for my children regularly whether for school or other activities. So as long as they are on the form I guess they work.

Will it be difficult for staff to know who has this in file? I’m thinking it will be tough to remember who can be referred to by whichever names.

I would imagine the classroom teacher (or in high school and middle school - the subject teachers) would know - aren't they aware if their students have allergies that could be fatal? Yes the staff who interact with a much larger group of students might have a hard time keeping names straight, like the art teacher who sees every student in elementary school. But if a student has an unusual nickname, I would think they would stand out.

I know several females who have "male" nicknames: Charlie for Charlene; Andy for Andrea; Chris for Christine is probably the most common. Then there are the gender neutral names: Ryan, Peyton, Dana, Jordan, Tracy, Shannon, Kim. I haven't encountered a young Kim but one who comes to mind is the previous GMU men's basketball coach's name. His name is Kim English and he's a biological male.

Those nicknames wouldn’t be an issue because they are probably (I assume) commonly associated with those names.

I’m an ES teacher and I don’t always know or remember student allergies off the top of my head. If I feel I need to know I find time to look them up in SIS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I've had to fill out nicknames as part of a form for my children regularly whether for school or other activities. So as long as they are on the form I guess they work.

Will it be difficult for staff to know who has this in file? I’m thinking it will be tough to remember who can be referred to by whichever names.

I would imagine the classroom teacher (or in high school and middle school - the subject teachers) would know - aren't they aware if their students have allergies that could be fatal? Yes the staff who interact with a much larger group of students might have a hard time keeping names straight, like the art teacher who sees every student in elementary school. But if a student has an unusual nickname, I would think they would stand out.

I know several females who have "male" nicknames: Charlie for Charlene; Andy for Andrea; Chris for Christine is probably the most common. Then there are the gender neutral names: Ryan, Peyton, Dana, Jordan, Tracy, Shannon, Kim. I haven't encountered a young Kim but one who comes to mind is the previous GMU men's basketball coach's name. His name is Kim English and he's a biological male.

His first name is already Kim so what would the issue be? He’s not changing his name to Kim. Kim is recognized as a male name as well. If a male is assigned that name at birth that is ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

The assaulter was wearing a skirt--what makes someone "trans?" And, FWIW, it was in the NEXT school he was sent to that he assaulted a girl in a classroom. Clearly, the assaulter is a troubled child, but that does not excuse the behavior.

But, if you followed this and the Loudoun SB, you would know that the victim's dad was arrested when he threw a fit because the Superintendent said there had been no assaults in the bathrooms. It appears that the superintendent was protecting the "trans" issue. If someone else has an explanation of why the supe lied, please post it.

And, this is the problem--how do we know who is genuinely "trans" and who is not?

He wasn’t protecting the trans student. He was protecting his job and the reputation of the county. Nobody wants a sexual assault listed right next to the name of your county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

DP. It's all trans issues. We've decided to break down the barriers of sex, including segregated bathrooms. And the results have not been 100% positive.

These rules show that enough people think we went too far.

The civil rights movement wasn’t 100% positive at the start either. So should we have stopped that as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

DP. It's all trans issues. We've decided to break down the barriers of sex, including segregated bathrooms. And the results have not been 100% positive.

These rules show that enough people think we went too far.

The civil rights movement wasn’t 100% positive at the start either. So should we have stopped that as well?

Boys and girls are different. It's awkward for you to admit it but they are. You cannot wish that away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I've had to fill out nicknames as part of a form for my children regularly whether for school or other activities. So as long as they are on the form I guess they work.

Will it be difficult for staff to know who has this in file? I’m thinking it will be tough to remember who can be referred to by whichever names.

There is a nickname field already in SIS. Previously, it’s not been widely used. Teachers just learn the students’ nicknames. FCPS could start using it for this purpose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bathroom use --

FCPS: Ensures students can use the locker room or restroom that aligns with their gender identity and forbids forcing them to use only a private area, single-occupancy accommodation, or other single-use facility.

New Model: On bathroom use, the policy requires students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching the sex they were assigned at birth, unless federal law requires otherwise. In addition, overnight travel in hotels, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces for school activities must be based on biological sex, according to the guidance.

Reid: I want to be clear that FCPS remains committed to an inclusive and affirming learning environment for each and every student and staff member including those who are transgender or gender expansive. We believe our current FCPS policies are consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

This is what I'm worried about for my childrens' transgender friends. I firmly believe transgender youth should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice. Transgender children/youth who have been using facilities aligned to their preferred gender should get to continue doing so.

I care less about the request for a name change being told to parents.

What about straight children's right and safety?
After a transgender teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a school bathroom while wearing a skirt, you can't say that normal parents' concern about gender expansive bathroom policy is a delusion.
(https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-loudoun-county-teen-131413442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAstoeqqHATO1POoEZW_t7Zp5B3KFxh9OqQ_rgQJR-xRq2HwsT9oS9VzBzp6v1CYLFCRuy1TBwJOX0D9oS_Z-Ql-fY23vZx7HDD8iq-vX1yLLBJEBuDhaNwqucvtBg9gakVI-4NWdimVKSeLzz5XIOamA0tGb9g4UOmiEn64KhXA)

I cannot believe people are still using this as an example. 1. Kid was not trans. 2. He didn't sneak into the bathroom as a girl to commit his assault. He sexually assaulted her after they agreed to meet there. 3. At a previous school, he sexually assaulted another girl in a classroom.

Please stop with this. It's a story about failure of the system to get a predator out of the schools, NOT a trans issue.

DP. It's all trans issues. We've decided to break down the barriers of sex, including segregated bathrooms. And the results have not been 100% positive.

These rules show that enough people think we went too far.

The civil rights movement wasn’t 100% positive at the start either. So should we have stopped that as well?

Boys and girls are different. It's awkward for you to admit it but they are. You cannot wish that away.

Who said they weren’t different? The PP said we should stop being inclusive because it’s not 100% positive for all.

[Anonymous]

This is a very strange issue. I am so confused by this stuff, seems unreal.