{"id":597111,"date":"2021-07-19T15:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T19:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597111"},"modified":"2021-07-19T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T19:21:01","slug":"virginia-school-board-unanimously-votes-against-states-new-transgender-policies-after-community-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-board-unanimously-votes-against-states-new-transgender-policies-after-community-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia School Board Unanimously Votes Against State\u2019s New Transgender Policies After Community Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-school-board-unanimously-votes-against-states-new-transgender-policies-after-community-outrage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1129725270.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A school board in Virginia voted unanimously to reject the state\u2019s new transgender policies for students after members of the community objected.<\/p>\n<p>PJ Media <a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/matt-margolis\/2021\/07\/18\/virginia-school-board-rejects-states-radical-transgender-policies-n1462682\">reported<\/a> that the Russell County School Board rejected the Virginia Department of &nbsp;Education\u2019s (VDOE) transgender policy, which was approved last year. As PJ Media reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18\">\n<p><em>According to the policies, schools are required to \u201caccept a student\u2019s assertion of their gender identity without requiring any particular substantiating evidence, including diagnosis, treatment, or legal documents.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, as long a student insists they are transgender, they must be allowed to use whichever bathroom they prefer, locker rooms they prefer, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The policy required Virginia public schools to adopt it, but Russell County refused. Community members and the school board itself spoke out against the policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was elected by the people of this community, and I intend to stand up to protect every kid and do the will of the people of Russell County \u2014 and not that of an overreaching state government,\u201d School board member Bob Gibson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wcyb.com\/news\/local\/russell-co-school-board-unanimously-rejects-vdoe-transgender-issues-model-policy\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in a statement last week. \u201cThe most important thing we can do is protect every kid and to provide them with a safe and secure place to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A VDOE spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/school-board-rejects-virginia-pronoun-transgender-bathroom-policy\">told<\/a> the Washington Examiner that Russell County\u2019s vote violated the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2020 legislation (House Bill 145 and Senate Bill 161) requires local school boards to \u2018adopt policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than the model policies developed by the Virginia Department of Education\u2019 by the start of the 2021-2022 school year,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cIt is the responsibility of the local school board to follow the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Josh Hetzler, an attorney at the Founding Freedoms Law Center, however, told PJ Media that the school board\u2019s vote wasn\u2019t in violation, and that the VDOE\u2019s policy was <em>itself<\/em> a violation of numerous state and federal laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he policies themselves violated various state and federal laws, including infringing upon numerous fundamental rights of students, parents, and teachers,\u201d Hetzler told the outlet. \u201cBecause of how legally problematic these model policies are, not to mention the likelihood of tangible harms to student\u2019s bodily, privacy, safety, and dignity in private spaces, [the] school board simply cannot adopt policies consistent with the existing model policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia schools have apparently become ground zero for several divisive issues in education. As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/va-school-district-takes-fight-against-teacher-who-spoke-out-against-trans-pronoun-policy-to-state-supreme-court\">reported<\/a>, a gym teacher who publicly refused to use a student\u2019s preferred pronouns was suspended. A Judge later ordered the school to reinstate the teacher, Byron \u201cTanner\u201d Cross, but the Loudoun County school board appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic schools have no right to suspend someone simply for respectfully providing their opinion at a public meeting,\u201d ADF attorney Tyson Langhofer told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/virginia-loudoun-county-tanner-cross-appeal-state-supreme-court\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cThe lower court\u2019s decision ordering Tanner\u2019s reinstatement was a well-reasoned application of these facts to clearly established law, so there is no reason for the Virginia Supreme Court to take this appeal. The school district wants to force Tanner to endorse its ideals and shut down any opposing views. That violates the Constitution and laws of Virginia, and so did the school\u2019s move to place Tanner on leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia also has at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/how-loudoun-county-became-the-apex-of-the-fight-against-critical-race-theory\">two<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/parents-in-conservative-virginia-county-outraged-to-learn-crt-pushed-on-their-children\">counties<\/a> leading the fight against Critical Race Theory from being pushed in public schools.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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