{"id":969909,"date":"2021-11-04T23:14:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T03:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=969909"},"modified":"2021-11-04T23:14:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T03:14:06","slug":"fairfax-schools-survey-asks-teens-about-sex-life-trans-identity-parental-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fairfax-schools-survey-asks-teens-about-sex-life-trans-identity-parental-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairfax Schools Survey Asks Teens About Sex Life, Trans Identity, Parental Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ffairfax-schools-survey-asks-teens-about-sex-life-trans-identity-parental-bullying%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=969909&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\/11\/Classroom-640x335-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The school board and board of supervisors in Fairfax County, Virginia, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/533516580\/2021-FAIRFAX-COUNTY-Youth-Survey-of-8th-10th-and-12th-Grade-Students\">survey<\/a> students as young as 12 this month about sexual activity, transgender identity, and whether their parents bully them.<\/p>\n<p>A letter from Superintendent of Schools Scott S. Brabrand to parents does not mention the invasive nature of the questions but informs them their children can opt-out of taking it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The letter <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/VAEDUFCPS\/2021\/10\/13\/file_attachments\/1964538\/FFXYouthSurvey-OptOutSecondary-English.pdf\">describes<\/a> the survey, which is online this year for the first time:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21\">\n<p>The Fairfax County Youth Survey asks questions about risky behavior, mental health, physical health, and safety. There are questions about behaviors related to alcohol, illegal drugs, or misuse of prescription drugs. Additional questions about depression, student stress, bullying and harassment, and questions about personal health, and for students in eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade only, sexual behavior, will be included in the survey. Students are also asked about specific protective factors concerning health and safety.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"View 2021 FAIRFAX COUNTY Youth Survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th Grade Students on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/533516580\/2021-FAIRFAX-COUNTY-Youth-Survey-of-8th-10th-and-12th-Grade-Students#from_embed\">2021 FAIRFAX COUNTY Youth S\u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Mary Margaret Olohan&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/506904601\/Mary-Margaret-Olohan#from_embed\">Mary Margaret Olohan<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In the sexual behavior portion, questions include:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18\">\n<p>How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>During your life, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>During the past 3 months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Did you drink alcohol or use drugs before you had sexual intercourse the last time?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever had oral sex?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The survey additionally asks, \u201cWhat one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy?\u201d Students could choose \u201cBirth control pills,\u201d \u201cCondoms,\u201d \u201can IUD \u2026 or implant,\u201d \u201cA shot \u2026 patch \u2026 or birth control ring,\u201d \u201cwithdrawal,\u201d and \u201cno method.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also requests students to provide the number of sexual partners they have had.<\/p>\n<p>Each question does allow students to say that they have never had sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.339743589744\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Virginia\u2019s most populous school district, Fairfax County Public Schools, is pushing a \u201cSummer Learning Guide\u201d for second graders that includes the message, \u201cI feel safe when there are no police,\u201d according to a leaked document. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vTC08FUfZx\">https:\/\/t.co\/vTC08FUfZx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1423331661262041097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The survey also asks questions about the make-up of and behavior in the home, including, \u201cHow many times in the past year has a parent or adult in your household bullied, taunted, ridiculed, or teased you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Signal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2021\/10\/18\/virginia-school-survey-asks-kids-if-they-are-transgender\/\">reported<\/a> on the survey earlier this month:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p>The school system administers the survey to students in the eighth, 10th, and 12th grades each fall, and a separate survey is administered to sixth grade students that does not contain questions about sexuality or gender.&nbsp;Students are scheduled to take the 2021 survey in November.<\/p>\n<p>Both surveys caution students not to include their name and note that students do not need to answer any questions they are not comfortable with.<\/p>\n[Fairfax County Public Schools Media Relations Manager Julie] Moult noted that the survey is available online for parents to review.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Follow Penny Starr on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyStarrDC\"><i>Twitter<\/i><\/a><i> or send news tips to pstarr@breitbart.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The school board and board of supervisors in Fairfax County, Virginia, will survey students as young as 12 this month about sexual activity, transgender identity, and whether their parents bully 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