
ACTION
2023 DOE MODEL POLICIES
ACTIONS
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Sign up to Speak to the LCPS School Board Directly on August 8: In Person or Virtual
- Registration opens August 4 at 9 am and closes at 12 pm on August 8.
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- All proceeds support our SafeZone Grant Program to help support parents, teachers, and students with their inclusive initiatives.
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Contact All School Board Members: https://www.lcps.org/ContactSchoolBoard
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Atoosa Reaser | Algonkian District | Atoosa.Reaser@lcps.org
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Brenda Sheridan | Sterling District | Feedback Form
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Erika Ogedegbe | Leesburg District | Feedback Form
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Harris Mahedavi | Ashburn District | Feedback Form
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Ian Serotkin | Blue Ridge District | Feedback Form
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Jeff Morse | Dulles District | Feedback Form
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John Beatty | Catoctin District | Feedback Form
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Tiffany Polifko | Broad Run District | tiffany.polifko@lcps.org
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SUMMARY
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Not only are these policy suggestion immoral, they may very well be illegal and clearly contradict the Virginia Values Act passed in 2019.
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Executive overreach should never be tolerated, especially to create systemic discrimination!
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These actions will cost LCPS millions in lawsuits defending an indefensible policy.
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These so-called 'Parents Rights' policies contradict the rights of parents of transgender students. Only supporting the rights of certain parents to trample on the rights of others is religious discrimination.
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Under the banner or 'Privacy, Dignity, and Respect' and in order to 'respect parents’ values and beliefs' - these policies suggest over a dozen recommendations that would harm and promote abuse of transgender and non-binary students, only one of which has anything to do with families.
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The 2021 policies were based on law, not executive order. Just as other school boards chose to ignore trans-supportive policies in 2021, LCPS can choose to ignore these anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
DESCRIPTION
By order of Governor Youngkin, the Virginia Department of Education recently released an updated version of the 2022 Model Policies aimed at reversing the 2021 Model Policies- one of the most inclusive school-based transgender policies in the south. Here in Loudoun, Policy 8040 was based on these 2021 Model Policies.
This effort will enshrine anti-LGBTQ+ policies in our schools leaving students at risk. Included in these proposed policies:
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Reversing protections for non-binary or gender expansive student.
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Prevents students from accessing school counselors when needed.
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Allows teachers and staff to deadname and misgender students, regardless of parents.
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Contradicting Supreme Court rulings on bathroom and facility usage
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Creating confusion and banning participation in ALL sports, and other critical inclusive activities for students.
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Prevents students from using their gender-affirming name and pronouns without parental permission.
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And most importantly, will forcibly out transgender and nonbinary students, putting students in unaccepting homes at risk for abuse, violence, and homelessness.
READ EQUALITY LOUDOUN'S FULL STATEMENT ON THESE POLICIES.
READ THE POLICIES FOR YOURSELF (ENCOURAGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO DO THE SAME)


