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Virginia: Stafford County School Board may put the brakes on proposed transgender policy
More K-12 education policy news on trans students:
Stafford County may become the first school division in the state w/ a formal policy letting students use bathrooms/locker rooms of their choice and instructing teachers to use new names and pronouns
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Stafford School Board may put the brakes on proposed transgender policy
By JEFF BRANSCOME THE FREE LANCE–STAR Dec 12, 2018
Some Stafford County School Board members want to put the brakes on a proposed policy that would let transgender students use the bathroom and locker room of their choice.
School Board Chairwoman Patricia Healy said at a meeting Tuesday that she wants to hear more input from the Stafford community before taking action. She referred to one parent’s concern that the controversial proposal would “fall under the holiday radar.”
“We’ve heard a lot of good comments tonight on both sides of the issue,” Healy said, referring to public comments earlier in the meeting. “We need to take those comments … and we need to look at, is there a way to craft this policy so that it meets the needs of most? It’s not going to meet everybody’s needs because this is not an issue that … everybody will agree on.”
School Board member Dewayne McOsker floated the idea of sending out surveys on the issue to parents. ... None of the School Board members expressed flat-out support or opposition to the proposal, which they will discuss again Jan. 8. They could take action Jan. 22 at the earliest.
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Jeff Branscome: 540/374-5402
jbranscome@freelancestar.com
By JEFF BRANSCOME THE FREE LANCE–STAR Dec 12, 2018
Some Stafford County School Board members want to put the brakes on a proposed policy that would let transgender students use the bathroom and locker room of their choice.
School Board Chairwoman Patricia Healy said at a meeting Tuesday that she wants to hear more input from the Stafford community before taking action. She referred to one parent’s concern that the controversial proposal would “fall under the holiday radar.”
“We’ve heard a lot of good comments tonight on both sides of the issue,” Healy said, referring to public comments earlier in the meeting. “We need to take those comments … and we need to look at, is there a way to craft this policy so that it meets the needs of most? It’s not going to meet everybody’s needs because this is not an issue that … everybody will agree on.”
School Board member Dewayne McOsker floated the idea of sending out surveys on the issue to parents. ... None of the School Board members expressed flat-out support or opposition to the proposal, which they will discuss again Jan. 8. They could take action Jan. 22 at the earliest.
....
Jeff Branscome: 540/374-5402
jbranscome@freelancestar.com
