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Cody Conner is going viral after speaking out during a Virginia Beach school board meeting. His trans daughter is a student in the district.
The school board’s decision to allow Max Hightower to resume his role in the musical follows intense community backlash and national debate over transgender rights in schools.
This is exactly why LGBTQ+ book bans don't protect kids at all.
The virtual school says its hands are tied due to Florida's "don't say gay" law. However, the teacher has lodged a complaint against it.
Student Max Hightower was told students had to be cast according to the gender they were assigned at birth. “I want every kid to be recognized and noticed and allowed to be themselves,” he said.
Only about 4 percent of LGBTQ+ youth said they hadn't encountered online bullying or hate.
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It was set to take effect Thursday.
The judge found the policy violated the state constitution by discriminating based on the student’s sex.
Republican House members and conservative groups contended that removing books from school libraries doesn't amount to banning them, while Democrats pushed back.
Though the original law was written for public schools, the Florida Department of Education approved a new rule expanding it to private schools.
The former student who brought the suit could not prove he was harmed by the school's action, the judge ruled.
The publisher's action is drawing criticism from teachers, librarians, and advocacy groups.
The law will take effect next month.
Jennifer Petersen is on a crusade to keep "sexually explicit" books out of school libraries.
As school districts in conservative parts of California enact these policies, young people speak out.
The Chino Valley district was the first in the state to adopt such a policy, for which it was sued by California's attorney general.
In settling the mother's lawsuit, the Spreckels Union School District in California denied all the allegations.
Only the board’s lone student advisor voted against the ban.
The school had earlier posted flyers announcing the closure, only to say a decision had not been made.
