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In a 9-1 vote, the board revised transgender student guidelines, sparking intensified local dialogue amid a broader debate on transgender rights and education policies in Virginia.
The students have been attending every school board meeting for the past year to speak out.
The conservative governor is trying to figure out how to force districts that refuse to discriminate against their students to implement his policies.
He says his school system will stick to its inclusive policies which are in accordance with Virginia state law.
His administration’s “model policies” roll back protections the previous Democratic governor implemented to affirm the identities of vulnerable transgender kids.
