US EditionTensions Boil at Arlington School Board Meeting on Transgender Bathroom Policy
Winsome Earle-Sears opposes Arlington's transgender bathroom policy, citing safety concerns after a convicted sex offender used girls' facilities; federal funding threats loom over the district.
- On Thursday night, Arlington County became a flashpoint with protesters rallying outside a packed Arlington County School Board meeting, the first since it upheld its transgender facility access policy, where Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia lieutenant governor and Republican candidate for governor, spoke amid tensions.
- Facing federal pressure, the U.S. Department of Education moved to penalize several Northern Virginia school districts, including Arlington Public Schools, over bathroom-policy noncompliance, risking millions of federal dollars with a federal 'high-risk' designation.
- Parents seized on the Richard Cox case and victims testified that Cox allegedly exposed himself in girls' locker rooms, while Earle-Sears warned, `By refusing to reverse reckless policies, you are failing our daughters, and risk losing millions of dollars in funding our children.'
- After the meeting, the Arlington County School Board Chair said the board will not give in to federal demands, while community speakers largely applauded APS's stance and public comment lasted about an hour.
- A viral sign at the rally attracted national attention and bipartisan condemnation on social media, while Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger defended the district's policies as the new school year approaches.
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An Arlington School Board meeting yesterday evening (Thursday) attracted Republican governor candidate Winsome Earle-Sears and a large crowd of activists, most advocating for transgender rights. This was the School Board members' first meeting since they announced that they would be maintaining their current policy of letting transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms that match
Tensions boil at Arlington School Board meeting on transgender bathroom policy
The debate was heated Thursday night at the Arlington County School Board meeting in Virginia as dozens of speakers lined up to give their thoughts on the school system and its transgender bathroom policy. The room was packed and tensions were high from the beginning, including just after the Pledge of Allegiance with the room screaming, “for all, for all.” The debate comes after Arlington County schools decided to keep its policy allowing stude…
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