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Virginia students begin walkouts over Youngkin transgender policy

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed changes to the state's guidance on transgender student policies would roll back some accommodations. If adopted by school districts, the policies would require parental sign-off on the use of any name or pronoun other than what's in a student's official record. They also say participation in certain school programming and use of school facilities should be based on a students' biological sex.

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The Guardian

Thousands of Virginia students walk out in protest at governor’s trans proposals

New guidelines put forward by Republican Glenn Youngkin would restrict protections for transgender students

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Virginia school students walk out en masse over state’s pronoun rule change

Roughly 100 walkouts were scheduled in middle schools and high schools across the state on Tuesday

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Student activists held school walkouts across Virginia on Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed changes to the state's guidance on transgender student policies, revisions that would roll back some accommodations.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

'Taking control of our own lives': Virginia students walk out over reversal of transgender protections

More than a 1,000 students walked out of Virginia middle and high schools Tuesday, organizers said, leaving class in protest of the state's reversal of transgender protections that put decisions on students' identities and preferred names at school exclusively in the hands of their parents.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies

Student activists are walking out of class across Virginia to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed changes to the state’s guidance on district policies for transgender students

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Nearly 100 Virginia schools hold walkouts over revised transgender student policies

Students from nearly 100 Virginia schools will stage walkouts Tuesday in protest of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's changes to the policies applying to transgender students.

2 years ago·United States

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