Commentary: Teachers have to put the welfare of transgender students before their own beliefs
In Virginia, a battle is raging over a new transgender rights policy passed by the Loudoun County School Board this month. The policy, which abides by a state mandate to support transgender youth in schools, requires teachers and administrators to address students by their preferred names and pronouns according to their gender identity. It also allows transgender students to participate in ...
by Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times
Aug 30, 2021
3 minutes
In Virginia, a battle is raging over a new transgender rights policy passed by the Loudoun County School Board this month.
The policy, which abides by a state mandate to support transgender youth in schools, requires teachers and administrators to address students by their preferred names and pronouns according to their gender identity. It also allows transgender students to participate in athletics and use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex.
The policy's sole purpose is to create a
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