Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration recently released new guidance for public schools on transgender issues and requires students to only use facilities and play on sports teams that are associated with their biological sex. Several of Virginia’s school districts have publicly taken a stand against the Youngkin policy. Loudoun County school board member Tiffany Polifko believes Youngkin cannot do much against these school districts because the model policy does not have legal weight.
Polifko said Parents have been “starved” of their rights because under Northam schools did what they wanted without telling parents. Although Youngkin’s model policy appears to be a win for parental rights, parents cannot just sit back and think that their and their child’s rights are guaranteed said Polifko.
