Tue Sep 26, 2023 – 4:12 pm EDTTue Sep 26, 2023 – 4:33 pm EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) — A Virginia school board has been hit with a lawsuit from parents for refusing to cooperate with statewide policies requiring schools to respect students’ biological sex and parental rights.
On Thursday, two local mothers – Sarah Winesett and Vanessa Beasley – filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Beach School Board, arguing that the board “refused to fully adopt model policies issued by the Virginia Department of Education pursuant to the Department’s authority under Virginia law.”
“By allowing inconsistent rules to remain in effect, the Board has ignored the rights of Virginia parents to make basic decisions about the education and well-being of their children,” the complaint states.
Court documents argue that the board has “refused to adopt the 2023 Model Policies,” which emphasize adherence to biological sex and the need to inform parents of any gender confusion experienced by their children. The guidelines from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration are a stark contrast to the pro-LGBT guidelines that were in place under former Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.
A board member “proposed a resolution that would have
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