For Parents’ Rights And Children’s Safety From Gender Theory Predation, Virginia Needs Sage’s Law

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America’s Systemic Racism Problem Is Mostly In Woke, Anti-Asian Education Bureaucracies

Public school officials caused harm to Asian students’ college applications by not notifying them of important academic achievements.

Media Think High Schoolers Skipping Class Is More Newsworthy Than A War On Parents

The left cheered as students protested Youngkin's proposed school trans policies. Where was this excitement over the parental rights fight?

Democrats’ War On Charter Schools Is Sending Families Into The Arms Of Republicans

Democrats continuing to wage war on schools outside their chokehold is going to hurt them in the upcoming midterm elections.

New Report Shatters Media Lie That CRT Isn’t Taught In Virginia Schools

The investigation's findings put to shame numerous members of the legacy media, who have repeatedly claimed that critical race theory does not exist in Virginia's education system.

Virginia's Cuban-American AG hammers Jim Acosta for 'Soviet-style police state' remark: 'Take some history classes'



Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares skewered CNN talking head Jim Acosta for comparing the state's new tip line for concerned parents to the police state of the former Soviet Union.

On Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new email tip line for parents to report any violations of students' "fundamental rights" and any "divisive practices" in schools.

"Helpeducation@governor.virginia.gov, for parents to send us any instances where they feel that their fundamental rights are being violated, where their children are not being respected, where there are inherently divisive practices in their schools," Youngkin said, according to WJLA-TV. "And we're asking for input right from parents, to make sure that we can go right to the source, as we continue to work to make sure Virginia's education system is on the path to re-establish excellence."

Youngkin referenced a public school class in Fairfax County that recently had students play "privilege bingo." The controversial assignment had children acknowledge their privileged classes, such as those who are white, Christian, male, cis-gendered, able-bodied, have never been racially profiled, and belong to a military family.

This is over the top - time for FCPS to get away from identity politics and back to teaching our kids.pic.twitter.com/WtB2DLuhgH
— Supervisor Pat Herrity (@Supervisor Pat Herrity) 1642606084

The new "Help Education" tip line sparked a backlash from liberals, including singer John Legend.

"Black parents need to flood these tip lines with complaints about our history being silenced," Legend instructed his nearly 14 million followers on Twitter. "We are parents too."

Black parents need to flood these tip lines with complaints about our history being silenced. We are parents toohttps://twitter.com/rmc031/status/1485775829539991552\u00a0\u2026
— John Legend (@John Legend) 1643081795

Another outspoken critic of Youngkin's tip line was CNN personality Jim Acosta.

"You know, I seem to remember Glenn Youngkin campaigning in a fleece vest in Virginia," Acosta said on Tuesday night during a CNN special titled "Democracy in Peril." "He was running as a different kind of Republican. I was told there was going to be a vest, not a Soviet-style police state across the Potomac from Washington."

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares fired back at the comparison of the Virginia government to a Soviet-style police state.

"I think what Jim Acosta said — listen, my family fled Communist Cuba. You want to talk about what 'Soviet-style' looks like? It's the opposite of freedom," Miyares said during a Wednesday appearance on "Hannity."

"My mother has distinct memories of being forced to take classes in Marxist-Leninism," the Cuban-American AG explained.

He noted that his uncle was arrested in the middle of the night by now-deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's secret police then detained without due process. Miyares said his family's home was "nationalized: in the name of fairness and equity."

"So clearly, Jim Acosta maybe needs to take some history classes of what Soviet-style communism actually looks like. And [Virginia is] the opposite," Miyares proclaimed.

Miyares said parents under Youngkin's governance have the option of masking their children or not.

"What we have said is parents matter. Listen, if you're a parent and you want to mask your child for six, seven, eight hours a day, you absolutely have that right. That's your individual decision," he told Fox News host Sean Hannity. "The great irony of all this, is in Soviet-style communist states like Cuba, the state diminishes parents. They say, ‘Your loyalty is to the state,’ and parents have less control. This is about parental empowerment."

In a Fairfax County Times article from October, Miyares explained how his mother fled from Castro's Cuba in 1965.

"My mother escaped Communist Cuba when she was only 19 years old, legally immigrated to the United States homeless and without a penny to her name," Miyares noted. "While in Cuba, her brother, my uncle, suffered the humiliation of a mock execution for being an anti-communist and she saw her house and every other personal artifact become the property of the Cuban Government."

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Fairfax County Public Schools returns sexually explicit books to high school libraries



A northern Virginia school system said it is placing two books that contain sexually explicit material back into school libraries after a review determined the books were appropriate for high school readers.

Fairfax County Public Schools said Tuesday that committees of school administrators formed to respond to parent complaints about two books — "Gender Queer: A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe and "Lawn Boy" by Jonathan Evison — had completed a two-month review of the reading materials and found the books were suitable as optional independent reading material for high school students.

"The decision reaffirms FCPS' ongoing commitment to provide diverse reading materials that reflect our student population, allowing every child an opportunity to see themselves reflected in literary characters," the school district said. "Both reviews concluded that the books were valuable in their potential to reach marginalized youth who may struggle to find relatable literary characters that reflect their personal journeys."

The books were removed from school library shelves in September after a mother complained that the books contained "pedophilia" and read aloud explicit passages to the school board. Parents in school districts in Texas and Florida as well had complained about graphic depictions of sexual acts in "Gender Queer," including one involving a strap-on device and another involving a teen youth's sexual fantasy about an older, bearded man.

The explicit content in "Gender Queer" became the subject of a 30-second TV ad released by Independent Women's voice that showed adult voters what content was available to students in Virginia school districts. Local TV stations in Virginia refused to air the ad because of the sexually explicit content, citing federal law that prohibits pornography on air.

Each of the authors of the controversial books contested the claim that their work contained pedophilia.

In accordance with district policy, after receiving the formal complaint, two committees were established consisting of school administrators, librarians, parents, and students above the age of 18 to consider whether the books were appropriate for high-school age readers. After reading and reviewing the books, both committees unanimously recommended that they should remain available to students.

The committee that reviewed "Lawn Boy," which contains passages in which a young adult character reflects on sexual encounters he had with another boy when they were both in fourth grade, determined that the book is "an accessible examination of race, class, socio-economic struggle, and sexual identity." The reviewers said the novel could be affirming for many students and "has literary value as a narrative representing the perspective of a significant portion of students in Fairfax County Public Schools with a variety of backgrounds."

The committee review of "Gender Queer" declared the book "a well-written, scientifically based narrative of one person's journey with gender identity that contains information and perspective that is not widely represented."

Neither committee found depictions of pedophilia in either book.

Noel Klimenko, assistant superintendent of instructional services, accepted the committees' recommendations and FCPS announced the books will return to library shelves.

"I am satisfied that the books were selected according to FCPS regulations and are appropriate to include in libraries that serve high school students. Both books have value beyond their pages for students who may struggle to find relatable stories," Klimenko said.

Yes, Terry McAuliffe, Critical Race Theory Is In Virginia Schools

Critical race theory is in Virginia public schools, and McAuliffe is either lying out of his rear or ignorant about one of the hottest topics in his state.

14-year-old girl accuses Virginia school district of putting her in danger by allowing boys in girls' locker rooms



A Virginia teen went viral after she blasted the board of Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools for allowing transgender students to use girls' locker rooms.

What's a brief history here?

The district's newly proposed 8350 policy states that "students should be allowed to use the facility that corresponds to their gender identity" — and not their biological sex.

According to Fox News, the new policy follows policy 1040, which stated that the county was committed to "providing an equitable, safe and inclusive working environment regardless of 'sexual orientation, gender identity' and other individual characteristics."

What are the details?

Fourteen-year-old Jolene Grover delivered her rousing remarks in front of the school board while wearing a "Woman is female" T-shirt.

Standing before the board on Tuesday, Jolene said, "Two years ago, I was told policy 1040 was just an umbrella philosophy and you weren't going to allow boys into the girls' locker rooms. But here you are doing just that."

"Everyone knows what a boy is — even you," she told the board members. "Your proposed policies are dangerous and rooted in sexism. When woke kids ask me if I was a lesbian or a trans boy because I cut my hair short, it should tell you these modern identities are superficial."

Jolene, who is now homeschooled after being withdrawn over the district's continued onslaught of what her family says are controversial policies, also said that she is concerned over what the new policy would lead to behind locker room doors.

"Now boys are reading erotica in the classroom next to girls and you want to give them access to girls' locker rooms and you want to force girls to call those boys 'she,'" the teen added. "You do this in the name of inclusivity while ignoring the girls who will pay the price. Your policies choose boys' wants over girls' needs."

New Virginia study finds online schooling is severely damaging students' academic achievement



A new study conducted by Virginia's largest school system found that distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic is severely damaging academic achievement.

What are the details?

In comparison to the last academic year, the percentage of middle school and high school students enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools receiving marks of "F" in two or more classes during the first quarter of this academic year rose from 6% to 11%, the district's Office of Research and Strategic Improvement found. The numbers represent a year-over-year increase of 83%.

Younger students were much more seriously affected than older ones, as middle-schoolers exhibited a 300% increase in marks of "F," while high schoolers exhibited a 50% increase.

The study also found that some of the most vulnerable students — those with disabilities and English-language learners — were the ones who have been struggling the most.

The number of students with disabilities who scored marks of "F" in two or more classes shot up by 111% to account for nearly one-fifth of those students, while the number of English-language learners who scored marks of "F" increased by 106% to account for 35% of those students.

While students in certain demographics exhibited more pronounced increases than others, the study found that "the pattern was pervasive across all student groups, grade levels, and content areas examined in this report."

What else?

In a summary of the findings, district researchers acknowledged that "there is reason for concern," especially considering that students who were previously not performing well were the ones who were having the hardest time.

"Results indicate a widening gap between students who were previously performing satisfactorily and those performing unsatisfactorily," the report noted. "In other words, students who performed well previously primarily performed slightly better than expected during Q1 of this year. In contrast, students who were previously not performing well, performed considerably less well. A greater proportion of low-performing students received failing grades during Q1 than would have been expected based on patterns of marks in prior years."

In a statement to the Washington Post, the school system's superintendent, Scott Brabrand, said they are working quickly to identify and aid the students who are struggling the most.

"We are working on identifying these students by name and by need and are working on specific interventions to support them right now and as we phase back in person," he said.

Despite the obvious damage being inflicted on students' academic achievement, the school system has halted plans to return to in-person classes until at least Nov. 30 due to a surge in coronavirus cases across the country.

Brabrand, however, vowed during a recent town hall that he has every intention of returning to in-person activities as soon as possible.

"We are committed to returning our kids to in-person. There will be some setbacks. There will be some pauses. I cannot promise you that it will be linear," he said.