Angry parents vow to take down school board over debate concerning gender identity
Hundreds of parents and northern Virginia residents were outraged Thursday night when the Fairfax County Public School Board voted 10-1 to amend its nondiscrimination policy to include "gender identity" without consulting the parents and against the wishes of an overwhelming majority of audience members.
Concerned parents filled the auditorium at Luther Jackson Memorial middle school in Falls Church to attend the meeting with nearly one hundred more waiting outside to protest the amendment, which could lead to mixed-sex bathrooms and locker rooms in schools.
Those who opposed the policy amendment said the board made the sweeping change too quickly without consulting parents and without studying the implications of such a change.
"This isn't over," said Mychele Brickner, a former FCPS board member. "People are very disturbed by what just happened in there. They didn't take parents into account. The fact that they passed a motion like this and created an additional protected class in the policy and then they are going to let people see later what this means, that's ridiculous. That's exactly what this happened with Obamacare."
Although the affects of the new policy are unclear, many of the parents who attended the meeting are sure of one thing, the board's lack of respect for their voices will determine who is re-elected in November.
"We will remember in November!" audience members shouted as they stormed out of the auditorium.
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The board said that they are mandated by the US Department of Education to add "gender identity" to the non-discrimination policy or risk losing federal funding. But the angry parents wanted to hear nothing of that.
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