After having a month to go over their current transgender policy and over Governor Glenn Youngkin's model policy, the Amherst County School Board voted to not adopt the Governor's policy and keep their own.
Below is the Amherst County Public School's policy, which was last revised on August 11, 2022:
"The Amherst County School Board is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to membership in any category protected under federal or Virginia law. This commitment prevails in all of its policies and practices concerning staff, students, educational programs and services, and individuals and entities with whom the Board does business."
According to Governor Youngkin, his policies would empower parents while prohibiting discrimination; it also directs schools to increase parental notification requirements and roll back some current accommodations involving gender identity.
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