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Schooling Fairfax in Nondiscrimination

Apparently no one in Fairfax County has heard of the telephone. Or the Internet. Amid outcry from concerned parents and community members over the addition of gender identity to Fairfax County Public...

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Fighting in Fairfax: A rundown of school board races

Tuesday is Election Day in Virginia, with political pundits eagerly looking to see which of the major two political parties will take control of the state Senate. But a number of races that have been...

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Lawsuit: Fairfax LGBT nondiscrimination policy is unlawful

Several Fairfax County residents have filed a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board, alleging that the board’s decision to amend its nondiscrimination policy to include sexual orientation,...

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Parents of trans children hope Title IX ruling leads to restroom victory

A legal victory for a trans Virginia high school student could have implications for other school districts The post Parents of trans children hope Title IX ruling leads to restroom victory appeared...

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Liberty Counsel asks Virginia Supreme Court case to take up their Fairfax...

The right-wing legal organization challenging Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) nondiscrimination policy has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit.  Liberty Counsel has filed a...

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Virginia Supreme Court to take up challenge to Fairfax County...

In a move that could signal its desire to overrule a lower court decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has decided to take up a challenge to Fairfax County’s nondiscrimination policy, which was amended...

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Virginia Supreme Court throws out lawsuit challenging Fairfax County...

Court finds conservatives lacked standing to sue the school board The post Virginia Supreme Court throws out lawsuit challenging Fairfax County nondiscrimination policy appeared first on Metro Weekly.

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Fairfax school board member taking part in FRC panel on “transgender ideology”

LGBTQ advocates and their liberal allies are decrying a decision by a Fairfax County School Board member to take part in a Family Research Council panel discussion on how social conservatives can...

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Parties select endorsees for Fairfax County School Board special election

The political parties have made their official endorsements in the upcoming special election for one of three at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board. While technically, all school board...

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Pro-LGBT candidate wins Fairfax School Board election

Advocates hope Fairfax will avoid "draconian" anti-transgender policies cropping up in other counties The post Pro-LGBT candidate wins Fairfax School Board election appeared first on Metro Weekly.

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4 Northern Virginia school districts call on courts to support transgender...

School districts file brief supporting Gavin Grimm's ongoing lawsuit over transgender accommodations The post 4 Northern Virginia school districts call on courts to support transgender students’ rights...

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Fairfax County Public Schools returns challenged LGBTQ books to high school...

Fairfax County will allow two LGBTQ books back in high school libraries after a review that found calls for their removal unfounded. The post Fairfax County Public Schools returns challenged LGBTQ...

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Glenn Youngkin Believes Schools Should Out LGBTQ Students to their Parents

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has said that he believes parents have the right to be notified about what’s happening in their children’s lives, including whether their children identify as gay and...

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Fairfax County Denounces Youngkin’s Anti-Trans “Model Policies”

The Fairfax County School Board has said it opposes proposed "model policies" that would deny recognition of trans students' identities. The post Fairfax County Denounces Youngkin’s Anti-Trans “Model...

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Fairfax County Schools Reject Anti-Trans “Model Policies”

Fairfax joins Arlington in rejecting the Virginia DOE's discriminatory "model policies" for how schools should treat transgender students. The post Fairfax County Schools Reject Anti-Trans “Model...

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