As the new school year takes off, so do liberal school districts’ efforts to undermine parents as the primary caretaker and educator of their children.
But that is exactly the school district’s intention. Fairfax Superintendent Michelle Reid has publicly vowed not to adhere to the guidance, which also requires students to participate in the athletic program and use the restroom, locker room, or other facility that corresponds with their sex.
This is a willful violation of state policy and must be treated as such. Fairfax officials claim they have the right to flout Youngkin’s guidance because it supposedly conflicts with federal laws, such as Title IX. But this isn’t true. Not only does Youngkin’s guidance explicitly instruct school boards to comply with federal law where it might require a departure from the guidance’s default rule, but it also leaves little need for such departures.
Likewise, the guidance’s definition of sex as a person’s “biological sex” is consistent with the court's interpretations of sex-based laws. Democrats have tried to argue otherwise by citing the Supreme Court’sinterpretation of “gender identity” was narrowly and deliberately limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects employees from discrimination.
But verbal warnings will only go so far, and Fairfax’s resistance thus far suggests stronger enforcement will be necessary. A spokesperson for Miyares’s office told thethat school boards out of compliance with state policy are liable to legal action from parents. “Our office will be monitoring all litigation and will be prepared to participate where doing so is appropriate and parents have valid claims,” the spokesperson said.
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