On August 11, the Loudoun County School Board approved Policy 8040, aka Rights of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students, which won in a 7-2 vote.
Loudoun County Public Schools released an online statement explaining the passing of the legislation: “The School Board developed Policy 8040 to meet the requirements of Virginia House Bill 145 and Virginia Senate Bill 161, enacted by the 2020 Virginia General Assembly. “This legislation created Section § 22.1-23.3 of the Code of Virginia, treatment of transgender students.
This Code section states that each Virginia school board shall adopt a policy that reflects the requirements set forth by the Code.” The statement also iterated that school policies and student safety is a “one priority… to