Lawsuits Mount as Parents Push for Youngkin's Transgender Policies in Virginia Schools

Two parents in Virginia Beach have filed a lawsuit demanding that their local school board adopt Republican Governor Youngkin's new policies on transgender students, which include excluding transgender girls from participating in girls' sports teams. The lawsuit argues that school boards must adopt the Youngkin administration's initiatives, which roll back accommodations for transgender students implemented by the previous Democratic administration. While some conservative-majority school boards have embraced the policies, more liberal jurisdictions, particularly in northern Virginia, have resisted. The lawsuit seeks a declaration that school boards must adopt regulations consistent with Youngkin's model policies and an injunction requiring the Virginia Beach board to do so. Critics argue that the policies violate federal law by perpetuating discrimination against transgender students.