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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Gloria Oladipo

Virginia seeks to strip transgender school students of protections

Governor Glenn Youngkin delivers remarks during a Spirit of Virginia 'Back to School Rally' for midterm election Republican candidates in Annandale, Virginia, in August.
Governor Glenn Youngkin delivers remarks during a 'Back to School Rally' for midterm election Republican candidates in Annandale, Virginia, in August. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA

Virginia is attempting to roll back major protections for school students who are transgender, according to the latest set of guidelines announced by the state’s education officials.

The state’s department of education announced on Friday that it had rewritten a number of policies around the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school districts to follow that ease up accommodations from the previous administration.

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