School District Lets Male Leer in Girls' Locker Room

The U.S. Department of Education cut off Fairfax County Public Schools from the Magnet School Assistance Program over its refusal to block males from girls' restrooms, fulfilling Secretary Linda McMahon's threat a week earlier to cut it off along with resistance school districts in New York City and Chicago.

FCPS's funding is even more precarious following new allegations it repeatedly affirmed the right of a male student with "facial hair," wearing pants so tight "they clearly outlined his genitalia," to leer at girls in their locker room as they changed into gym clothes, telling girls who object to either change faster or use a single-occupancy restroom.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin also launched a probe last month following allegations FCPS officials facilitated abortions for students without parental consent and used public money for it.

The latest skirmish could strengthen GOP gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears' [pictured above] position against frontrunning Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger, having already narrowed the gap by several percentage points on the strength of parental revolts against northern Virginia school districts' gender identity policies.

Virginia Assisted Suicide Bill Failed to Move, Will Carry Over to 2025, Other Bills Dead

Dear Advocates,

More good news from the east coast! Virginia bill SB 280, which had passed in the Senate, failed to move forward in the House – despite last ditch efforts – and will carry over to 2025. Many thanks to the Virginia coalition which did outstanding work to prevent passage.

In the meantime, the following bills are now declared dead for 2024 and will NOT carry over to the new year. 

Euthanasia Bill Fails

Senator John Edwards, D-Roanake, broke with party lines in a Democrat-controlled panel by voting against Senate Bill 390. 

Per his vote, the bill was defeated in a Senate subcommittee with a 5-4 vote.

Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Bill Continued Forward to Next Session

Neptune, Virginia Beach

On January 16, 2020, HB 1649 was introduced in the Virginia Legislature and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

On February 7, 2020, on a voice vote it was continued forward to the next session in 2021. This was at the request of the bill's sponsor, essentially kicking the can down the road.

This is good news.