Suit was filed yesterday in a Virginia state trial court challenging a guidance document titled Model Policies on the Treatment of Transgender Students In Virginia's Public Schools developed by the Virginia Department of Education (DOE). The guidance document calls for safe, supportive and inclusive school environments for transgender students. The lawsuit filed by a parent and two advocacy organizations contends that during the adoption process, the Department of Education failed to respond to a number comments raising constitutional and other legal objections to the proposed guidance document. The complaint (full text) in Family Foundation v. Virginia Department of Education, (VA Cir. Ct., filed 3/30/2021) alleges that the document violates free speech, free exercise, privacy, equal protection, and parental rights. Family Foundation issued a press release announcing the filing of the lawsuit. AP reported on the lawsuit.
