Loudoun Parents Rebuke 70,000-Student District After Transgender Policy Testimony Sparks Safety Fears
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Loudoun Parents Rebuke 70,000-Student District After Transgender Policy Testimony Sparks Safety Fears
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Summary
Loudoun County parents publicly condemned school officials after this week’s Capitol Hill hearing, saying evasive answers on access to locker rooms, bathrooms and sleeping quarters deepened fears over student safety and parental rights.
Aaron Spence, superintendent of the roughly 70,000-student district, testified that “transgender women should be allowed in women’s spaces,” while lawmakers including Reps. Bob Onder and Virginia Foxx pressed officials on whether biological males could enter girls’ facilities.
Abbie Platt said families have faced the issue for years in Loudoun schools, alleging boys have been in girls’ locker rooms and bathrooms and that some parents stay quiet for fear of retaliation at work.
Seth Wolfe said he was not satisfied with the testimony and argued district policies have worsened over five years by shifting focus from education to rules he says leave children unsafe and weaken parents’ authority.
The clash revives Loudoun County’s long-running fight over transgender protections, including Policy 8040, as Congress broadens scrutiny of school gender policies beyond Virginia to districts such as Chicago and San Francisco.