Virginia

elleng

(136,686 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:38 PM Sep 2022

Students at nearly 100 schools across Virginia are planning to walk out of class on Tuesday, Septemb

September 27 in response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed policies that would change how schools treat transgender students.

To see the new rules click here: https://bit.ly/3UIRVjE
#walkout #schoolwalkout #GlennYoungkin #Virginia #lgbtqia #dmv

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Students at nearly 100 schools across Virginia are planning to walk out of class on Tuesday, Septemb (Original Post) elleng Sep 2022 OP

The kids are all right Walleye Sep 2022 #1

Yes. elleng Sep 2022 #3

😄 Yes! underpants Sep 2022 #7

These kids give me hope TexasBushwhacker Sep 2022 #2

Yes hoping; they and their famiies expected decent education in Virginia, elleng Sep 2022 #5

This is why I have hope. They are the great-children of Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #4

GRANDparents! ('Greats' watched how THEIR children reacted.) elleng Sep 2022 #6

I stand corrected. Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #9

Good! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #8

GOOD for them. Idiot governor, smart kids. Duppers Sep 2022 #10

Walleye

(36,242 posts)

1. The kids are all right

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:39 PM

Sep 2022

elleng

(136,686 posts)

3. Yes.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:42 PM

Sep 2022

underpants

(187,107 posts)

7. 😄 Yes!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:59 PM

Sep 2022

TexasBushwhacker

(20,724 posts)

2. These kids give me hope

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:41 PM

Sep 2022

At 65, I doubt I'll live long to see them with any real power, but their hearts are in the right place.

elleng

(136,686 posts)

5. Yes hoping; they and their famiies expected decent education in Virginia,

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:44 PM

Sep 2022

and the governor's doing what he can to get himself a seat at the White House, so messing up education (among other things.)

Phoenix61

(17,716 posts)

4. This is why I have hope. They are the great-children of

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:43 PM

Sep 2022

the 60’s rebels. Their great-grandparents walked for civil rights they are walking for LGBTQ rights. How beautiful.😍

elleng

(136,686 posts)

6. GRANDparents! ('Greats' watched how THEIR children reacted.)

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 06:45 PM

Sep 2022

Phoenix61

(17,716 posts)

9. I stand corrected.

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 07:21 PM

Sep 2022

That’s what happens when I do math and IPA at the same time. Either way it still gives me hope.
One to make it,
The second to lose it,
The third to get it back.

SheltieLover

(59,924 posts)

8. Good!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 07:01 PM

Sep 2022

Duppers

(28,260 posts)

10. GOOD for them. Idiot governor, smart kids.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:22 AM

Sep 2022

Too smart to vote for Republicans in the future.

(My son went to a great magnet h.s. here in Virginia. None of his friends would vote for a R.)

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