This is an episode that brings some good news at the local and national level. A federal judge blocks Trump's ban on gender affirming care for people under 19. We also look at the failure of a vote in the Shenandoah County School Board to strip parents of the right to tell the school the name and pronouns for their children.
Washington Post article on the temporary restraining order on Trump's ban:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/13/trump-transgender-health-care-youth-lawsuit/
Current state of policy INB in Shenandoah County Schools:
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DCXNPP60AC27
The proposed change to INB:
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DDEVWT82C817
Current policy GBAB/JFHAB:
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D4DPZZ671EF7
Proposed change to GBAB/JFHAB that failed:
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DCS3AF05EB60
WHSV coverage of the school board meeting:
https://www.whsv.com/2025/02/14/shenandoah-county-public-schools-votes-3-2-against-gender-identity-policy-amendments/
The Spectrum - Trump;s Third Transgender Ban (gender affirming care for people under 19):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_qPKTpp1UA
The Spectrum - Changes to School Policy in Shenandoah County for Transgender Students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuH1nHp02Yo
