On February 8, working with a number of outside groups that provided expert medical, legal, and educational input, we presented a new policy proposal to the BOE. The new policy requires the school to notify parents if their child decides to pursue an alternative gender choice and sets up a framework for the school and the parents to work together to determine the best path for that child. The current policy and practices at FCPS are designed to allow the school to keep gender choice information from parents.

“The provisions of this policy proposal require that all parents be notified, and that the school meet with the parents and provide information that can help parents work with their children to make the best decisions for their child and their family. It ensures all of a child’s underlying social and psychological conditions are considered and creates a consistent framework for bringing families into the conversation, avoiding the one-size fits all approach to dealing with childhood gender expression and dysphoria.”

We are asking the BOE to place this proposal on their agenda and allow us to provide an in-depth walk-through on the benefits of this approach.