Harrisonburg school board meeting draws large crowd over Gov. Youngkin's model policies on transgender students

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After students at Harrisonburg High School held a walkout Tuesday afternoon in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin's mod...

November 2, 2022
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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After students at Harrisonburg High School held a walkout Tuesday afternoon in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin's model policies on transgender and non-binary students in public schools, many people walked into the Harrisonburg School Board meeting later that evening.During the public comment period, an overwhelming majority of speakers voiced their support of Gov. Youngkin's policies and want to keep the discussion of gender and sexuality out of schools.'So much of our focus is on sexuality,' one public speaker said.

Cayley Urenko