Students in Virginia are calling on school administrators to combine genders in their Family Life Education—or sex education—courses.
Students gather outside of a Fairfax County School Board meeting to advocate for co-ed sex education classes at school.Students in Virginia are calling on school administrators to combine genders in their Family Life Education, or sex education, courses.
The group's leader, Rivka Vizcardo-Lichter, told ABC affiliate WLJA that the recent Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade galvanized students to protest.Vizcardo-Lichter said a decision to create co-ed sex education courses would be a “step forward” for advancing the inclusivity of transgender and non-binary people in schools and in recognizing that “queer people need to learn about their sexual health in a safe way.
Nearby schools have implemented mostly gender-combined sex education, including Virginia's Arlington County and Alexandria City, as well as Maryland’s Prince George’s County. Some Metro D.C. districts have also adopted the practice of combining genders in such courses.It's not yet clear if the Fairfax County School Board will make a decision on changes to sex education classes.
Rivka Vizcardo-Lichter, leader of the Pride Liberation Project, said co-ed sex education classes will increase inclusivity for transgender and non-binary studentsKathleen Mallard, a Fairfax County resident, told ABC affiliate WLJA that a move to combine genders for students in grades four through eight would be wrong.
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