Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
Guidance Document Change: Revised Virginia School Health Guidelines
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4/14/22  3:57 pm
Commenter: Donna Machen

Remove links to websites with corrupting influence
 

I strongly urge the VDH to remove the Advocates for Youth website off the Virginia School Health Guidelines as well as any other links designed to undermine parental authority over what their youth are learning about gender identity, abortion access, sexuality, and other related topics.  Parents have a right to be in charge of their child's health and education and VDH does not have the right to promote materials and resources of a sexual nature that could be shared with a child without consent by the parent.  I object greatly to offensive websites that promote campaigns like "Abortion Out Loud" and the "Free the Pill Youth Council" which offer resources for abortion access or use cartoon youth to sell young children on a viewpoints of sexual topics not endorsed by parents.  I am greatly concerned about the direction the VDH collaborating with the VDOE has taken against parental authority and urge the VDH to act quickly to remove this offensive material.

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