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Candidates for the Republican Virginia statewide office are in the same place as parents frustrated with school transgender bathroom policies, while their democratic rivals remain silent.
Fox News Digital runs with 2025 candidates for Virginia Governor, Governor and Attorney General, asking them about their opinions on transgender students entering the bathroom.
candidate Democratic Party Despite this issue this month, it was unable to respond to Fox News Digital’s repeated inquiries about the matter, or to avoid talking about it directly.
Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome arele-sears told Fox News Digital about the controversial issue. “It’s not political. It’s common sense, someone has to stand up and speak for their parents.”
Virginia Governor won the speech to the crowd at a rally held by Winsome Earle-Sears, announcing that she will seek Virginia Governor’s nomination on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Chick’s Oyster Bar in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2025. (Kristen Chase/Washington Post, by Getty Image)
Inquiry is in five Virginia school districts Designated “high risk” By the decision of the Ministry of Education earlier this month, they decided to continue using the facilities based on their gender identity. They also followed this month two high school males who were charged with sexual harassment after complaining about transgender identification of transgender females using the locker room.
“As a mom of three Virginia daughters Public schools, Abigail’s former federal law enforcement officer and candidate for governor is to ensure that all children in Virginia are safe and supportive.
Virginia Governor on Why Her State Possible Loss of Federal Funds in Trans Bathrooms
“Despite Abigail’s rival, Winsome Earle-sears, Stokes department and support the Trump administration’s threat to funding for Virginia schools, as Virginia’s next governor, Abigail, will work to protect public schools’ funding and address the long-term, long-term teacher shortage in the Commonwealth and to compete with our last-country math recovery levels,” the spokesman continued. ”
A Spanberger spokesman also slammed Earle-Sears’ “decades of record of trying to grant funds to public schools in Virginia” and argued that she “had no plans to improve student achievement.”
“Abigail will continue to focus on preparing students and bringing Virginia parents to the table,” the spokesperson concluded in his response. “What is it [the] Deadline, to get you threatened to withdraw funds from these five Northern Virginia schools with Trump administrators? ”

On June 16, 2025, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democratic Virginia gubernator, held up a 6-month-old child to supporters after a rally at her alma mater, Jr Jr Tucker High School. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Other Democrats running for the state’s senior office, state Senator Ghazala Hashmi (the governor who is running for lieutenant) and attorney Jay Jones, who runs for Jason Miyares as Virginia’s attorney general, did not respond to Fox News Digital’s repeated comments on the subject.
In 2021, Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe said in a debate that parents should not tell schools What do you want to teach your children? The statements claimed by many were a major factor in his loss to Glenn Youngkin, Republican Virginia Governor.
“It should be pointed out that this is a question of common sense. It’s an 80/20 issue. At least 80% think it’s just common sense.” Josh Hetzler, an attorney representing the families of two Virginia boys, said the two boys’ families were disciplined for using biology women in the Rockroom. “In ancient times, we had boys and boys locker rooms, girls and girls locker rooms.”
Meanwhile, the Republican candidate for Earle-Sears’ running mate, Governor John Reid, was quickly responding to the question.
When asked about the boy’s suspension, Reid replied, “There should not be punished for talking about fairness and safety in his own locker room.” “This is what happens when unchecked ideology covers common sense, and Cade will be silent rather than protected.”

Virginia Lieutenant Gov. John Reid (left) and Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears (right). (Lieutenant Governor John Reid)
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Additionally, current Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares convened the Virginia School District, which disciplinary action against the two boys, “weaponized Title IX to punish male students and demonstrate discomfort towards being forced to share a locker room with female students.”
Attorneys, his rival, Jay Jones, did not respond to a request for repeated comment on the matter.
because Ministry of Education Now referring to the five Northern Virginia school districts as “high risk,” their funds will now be bound by “reimbursement status,” meaning these districts will now have to pay all fees “in advance” and then subsequently claim federal reimbursement.
“States and school districts cannot publicly violate federal laws, and there is no federal law, and there is no other scrutiny,” said Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

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