Transgender and Gender-Expansive Student Policy
Our Policy
The Albemarle County School Board approved and adopted Policy JBA: Policy on the Treatment of Transgender and Gender Expansive Students on August 12, 2021. Read our full policy:
Policy JBA: Policy on the Treatment of Transgender
And Gender Expansive Students
Our Process
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Please email TransgenderPolicyFeedback@k12albemarle.org
to submit questions or concerns.
View the Virginia Department of Education Model Policy
used to develop ACPS' policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does "cisgender" mean?
- What does "transgender" mean?
- What does "non-binary" mean?
- What does "gender-expansive" mean?
- What are the goals of this proposed policy?
- Will this policy allow boys in the girls' bathroom?
- Why do we need this policy?
- How was this policy developed?
- How will this policy be enforced in schools?
- Are there any employee exemptions to this policy?
- How will gendered sports work?
- What constitutes "consistently-asserted gender”? What if a student decides to go back to their original gender?
- Are all students, faculty, and staff obligated under these guidelines to state their preferred pronouns?
- Can ACPS help coordinate medical treatments for the child without involving parents?
- Are new restrooms being added at schools to facilitate compliance with this policy if it is approved?
- If a child speaks to school division employees about concerns around gender identity, does the school have the right to keep that information from parents?”