The students are demanding that the guidelines be revoked by the state Department of Education and that individual school districts reject the changes, according to the Pride Liberation Project.
The 17-year-old who helped organize and participated in the walk out said that students are excluded from the conversation when it comes to education issues. Getting this chance to have people listen to what we have to say, all across Virginia, is really important to making sure that we are not excluded from conversations that will change our day-to-day lives.
When they heard about the policies, Calabia was in a state of disbelief.
Is it possible that these things got passed? Trans students are devastated by it. They said that they were so sad and scared. I don't know what these policies will mean for my friends and family.
Calabia was one of the organizers who worked to make the walks happen.
Calabia said that they had had a positive reception. Over one thousand students walked out of 100 schools. We could never have imagined achieving that many. It's helpful to have this large of a response. People will listen to us.
The Pride Liberation Project is planning to testify and rally over the next few weeks, according to the leader of the group, a high school senior.
School boards will be under pressure to reject the regulations even if they are passed, because we want to make sure that they don't get passed.
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