Chesapeake School Board approves policy governing pronoun usage for staff

Chesapeake School Board will prohibit teachers from using preferred pronouns

The new set of policy changes will prohibit Chesapeake Public Schools' employees from providing to students their preferred pronouns and titles if they don't align with their sex assigned at birth as well as bar employees from compelling other employees and students to use those preferred pronouns.

Chesapeake School Board prohibits employees from asking others to use preferred pronouns

The Chesapeake School Board voted 7-2 Monday night to prohibit district employees from asking students and colleagues to use preferred pronouns that differ from their biological sex.The decision immediately revises Policy 8-02 and applies only to district employees. The policy does not address students' preferred pronouns.Vice Chairman Kim Scott voted in favor of the policy change."It is problematic to walk into a classroom and not know what sub…

Chesapeake School Board approves policy governing pronoun usage for staff

The School Board voted 7-2 to change the policy, after hearing more than 20 public speakers, most of whom were against the policy change.

Chesapeake School Board approves pronoun policy for teachers and staff

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) -- The Chesapeake School Board voted 7-2 to approve a policy to ban teachers and staff from using or sharing their preferred pronouns when they do not match their biological sex. The school board voted on the change under its professional conduct section. In the agenda, it said it is committed to [...]