,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,walb]g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require elem5t>y & middle s*ools t      
receive ,f$]al funds to obta9 p>5tal    
cons5t be=e *ang+ a m9or *ild's g5d]    
m>k]s1 pron\ns1 or pref]r$ "n on any    
s*ool =m or all[+ a *ild to *ange !     
*ild's sex-bas$ accommodations1 includ+ 
lock] rooms or ba?rooms4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,p>5tal 
,rights ,ov] ,! ,education & ,c>e ( ,_! 
,kids ,act or ! ,,protect ,kids ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! law 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has long  
recogniz$ ! importance ( p>5tal rights4 
,a p>5t's "r to ov]see ! c>e & education
 ( _! *ild is gu>ante$ by ! ,f\rte5?    
,am5dm5t4  7#b7 ,p>5ts h a fundam5tal1  
con/itutionally gu>ante$ "r to raise &  
educate _! *ildr5 9 ! way t !y *oose4   
7#c7 ,public s*ools across ! c\ntry are 

violat+ ^! fundam5tal p>5tal & familial 
rights by delib]ately hid+ in=mation    
ab\t g5d] transition+ *ildr5 f _! p>5ts4
  7#d7 ,s*ool /aff 9 ,montgom]y ,c\nty  
,public ,s*ools 9 ,m>yl& in/ruct tea*]s 
to =m g5d] transition plans = /ud5ts )\t
 ! k or cons5t ( ! /ud5t's family4  7#e7
 ,an ,i[a public s*ool di/rict 0 su$ =  
all[+ *ildr5 z "y z #ab to create g5d]  
support plans )\t ! k or cons5t ( !     
/ud5ts' p>5ts4  7#f7 ,fairfax ,c\nty    
,public ,s*ools 9 ,virg9ia has requir$  
all tea*]s to complete a tra9+ program  
say+ t p>5tal p]mission is n requir$ =  
/ud5ts :o seek to be address$ by diff]5t
 names or pron\ns4  7#g7 ,reg>dless ( _!
 int5tions1 ^! s*ools are sabotag+ !    
p>5t-*ild relation%ip & enc\rag+ *ildr5 
to keep secrets f ! adults :o are *>g$ )
 protect+ & def5d+ !m--_! p>5ts4  7#h7  
,*ildr5 d be/ :5 _! p>5ts are actively  
involv$ 9 _! education4 ,s*ool di/ricts1
 activi/ organizations1 & tea*]s unions 
mu/ nev] be all[$ to intrude on p>5tal  
rights by conceal+ critical in=mation f 

p>5ts ab\t _! *ildr54  #c4 ,requirem5t  
relat$ to g5d] m>k]s1 pron\ns1 & pref]r$
 names on s*ool =ms ,z a condition (    
receiv+ ,f$]al funds1 any elem5t>y s*ool
 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #haja ( !
 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 or s*ool t
 consi/s ( only middle grades 7z su* t]m
 is def9$ 9 su* section71 t receives    
,f$]al funds %all be requir$ to obta9   
p>5tal cons5t be=e-- 7#a7 *ang+ a m9or  
*ild's g5d] m>k]s1 pron\ns1 or pref]r$  
"n on any s*ool =m2 or  7#b7 all[+ a    
*ild to *ange ! *ild's sex-bas$         
accommodations1 includ+ lock] rooms or  
ba?rooms4