Virginia school board settles with parents, reverses policy that blocked LGBTQ+ student club

King George County Schools will now allow sixth- to eighth-grade students to form non-curricular clubs, including one supporting LGBTQ+ students, after the school board settled with the families of two students who said the school did not allow them to form the LGBTQ+ club previously, according to a Monday announcement. The school board faced litigation […]
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