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

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 2 days, 8 hours ago

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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 for allegedly blocking students from creating the organization last August, after community concerns surfaced that the proposed Gay-Straight Alliance …

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