Kids
- Fairfax County Counselor Sounds Alarm on Screen Addiction Eroding Traditional American Childhood
This vivid account underscores what she describes as a generation accidentally being raised addicted to screens. Everywhere parents turn – airports, buses, planes – youngsters are entertained by glowing screens rather than engaging in natural curiosity or interaction with the world around them.
- Fairfax School Board Member Slams Return to Dangerous Early Release Policies Endangering Children
The board member highlighted a study from the 2004-2006 timeframe showing Fairfax had the highest number of latchkey kids due to these policies – 30 per classroom on average. ‘That means children who every day because of early release days went home and there was no adult present to care for them,’ he explained. In
- Virginia Father Sounds Alarm on Reckless Truck Maneuvers Endangering Neighborhood Children
The resident pointed out that when these trucks enter the nearby site, they veer sharply into areas where families gather, potentially clipping the top of structures or directly threatening pedestrians. He expressed personal fear for his daughter’s safety, noting that if she were playing there, the outcome could be tragic. ‘It will hit all,’ he
- Parent’s Harrowing Near-Miss Exposes Dangers of Route 7 Traffic Amid Warehouse Push in Virginia County
This firsthand account serves as a stark reminder of the everyday risks families face on Virginia’s congested roadways, particularly Route 7, known for its heavy truck traffic and high speeds. The father’s testimony highlighted how current traffic levels already pose a grave threat to young children near Meadow Farms, presumed to be the local school
- Virginia slouches towards state-sanctioned Euthanasia
Virginia Democrats are pushing to decriminalize the suicide. What could happen next? by Bronson Winning Virginia Democrats have a bill on Governors Abigail Spanberger (D)’s desk, but the legislation will not stop there.
- Loudoun County Parents Demand Action After School Board Rejects Fully Funded SRO Proposal for Elementary Schools
The proposal, put forward by Sheriff Mike Chapman, aimed to assign each SRO to cover three to four elementary schools. Currently, SROs are stationed at all middle and high schools, but over the past three years, they have been pulled from those locations more than 5,000 times to handle calls at elementary schools.
- Shocking Seclusion Practices in Loudoun County Schools Expose Failures in Liberal Education Policies
Leesburg, VA – December 29, 2025 – In a disturbing revelation that underscores the ongoing failures of government-run schools under Democrat leadership, a Loudoun County parent has come forward with a harrowing account of her special needs child’s mistreatment at the hands of public school officials. The incident, which involved the child being confined alone
- Governor Glenn Youngkin and Education Leaders Announce Across the Board Improvement in Virginia’s Statewide Testing Scores
Governor Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera today joined State Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson and leaders from the Virginia Board of Education and Virginia Department of Education to announce notable improvements in the Standards of Learning test results in Math and Reading in the 2024-2025 school year.
- Virginia Win: Court Approves Talk Therapy For Kids Confused About Gender and Sex
Virginia was the first Southern state to ban so-called conversion therapy in 2020. This is a program that helps children accept their God-given sexual orientation and gender.
- Republicans Recognize Virginia Screen-Free Week
Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared April 13–19, 2025, as Virginia Screen-Free Week. This statewide initiative encourages Virginians of all ages to take intentional breaks from phones, tablets, and social media — and reconnect with family, community, and the world beyond the screen.
- Virginia Bans Artificial Dyes from our Food, Governor Glenn Youngkin
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed 185 pieces of legislation, including HB 1910 and SB 1289 carried by Delegate Hillary Pugh Kent and Senator Emily Jordan prohibiting public elementary and secondary schools from serving any food that contains specific color additives for school meals or competitive food.
- Gov. Youngkin Announces Executive Order To Protect Children From Social Media
Executive Order 43 (also known as Empowering and supporting parents to protect their children from addictive social media and Establishing the Reclaiming Childhood Task Force) aims to address the mental health crisis among Virginia youth by providing resources for parents, educators, and healthcare providers.
- Senator Mark Peake Touts Senate Bill 68 as a Compromise for Transgender Athletes in Virginia High Schools
LYNCHBURG, VA – In the 2024 legislative session, Virginia State Senator Mark Peake (R-Lynchburg) introduced Senate Bill 68, a proposal he described as a “practical compromise” for transgender students in high school sports. Unlike some state measures that restrict participation based solely on biological sex at birth, Peake’s bill would have allowed transgender students who