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Virginia Judge Questions Faith Groups in Fight Over Transgender Inclusive Student Policies Virginia is no stranger to helping the nation reach legal decisions impacting transgender students and Wednesday s hearing in a rural court could be the start of another nationally-relevant fight. LYNCHBURG, Va. (CN) A Virginia judge had tough questions for conservative groups Wednesday afternoon in a dispute hoping to block the state from implementing transgender-inclusive policies in the upcoming school year.  The Virginia Department of Education claimed the policies “address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures” and their promulgation was required under legislation passed last year. But several parents and Richmond-based conservative groups, the Founding Freedoms Law Center, the Christian Action Network and the Family Foundation of Virginia, claim the policies infringe on teachers

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