Top Story Wythe School Board approves policy revisions that include protection for transgender students BY MILLIE ROTHROCK and JULIA TOMIAK | Wytheville Enterprise Jul 9, 2021 Jul 9, 2021 Updated Jul 11, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Wythe County School Board on Thursday approved a slew of policy revisions that included nondiscrimination protection for transgender students.kAm%96C6 :D ?@ 5:D4C6E6 A@=:4J 7@C EC2?D86?56C DEF56?EDj 9@H6G6C[ E96 A@=:4:6D FA52E65 :?4=F56 C6BF:C6>6?ED 282:?DE 5:D4C:>:?2E:@?] !C@E64E65 4=2DD:7:42E:@?D :?4=F56 86?56C[ 86?56C :56?E:EJ[ D6I[ D6IF2= @C:6?E2E:@?[ C246[ 4@=@C[ ?2E:@?2= @C:8:?[ 5:D23:=:EJ[ C6=:8:@?[ 2?46DECJ[ 286[ >2C:E2= DE2EFD[ AC68?2?4J[ 49:=53:CE9 @C C6=2E65 >65:42= 4@?5:E:@?D[ >:=:E2CJ DE2EFD 2?5 86?6E:4 :?7@C>2E:@?]k^AmkAm$@>6 @7 E96 >JC:25 A@=:4J C6G:D:@?D 42>6 :? 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