Did a Virginia School Leave a Transgender Student Unprotected During a Shooting Drill? Claim: Instructors at a Virginia middle school did not allow a transgender student to take shelter during a drill simulating how to hide from a school shooter. Origin: A Virginia-based LGBTQ advocacy group drew widespread media attention towards a middle school after posting their account of school official’s failing to ensure a transgender student’s safety during a shooting safety drill. According to Equality Stafford, the incident took place during a “lockdown” drill at an undisclosed school on 28 September 2018. The student, a transgender girl, was taking part in the drill during her physical education class but was not allowed ... Continue reading... https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-student-unprotected-drill/
