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A middle school hallway erupts after a shoving match. Two students are involved. The behavior is identical. But when administrators start sorting out discipline, the focus quickly shifts from what happened to who the students are. One family files a complaint citing a protected characteristic. The other does not. Suddenly the same incident carries different consequences. Parents accuse the school of bias. Lawyers get involved. Trust in the system evaporates. That is how HB 53 backfires. I oppose this bill because it moves school discipline away from objective behavior and toward subjective identity-based determinations. Bullying should be addressed firmly and consistently based on conduct. HB 53 instead embeds “actual or perceived” membership in protected groups into the legal definition of bullying, making discipline dependent on how students are classified and how they "feel" rather than how they behave. For schools, this creates real risk. Administrators are forced into guessing motives, interpreting perceptions, and weighing identities. That invites grievances, uneven enforcement, and litigation. It also pressures schools to overcorrect or under-enforce, neither of which protects students. Ironically, this approach can undermine the very equity it claims to promote. When students see similar behavior punished differently, resentment grows. When rules feel political rather than fair, credibility collapses. And when vague standards are written into law, courts are more likely to strike them down, weakening future civil rights protections instead of strengthening them. Students deserve safe schools governed by clear, behavior-based rules that apply equally to everyone. HB 53 replaces clarity with confusion and fairness with hierarchy, which is why I strongly oppose it.

THIS letter is for the delegate I am a student of charlottesville high school in the grade 11 my name is YAIR i am writing in support of HB 836, for the reason my family is afraid of ice raids in schools for immigrant and citizens students.I believe we should not be afraid of learning of studying and our right to school many parents send their childs with fear to school and families are scared of going to work even small necessities like shopping groceries to feed their families and is inhuman to detain kids of school and i opened my opinion to (HB 836) support.

I strongly oppose HB 53. As a retired public-school educator and a current school board member, I am troubled by the shift of discipline decisions away from conduct-based judgment and local discretion and toward identity-based definitions, mandatory processes, and state-controlled reporting systems. If enacted, the board would remain fully accountable for school safety and outcomes but with less authority and more compliance obligations. I am especially concerned about redefining the definition of bullying and trying to objectively determine what qualifies as a “power imbalance.” This could shift discipline analysis from what happened to who a student is perceived to be, increasing subjectivity and making consistent enforcement more difficult. I foresee a resultant surge of complaints and appeals, along with increased claims of unequal discipline or viewpoint discrimination, with fewer clear standards to stand on.