“It’s the job of adults to put kids first, and the job of public schools everywhere to affirm their students," said ACLU of Virginia Policy and Legislative Counsel Breanna Diaz.

“By bullying a transgender young person in its district, Hanover County Public Schools are depriving our client of opportunities every public school student should have," said ACLU of Virginia Senior Transgender Attorney Wyatt Rolla.

"People who have worked hard, learned new skills, and followed the rules to earn their release should get it,” said ACLU of Virginia Policy Director Chris Kaiser.

“This week’s ruling does not change binding Fourth Circuit law under Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board that makes clear discrimination against transgender students – such as denying restroom access - violates Title IX," said ACLU-VA Senior Trans Rights Attorney Wyatt Rolla.

"Under the settlement, the parties agree incarcerated plaintiffs, as well as other blind and visually impaired people, will have equal access to the communications, programs, and services offered to sighted people in prison."

“Actions like these are why it’s important that Virginia adopt a state constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes abortion and contraception,” said Breanna Diaz, ACLU of Virginia Policy and Legislative Counsel.

“Police departments should not arbitrarily refuse to issue U visa certifications, and thanks to today’s settlement, immigrants in Roanoke will finally get what the law promises them,” said ACLU of Virginia Immigrants’ Rights Attorney Sophia Gregg.

“Now, thanks to the new biennial budget, thousands of people will finally receive the credits they have worked for years to earn while in prison. Virginia is safer because we give incarcerated people an incentive to rehabilitate themselves,” said ACLU of Virginia Policy Director Chris Kaiser.

“Police violence should never be a tool to crush dissent. We deeply disapprove of university leaders’ decisions to deploy state police and nonsensical disciplinary charges against student demonstrators," said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.