Local commenter urges board to 'look into' gender policy as new government approaches
Summary
At the Nov. 11 Pittsylvania County School Board meeting, public commenter Martin Fisher urged the board to 'assess' the district's position on gender-related issues and criticized what he called 'transgender orthodoxy,' asking the board to act ahead of an incoming government.
At a public‑comment period on Nov. 11, Martin Fisher told the Pittsylvania County School Board he wanted the district to prepare for changes at the state level and "assess our county's scholastic position on matters of equality," particularly "matters of religiously embraced philosophical beliefs."
Fisher said he was concerned about what he described in the meeting as a push from an "incoming government" and urged the board to "look into this with all dispatch." He used strongly worded language criticizing transgender identities and said "we as Americans may reject such transgender orthodoxy." No board response or administrative follow‑up is recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Board members thanked Fisher for speaking. The public‑comment exchange did not result in any motion, formal direction or policy change during the meeting. The remarks are on the record as public comment and, as such, do not constitute board policy or district action.
