Youngkin says parents should be informed of LGBTQ student identity and more Va. headlines

• Gov. Glenn Youngkin indicated he supports requiring schools to inform parents about their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.“Parents should be at the forefront of all of these discussions,” the governor said. “And I firmly believe that teachers and schools have an obligation to make sure that parents are well informed about what’s happening in their kids’ lives.”—WJLA

• Hanover County school officials released a draft policy that would require transgender students to submit written requests for access to bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• “Threats to kill public officials spark Roanoke County’s first red flag gun case.”—Roanoke Times

• Renaming U.S. Army bases that honor Confederate figures will cost an estimated $21 million, a commission found. The plan will affect multiple posts in Virginia.—Associated Press

• A federal judge ruled a Windsor police officer conducted an illegal search during a controversial 2020 traffic stop that made national news. The judge dismissed other claims against the officer based on qualified immunity.—WRIC

• Prosecutors are recommending probation only for a former Rocky Mount police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 but later testified against a co-defendant who faces harsher punishment.—Roanoke Times

• A Virginia judge ruled a defendant’s pro-Nazi social media posts can’t be shown to a jury in an upcoming double-murder trial.—Washington Post

• Front Royal officials ousted their town manager after 20 months on the job, prompting a councilman to resign in protest of what he called a “kangaroo court.”—Northern Virginia Daily

• The city of Bristol passed a camping ban for public sidewalks and streets.—WCYB

• Customs officials seized thousands of pairs of fake diabetic socks headed to Virginia.—Washington Post

• Portsmouth is naming a street for hip-hop star Missy Elliot.—Virginian-Pilot