More than a 1,000 students walked out of Virginia middle and high schools Tuesday, leaving class in protest of the state's reversal of transgender protections that put decisions on students' identities and preferred names at school exclusively in the hands of their parents. The guidelines, released Sept. 16 by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration, require students to use restrooms, pronouns and names based on their official school record. It limits sports teams to gender assigned at birth, and it tightens parental notification requirements. Casey Calabia, a 17-year-old senior at McLean High, said their biggest concern was a change permitting schools to out students as transgender to their parents without their permission. "I know people personally who are out at school but not out at home," Calabia said. "If they got outed through this transgender model policy, it would absolutely ruin their lives. They do not have supportive households." Visit the link in bio to read more.