Outraged Virginia parents spoke out on the battle for parental rights after a Loudoun County education official got attention for his statements during a Capitol Hill hearing this week.One concerned mother told Fox News she feels obligated to speak out against the "long-standing problem," not only for her own children, but for others who feel they have no voice."I feel compelled to stand up and speak to protect my own children, but also to protect 70,000+ other kids whose parents maybe work for the federal government or who work for a corporation that they're afraid that they'll lose their job if they should speak up," Abbie Platt told "Fox & Friends.""And that retaliation, that retribution is well known, so I can't not speak [on] that because our school systems were so good for so long," she said.SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE HOT SEAT AMID FRESH ALLEGATIONS OF HIDING STUDENTS' GENDER TRANSITIONA woman holds a sign as Loudoun County School Board members vote to enact Policy 8040 during a school board meeting at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building on Aug.11, 2021 in Ashburn, Va.
(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Platt's children have attended school in the Loudoun County district, where transgender debates have abounded in recent years.Her children, she said, have witnessed students socially transitioning for quite some time."We've been putting up with this for a very long time.That means there are boys in the girls' locker room.
There are boys in the girls' bathrooms," she said.SCHOOL BOARD SETTLES WITH BOYS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OVER TRANSGENDER STUDENT LOCKER ROOM INCIDENTSupporters of Policy 8040 celebrate as transgender protection measures were adopted into Loudoun County Public Schools policies during a school board meeting in Ashburn, Va., on Aug.11, 2021.
(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)In one incident, she alleged a biological girl who claimed to be transitioning to male entered the boys' bat...