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BootinUp

(46,925 posts)
Thu May 12, 2016, 10:34 PM May 2016

U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping directive telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

A letter to school districts will go out Friday, adding to a highly charged debate over transgender rights in the middle of the administration’s legal fight with North Carolina over the issue. The declaration — signed by Justice and Education department officials — will describe what schools should do to ensure that none of their students is discriminated against.

It does not have the force of law, but it contains an implicit threat: Schools that do not abide by the Obama administration’s interpretation of the law could face lawsuits or a loss of federal aid.

The move is certain to draw fresh criticism, particularly from Republicans, that the federal government is wading into local matters and imposing its own values on communities across the country that may not agree. It represents the latest example of the Obama administration using a combination of policies, lawsuits and public statements to change the civil rights landscape for gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people.

Read more: http://nyti.ms/23LPhY0



It was necessary, you had University of NC not sure what to do, etc.
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U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms (Original Post) BootinUp May 2016 OP
This should be interesting, indeed. eom Purveyor May 2016 #1
Governor of Texas Bayard May 2016 #2

Bayard

(21,805 posts)
2. Governor of Texas
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:32 AM
May 2016

Saw the governor of TX in a press conference earlier, railing about how they would NOT have their girls showering with boys, or boys saying they are girls to get in the girls locker room. They will not be held hostage by the Obama administration. The leap of "logic" is astounding.

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