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 administrations 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 administrations 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.
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It was necessary, you had University of NC not sure what to do, etc.
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(29,876 posts)Bayard
(21,805 posts)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.