Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students
The Trump administration on Wednesday revoked federal guidelines specifying that transgender students have the right to use public school restrooms that match their gender identity, taking a stand on a contentious issue that has become the central battle over LGBT rights.Officials with the federal Education and Justice departments notified the U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday that the administration is ordering the nation’s schools to disregard memos the Obama administration issued during the past two years regarding transgender student rights. Those memos said that prohibiting transgender students from using facilities that align with their gender identity violates federal anti-discrimination laws.
The two-page “Dear colleague” letter from the Trump administration, which is set to go to the nation’s public schools, does not offer any new guidance, instead saying that the earlier directive needed to be withdrawn because it lacked extensive legal analysis, did not go through a public vetting process, sowed confusion and drew legal challenges.
The administration said that it would not rely on the prior interpretation of the law in the future.
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Phila. School District: Policies Will ‘Not Change’ Despite Trump Administration Transgender Bathroom Decision
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump’s administration announced that they were doing away with policies enacted under President Barack Obama that outline transgender bathroom guidelines in public schools that received federal funds.The Obama administration held the stance that discrimination, based on sex, fell under the jurisdiction of Title IX and that that also included gender identity.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/02/22/phila-school-district-policies-will-not-change-despite-trump-administration-transgender-bathroom-decision/
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