White
House releases new
guidelines to
protect rights of
transgender students
SAN FRANCISCO — From locker rooms and *** education classes to dress codes and overnight field trips, many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil
rights of
transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents and community members might have.
The U.S. Department of Education is drawing on those practices to guide other schools as they work to comply with the Obama administration's directive that transitioning children be treated consistent with their gender identity.
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That has been the policy since 2013 of the Arcadia Unified School District in Southern California. As part of a settlement with the federal departments of Justice and Education that became the foundation for the national mandate issued Friday,
students may use the bathroom, locker room or wilderness cabin that corresponds with their recognized gender outside school, Superintendent David Vannasdall said.
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