Post by Logan on Mar 1, 2016 15:57:17 GMT -6
South Dakota governor must decide Tuesday whether to restrict transgender students’ access to school restrooms
Public school officials and activists nationwide have their eye on South Dakota, where Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) will decide Tuesday whether to sign or veto a bill that would be the first in the nation to restrict transgender students’ access to school restrooms and locker rooms.
If Daugaard does not act by midnight, the bill — which requires that students use the public school restroom that corresponds with their biological sex instead of their gender identity — will automatically become law.
And if it does become law, the South Dakota law will be in direct conflict with federal civil rights policy, and schools will face the possibility of losing millions of dollars in federal funding.
Proponents of the legislation, including its sponsor, state Rep. Fred Deutsch (R), say that it is necessary in order to protect the privacy of all children in public schools.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/03/01/south-dakota-governor-must-decide-tuesday-whether-to-restrict-transgender-students-access-to-school-restrooms/
Public school officials and activists nationwide have their eye on South Dakota, where Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) will decide Tuesday whether to sign or veto a bill that would be the first in the nation to restrict transgender students’ access to school restrooms and locker rooms.
If Daugaard does not act by midnight, the bill — which requires that students use the public school restroom that corresponds with their biological sex instead of their gender identity — will automatically become law.
And if it does become law, the South Dakota law will be in direct conflict with federal civil rights policy, and schools will face the possibility of losing millions of dollars in federal funding.
Proponents of the legislation, including its sponsor, state Rep. Fred Deutsch (R), say that it is necessary in order to protect the privacy of all children in public schools.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/03/01/south-dakota-governor-must-decide-tuesday-whether-to-restrict-transgender-students-access-to-school-restrooms/