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Bathroom issues may loom for schools
Warren County not taking action at this point
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There is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex, said Attorney General Loretta Lynch concerning the presidential directive.
With President Barack Obama telling public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity or face loss of federal dollars, local administrators are not rushing to meet the president’s directive.“Right now it’s still boys go with boys and girls go with girls, like it’s always been,” said Director of Schools Bobby Cox in light of the president’s “guidance” that was issued Friday for all schools that receive federal dollars. “We will have to look over what it says and talk with legal counsel and then take it before the School Board.”The joint letter was sent Friday by the Departments of Education and Justice. It included guidelines to “ensure that transgender students enjoy a supportive and nondiscriminatory school environment,” according to the Obama administration release.“There is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex,” said Attorney General Loretta Lynch concerning the presidential directive.