Obama urges schools to allow transgender bathroom use
The Education and Justice departments issue guidance under Title IX directing public schools to let students use bathrooms that match gender identity. The move intensifies the national debate sparked by North Carolina's law, with potential loss of federal funds for noncompliance and ongoing court battles. Senior officials frame the guidance as clarifying how to provide a non discriminatory environment and ensure equal access to education.
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Texas official tells schools to ignore Obama restroom guidance
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged public schools to disregard the federal directive on transgender restroom access, saying Texas will not yield to federal "blackmail." He spoke at the state Republican convention amid calls for Fort Worth officials to resign over district bathroom guidelines.
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