WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday ended federal protections for transgender students that instructed schools to allow them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities. Stepping into an emotional national debate, the administration came down on the side of states’ rights, lifting federal guidelines that had been issued by the Obama administration… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, news, States Rights, Transgender locker rooms, Transgender restrooms, Trump Administration | 1 Comment »
HILLSDALE — Transgender students at the Pascack Valley Regional High School district will be able to use restrooms or locker rooms based on their gender identity under a policy passed Monday by the Board of Education. The board voted 6-1 to approve the policy, which also calls for staff to address transgender students based on a… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 12th, 2016 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Education, New Jersey | Tags: New Jersey, Transgender locker rooms, Transgender restrooms | Comments Off on Pascack Valley approves transgender policy after contentious meeting
HILLSDALE – New guidelines that would allow high school students in the Pascack Valley regional schools to use restrooms based on their gender identity will be up for a vote Monday. If adopted, the district’s Board of Education would follow in the footsteps of numerous other New Jersey communities by adopting new rules designed to protect… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 11th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: New Jersey, NJ Education, Transgender restrooms | Comments Off on N.J. school board set to vote on new transgender restroom policy