The guidelines issued in May tell public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity. The directive required public schools to grant bathroom access even if the student’s gender identity isn’t the same as what’s in the student’s record.
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President Donald Trump believes the issue is for states to decide without the involvement of the federal government, the White House said in the AP’s reporting. This newsroom is working to find what impact the reversal could have in southwest Ohio. The issue forced several schools to make decisions about how to implement the policy.
Here’s a look at how three local school districts handled the matter:
» Kettering Fairmont High School — Principal Tyler Alexander said a reversal from the Trump administration would not change the school's implementation of privacy partitions in the male bathrooms. The district recently added the partitions inside boys' bathrooms to separate the sinks and stalls area — the area a transgender boy would use — from the area that contains a row of four urinals. READ MORE Kettering principal: Won't change bathrooms if transgender policy flips
» Troy City Schools — Troy City Schools officials said they are following legal advice in allowing a transgender student to use the school restroom of his new gender. Superintendent Eric Herman said school officials were approached just before school began by a junior high student. The student previously attended Troy schools as a female, but declared he is a male and asked to be able to use the boys' restroom. READ MORE: Gender, bathroom policy starts debate in Troy schools
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The Associated Press and Staff Writer Jeremy P. Kelley contributed reporting.
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