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Obama Backs Transgender Teen in School Restroom Dispute
Obama Backs Transgender Teen in School Restroom Dispute
Obama Backs Transgender Teen in School Restroom Dispute
ObamaBacksTransgenderTeenInSchoolRestroomDispute
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ObamaBacksTransgenderTeenIn
SchoolRestroomDispute
ByLISALEFF
Posted:10/29/201507:48PMEDT
Schoolscan'tpreventtransgenderstudentsfromusingtherestroomsthatcorrespondwith
theirgenderidentitieswithoutviolatingfederallaw,theObamaadministrationsays.
TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationandtheDepartmentofJusticemadethatargumentina
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friendofthecourtbriefsubmittedlateWednesdayinsupportofaVirginiateenagerwhois
suingforaccesstotheboys'restroomsathishighschool.
Thegovernment'sfilingsaysaGloucesterCountySchoolBoardpolicythatrequires16yearold
juniorGavinGrimmtouseeitherthegirls'restroomsoraunisexbathroomconstitutes
unlawfulbiasunderTitleIX,the1972lawthatprohibitssexdiscriminationineducation.
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ThepolicydeniesGrimm"abenefitthateveryotherstudentatthisschoolenjoys:accessto
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restroomsthatareconsistentwithhisorhergenderidentity,"lawyersforthetwodepartments
wrote."Treatingastudentdifferentlyfromotherstudentsbecausehisbirthassignedsex
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divergesfromhisgenderidentityconstitutesdifferentialtreatmentonthebasisofsexunder
TitleIX."
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Theadministration'spositioninGrimm'scaserepresentsitscleareststatementtodateona
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ThisTuesdayAug.25,2015photoshowsGavinGrimmposesonhisfrontporchduringaninterviewathishomein
Gloucester,Va.Grimmisatransgenderstudentwhosedemandtousetheboys'restroomshasdividedthe
communityandpromptedalawsuit.(APPhoto/SteveHelber)
Whilenotlegallybinding,itsignalstoschooldistrictsthatmaybewrestlingwithhowto
accommodatetransgenderstudentswhileaddressingprivacyconcernsraisedbyclassmates
andparentswhichsideofthedebatetheyshouldtakeiftheywanttoavoidafederal
investigation.
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Thebrief"sendsacrucialmessagetoschoolsacrossthecountrytransgenderyouthare
valuablemembersofourcommunitywhoareentitledtofullprotectionofthelaw,"Human
RightsCampaignPresidentChadGriffinsaid."Nooneshouldbehumiliatedormarginalized
bytheadultsresponsibleforhelpingthemtoachieve."
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GloucesterCountyAttorneyTedWilmotwasnotavailableforcommentonThursday,hisoffice
said.AftertheJusticeDepartmentindicatedinJulythatitwantedtoweighinonGrimm's
lawsuit,WilmottoldtheDailyPressnewspaperinNewportNews,Virginiathatexistingcourt
precedentsdonotsupporttheideathattheschoolboard'srestroomrulesviolateTitleIX.
TheDepartmentofEducation'sOfficeforCivilRightsalreadyhasreachedagreementswith
twosouthernCaliforniaschooldistricts,onein2013andonelastyear,tosettlecomplaintsof
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harassmentandunequaltreatmentbroughtbytransgenderstudents.
Inapairofmemosissuedlastyear,oneontheresponsibilityofschoolstorespondtoreportsof
sexualviolenceandtheotheronaccesstosinglesexclasses,theofficealsoarticulateditsview
thatTitleIXentitlestransgenderstudentstobetreatedinaccordancewiththeirexpressed
gender.
Grimm,whowasbornfemalebutidentifiesasmale,toldhisparentshewastransgenderin
April2014andwasallowedtousetheboys'restroomsatGloucesterHighSchoolduringthe
lastschoolyear.Aftersomeotherfamiliescomplained,theschoolboardvoted61torestrict
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studentswith"transgenderissues"tosinglestallunisexfacilitiesorthosecorrespondingto
theirbiologicalsex.
TheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionsuedtooverturnthepolicyonhisbehalfinJune.Afederal
judgesidedwiththeschoolboardlastmonth,dismissingthesexdiscriminationclaimthe
ACLUhadadvancedandthattheObamaadministrationhadembraced.
Thecaseisnowpendingbeforethe4thU.S.CircuitCourtofAppeals.
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