DETAILS: Kettering schools alters bathrooms in wake of transgender debate
Fairmont Principal Tyler Alexander said the school did not change any rules on restrooms, but “just altered them to create a more private environment for students.”
“I have not seen what President Trump’s administration has said, but we will continue to operate under the same polices we have had in place at Fairmont,” said Tyler Alexander, the school’s principal, in an email.
DETAILS: Source: Trump to lift transgender bathroom guidance
Several districts grappled with implementation of the Obama administration transgender bathrooms directive, which President Trump will reportedly revoke, according to a report from the Associated Press.
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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The Associated Press and News Center 7’s Caroline Reinwald contributed reporting.
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