Judge orders school to let trans student use boys restroom

The Associated Press ^ | April 29, 2022 | By KEN KUSMER

[Oldeconomybuyer]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering a central Indiana middle school to allow a transgender student to have access to the boys restroom.

The order issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt requires John R. Wooden Middle School to allow the seventh-grader identified only as A.C. to have access to the restroom while litigation continues.

Pratt cited Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.

“The overwhelming majority of federal courts — including the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit — have recently examined transgender education-discrimination claims under Title IX and concluded that preventing a transgender student from using a school restroom consistent with the student’s gender identity violates Title IX. This Court concurs,” Pratt wrote in her ruling.

“The law is clear: denying transgender students their right to use the correct restroom is discrimination,” Stevie Pactor, an ACLU of Indiana attorney, said in a statement. “We hope that public schools and legislators will take notice and forgo future challenges by providing equal treatment to all students.”

“We are happy that, with this order, our client will have the same opportunities as his peers to learn, grow, and succeed at school,” Megan Stuart, an attorney for Indiana Legal Services, said in the statement. “His worries should be about things like homework and friendships, not whether he can use a restroom.”

[the OlLine Rebel]

Not really, although I have first-hand experience that these generic BRs were convenient to “transition” (LOL) to “all-gender” BRs.

Ask me about our college.

In our case (which is more the exception), the BR was rather hidden and was a “family BR” or really, meant for severely handicapped people. The hidden made it hard for anyone to abuse the privilege and the BR itself is huge, with all the trimmings.

Many places have these same things, although usually not so hidden. “Family” BRs have been popular for some 15 years I guess. And it’s possible the intention was underhanded, to allow these “queer” (truly) people to do what they want.

[DoughtyOne]

I haven’t run into those yet, unless you mean a portapottie.