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Dear Colleague Letter on transgender student status

Description:
Jointly issued by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the Department of Education. "A school's Title IX obligation to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of sex requires schools to provide transgender students equal access to educational programs and activities even in circumstances in which other students, parents, or community members raise objections or concerns. As is consistently recognized in civil rights cases, the desire to accommodate others' discomfort cannot justify a policy that singles out and disadvantages a particular class of students."
Date:
May 13, 2016
Exhibit Tags:
dear colleague letter, loretta lynch, education, gender identity, transgender, students, and government documents