A new ruling on a lawsuit challenging the St. Johns County School District’s policy on access to bathrooms for transgender students could have national implications.
The ruling handed down on December 30th upholds the district policy that requires students to use restrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth.
“The protection of students’ privacy interests in using the bathroom away from the opposite sex and in shielding their bodies from the opposite sex is obviously an important governmental objective,” wrote US Circuit Judge Barbra Lagoa.“We don’t hear a lot about how this disproportionately impacts their mental health,” said Wolf.
But the District Told Action News Jax it’s aware of the recent ruling and is continuing to, “Craft procedures and guidance for schools that complies with all state and federal rules”.“This ruling in the Adams case does not compel the school districts to create exclusionary policies,” said Wolf.
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