DEVELOPING: APS holds firm to transgender policy, defying Dept. of Education

Northern Virginia schools defy Trump administration on transgender bathroom access

Five Northern Virginia school districts plan to keep allowing students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity, despite an ultimatum from the Trump administration.

Virginia schools defy Education Dept. to maintain transgender policies

The Education Department investigated the schools’ transgender policies after a complaint was filed by a group founded by senior White House official Stephen Miller.

DEVELOPING: APS holds firm to transgender policy, defying Dept. of Education

Defying demands from the U.S. Department of Education, Arlington Public Schools has announced plans to retain its current policy on transgender students’ access to facilities. In a statement to parents and an accompanying letter to the federal agency, the school system argued that it cannot legally comply with federal attempts to stop letting transgender students