On Wednesday, President Donald Trump lifted former President Barack Obama’s historic Title IX guidance, which compelled public schools to allow students to use restrooms matching their gender identity.
Trump administration rescinded Obama’s guidance, claiming it caused “significant litigation regarding school restrooms and locker rooms.”
The letter sent to U.S. public schools from the Department of Justice and the Department of Education, available in full at BuzzFeed, says the Trump administration has “decided to withdraw and rescind the above-referenced guidance documents in order to further and more completely consider the legal issues involved. The Departments thus will not rely on the views expressed within them.“ Read more (2/22/17 8 PM)
