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August 26, 2016      5:26 PM

Paxton guidance unlikely to alter school district accommodations for transgender students

The fact the federal guidance is not enforceable does not undermine the rationale of the accommodations public schools have – and will continue to provide – to students

The Texas Association of School Boards’ top lawyer agrees Attorney General Ken Paxton’s guidance on transgender bathroom policies is correct, but its existence probably won’t make a great deal of difference to Texas schools.

Texas has led a coalition of states that have blocked enforcement of guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice, issued in May, that required schools to allow students to use facilities corresponding to the gender with which they identify. In turn, Paxton issued his own guidance yesterday, informing institutions in Texas they cannot be forced to implement changes to anti-discrimination policies while the injunction stands.

By Kimberly Reeves