Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana trans students key bathroom access

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A federal appeals court upholds a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities.

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must haveThe 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday upheld afrom the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana last year ordering the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville and the Vigo County Schools to give the transgender students such access.

“Students who are denied access to the appropriate facilities are caused both serious emotional and physical harm as they are denied recognition of who they are. They will often avoid using the restroom altogether while in school,” Falk said. “Schools should be a safe place for kids and the refusal to allow a student to use the correct facilities can be extremely damaging.”

U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt in Indianapolis cited Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in her ruling at the time. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.

 

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