May 13, 2016
The Obama Administration has issued a directive protecting the civil rights of transgender students. Photo courtesy Flickr/Daniel Borman
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UPDATED: Obama Tells Schools How to Protect Transgender Students' Civil Rights
Today the Obama administration issued a directive offering "significant guidance" to school districts on curbing sex-based discrimination in schools, specifically against students who do not identify with the gender commonly …
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