lead story - How well do our schools support transgender pupils?

Kate Lally
Echo

Liverpool, UK (Chinatown district)

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civil rights - DeVos Finally Agrees Federal Dollars Shouldn’t Fund LGBTQ Discrimination In Schools

Rebecca Klein
HuffPost

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Under Betsy DeVos, the Department of Education leaves transgender protections up to the schools

Grace Nash
Muckrock

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ezs note:  This is a very important document. Muckrock e-mailed all 50 Departments of Education and requested under Freedom of Information acts what states were doing - or not doing - for these transgender students regarding their rights. Please stay informed!!

GOP concerned about gender policy in Delaware schools

Zoë Read
WHYY

Delaware GOP expert

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Christie OKs law to give schools transgender policy guidance

AP
ABC News

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Ann Arbor Schools updating policy on transgender students and immigrants

Lauren Slagter
mlive

Ann Arbor, MI

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RI ACLU asks schools to create policies protecting transgender students

Linda Borg
Providence Journal

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History Unerased aims to cast light on gay Americans in schools (Nepal)

Reuters
The Himalayan Times

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Petition leads to local debate on transgender rights

Tony Buhr
Daily Record

Ellensburg, WA

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Alabama Law Still Requires Schools To Teach That Homosexuality Is A “Criminal Offense”

Brandon Voss
Logo

Teacher of the Year - Alabama

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Gilford schools could get non-discrimination policy for transgender students

Press
NH1

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New report finds California schools remain hostile for many LGBTQ secondary students

Steve Lee
LGBT Weekly

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Cape schools adopt transgender policy

Press
Keep Me Current

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Cape Elizabeth schools embrace rights of transgender students

Kate Gardner
The Forecaster

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Philly schools pass sweeping policy protecting transgender students

Mensah M. Dean // deanm@phillynews.com
philly.com

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Californians' support of transgender bathroom access in schools is growing, poll shows

Hailey Branson-Potts / hailey.branson@latimes.com
Los Angeles Times

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Transgender Oscar Smith High student wants Chesapeake schools to change policies

Mike Connors
The Virginian-Pilot

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Speaker predicts 'mass exodus' if Springfield schools embrace transgender bathroom rules

Claudette Riley
News-Leader

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ezs note:  Oh, please leave.... we want our IQ to go up by 50 points...

Arkansas governor recommends schools 'disregard' Obama's transgender directive

Sarah Chaffin
KATV

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Group starts petition opposing transgender policy at New London-Spicer schools

Carolyn Lange
The Bemidji Pioneer

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