A far-right group of state lawmakers has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to review the Texas Association of School Boards’ guidance relating to transgender youth, arguing that the advice would “endanger children and encourage school districts to keep parents in the dark.”
The association, which serves more than 1,000 school boards across the state, updated longstanding guidance related to transgender students after receiving questions from school officials on navigating the complex legal landscape around issues including restroom access and Title IX, a federal civil rights law that bans sex-based discrimination, said TASB Deputy Executive Director Tiffany Dunne-Oldfield.