After months of tense debate, the Gardner Edgerton school board in Kansas on Monday approved a policy prohibiting transgender children from using their preferred restrooms or participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
The school board voted 5-2 to approve the policy, which has sparked ongoing controversy and student protests. It states that students must use the facilities, and participate on the athletic teams, that conform with their sex at birth. School board members Katie Williams, the lone liberal on the board, and Greg Chapman voted against it.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas argued that the policy violates federal law, plus isolates and harms transgender students.
