The Maine Principals’ Association has approved a policy that will permit transgender high school students in Maine to play for sports teams that match their gender identity.
Continue reading...As reported on CNN.com, a transgender rights group has filed a discrimination complaint in Colorado on behalf of a first-grader who was born a boy but identifies as a girl.
Continue reading...The Penobscot County Superior Court has ruled that Riverside RSU 26, formerly Orono School District, did not violate a transgender student’s rights under the Maine Human Rights Act when school officials prohibited the student from using the girls’ restroom at school. It also rejected the student’s claims of discrimination under the MHRA based on deliberated indifference to student-on-student harassment or harassment by school officials.
Continue reading...According to UnionLeader.com, the Nashua School District has entered into a settlement agreement with the family of a transgender student suing for discrimination.
Continue reading...According to the Bangor Daily News, Penobscot County Superior Court Justice William Anderson has heard oral arguments in a discrimination suit brought by the parents of a transgender student over the local school district’s handling of their transgender child’s transition from male to female.
Continue reading...The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that an employee’s complaint of discrimination based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status is covered by Title VII as a claim based on sex.
Continue reading...A Fort Collins High School transgender student, who was born male but identifies as female, was told that she can only use the staff restrooms at the school, reports the Coloradoan. Dionne Malikowski, the student in question, argues she should have the same rights as any student to use the bathroom of her choice. But the fallout from following her convictions is prompting her to transfer to another school.
Continue reading...According to the Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka Unified School District 501 Board of Education (TUSD501) is considering policy additions that bar discrimination against students and employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Continue reading...The Penobscot County Superior Court has ruled that a school district superintendent was not obligated under the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) to accommodate a transgender student specifically by allowing access and use of the girls’ bathroom at school.
Continue reading...According to the Miami Herald, Broward School Board recently changed its non-discrimination policy to acknowledge transgender students. Any employee who discriminates against someone for any reason, including race, ethnicity, gender, and now gender expression, is subject to discipline, ranging from a warning to dismissal.
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