Bathroom Law

Transgender Child Allowed To Pick Restroom At South Carolina School

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) – The U.S. Education Department says a South Carolina school district has agreed to let a transgender elementary student use the restroom with which she identifies. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights said in a statement that Dorchester District 2 had violated Title IX, which protects students from sex-based discrimination. The office said the district originally had…

SC Senators Continue Hearings on Transgender Bathroom Bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —  South Carolina senators are taking more testimony on a bill limiting the bathroom choices for transgender people, as debate on similar bills continues across the South. Most of the people at Wednesday’s hearing opposed the measure. Only a fraction of attendees could fit inside the room. A larger room has been reserved Thursday. Republican Sen. Lee…