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U.S. Department of Education reviews Westford Public Schools policy on transgender and gender nonconforming students
Summary
Following a complaint by America First Legal on behalf of a Westford parent, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Westford Public Schools’ March policy allowing students to use restrooms and locker rooms aligned with self-identified gender; district superintendent Christopher Chu said policies follow Massachusetts state law.
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a review of Westford Public Schools’ policies on transgender and gender-nonconforming students after a complaint filed by America First Legal on behalf of a Westford parent, the news show reported.
The complaint, according to the broadcast, alleges the district’s March policy permits students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their self-identified gender and says students who objected were required to leave, while…
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