February 24, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 37) • Page Image 1
…President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal protections for transgender students at public schools and universities Wednesday night. Such protections, encouraged by former President Barack Obama, allowed transgender students to use the bathrooms of their gender identities. The Obama administration issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to public schools and universities in April calling for gender identity to be pr...…