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US Supreme Court rejects school gender-identity policy challenge


Published on 2024-12-09 11:20:55 - MSN
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  • The U.S. Supreme Court, turning away another case involving transgender issues, declined on Monday to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit against a public school district in Wisconsin over a policy to support gender identity of students that some parents challenged on religious rights and other grounds.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging a policy in a Virginia school district that allows students to use facilities and participate in activities consistent with their gender identity rather than their biological sex. This decision leaves in place a lower court ruling that supported the policy, which was contested by a group of parents arguing that it violated their rights and those of their children. The policy, implemented by the Montgomery County Board of Education, aims to support transgender students by affirming their gender identity in school settings. The Supreme Court's refusal to take up the case means that the policy remains effective, and it underscores the ongoing national debate over transgender rights in educational environments.

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