Feds: Transgender Student Should Have Access to Locker Room
Clip: 11/9/2015 | 11m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that District 211 violated a transgender's right.
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that Palatine Township High School District 211 violated a transgender student's right not to be discriminated against when it refused the student unfettered access to the girls' locker room. District 211 Superintendent Daniel Cates accuses the department of "overreach" and so far is refusing to back down. Cates joins us to discuss the issues raised
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Feds: Transgender Student Should Have Access to Locker Room
Clip: 11/9/2015 | 11m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that Palatine Township High School District 211 violated a transgender student's right not to be discriminated against when it refused the student unfettered access to the girls' locker room. District 211 Superintendent Daniel Cates accuses the department of "overreach" and so far is refusing to back down. Cates joins us to discuss the issues raised
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