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LCS Changes LGBTQ Guide Direction on Bathroom Policy, Parental Rights

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      LCS Changes LGBTQ Guide Direction on Bathroom Policy, Parental Rights

                                       TALLAHASSEE REPORTS                 
https://tallahasseereports.com/2023/01/22/lcs-changes-lgbtq-guide-direction-on-bathroom-policy-parental-rights/

By Staff on January 22, 2023

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On Tuesday, the Leon County School Board will address a proposed change to LCS policies and the LCS Inclusive School Guide (Guide) related to which bathrooms students can use and parental rights related to gender issues.

In support of the change, the Guide states that neither “federal nor Florida state law requires or prohibits schools to allow transgender student access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms corresponding to their gender identity.”

In addition, the Guide notes that a “recent federal appellate court decision upheld a Florida school district’s policy to separate bathrooms based on biological sex at the birth with reasonable accommodations.”

The other change to the Guide relates to student’s right to privacy and parental notification.

The recommended change states that a student’s sexual orientation, gender expression or identity should not be shared with others “except parents when required by Florida Statutes.”

Florida Statutes now include the Parents Bill of Rights, which require school officials to notify parents when school officials address certain issues with students.

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