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MARIONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri school district has a new policy governing bathroom usage for transgender students that some civil rights advocates are calling discriminatory.
The Marionville School District recently adopted a policy allowing students to either use a gender-neutral bathroom or a bathroom designated for their biological sex.
The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/1Yu6gNE ) that under the policy, students who participate in physical education classes requiring a locker room or shower are expected to use facilities designated for their biological gender. They can also take an alternative PE class that doesn't require changing clothes or showering.
Sarah Rossi, with the ACLU of Missouri, called Marionville's policy "blatant discrimination." She says the policy conflicts with federal guidelines for transgender students, who should be able to use a bathroom or locker room of the gender they identify with.
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