Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana transgender students key bathroom access
Source: Associated Press
Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana transgender students key bathroom access
Updated 10:12 PM EDT, August 2, 2023
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana last year ordering the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville and the Vigo County Schools to give the transgender students such access.
Ken Falk, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, issued a statement welcoming the appeals court ruling.
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