Obama’s Transgender Student Bathroom Policy Blocked by Judge
- Texas wins halt to transgender student restroom mandate
- Judge says U.S. failed to follow rule-making procedures
A bathroom is seen at a coffee shop in Washington on May 5, 2016.
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The Obama administration was barred by a judge from enforcing a directive that U.S. public schools allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their gender identity.
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday sided with Texas and 12 other states that argued the administration’s policy usurps local control and threatens students’ safety and privacy.