U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Virginia Ruling on Transgendered RestroomsYou start seeing transgendered restrooms in public schools. On April 19, 2016 the 4th District Courts upheld the Lower Courts Decision that having "Gender" specific restrooms were discriminatory against transgendered folks.Student Gavin Grimm was barred from using the boys' bathroom at his local high school in Gloucester County, Virginia. Grimm was born a female but identifies as a male.After drawing community complaints for allowing Grimm to use the boys' bathroom, the school district approved a policy in December 2014 requiring students to use single-stall unisex restrooms or restrooms associated with their physical sex.The appellate court reversed a district court's dismissal of a Title IX claim by the student and said he could proceed with his lawsuit, which contends that the school board's decision was discriminatory."Today's decision gives me hope that my fight will help other kids avoid discriminatory treatment at school," Grimm said in a statement, calling the ruling a relief and vindication.U.S. President Barack Obama's administration filed a brief in support of Grimm. In its ruling, the court noted that federal education officials have interpreted Title IX to extend to transgender students.The appeals court said in its ruling that the district court "did not accord proper deference to the Department of Education's regulations."The case was remanded to the district court to be reheard.
