The United States government says transgender students have a right to use restrooms that agree with their chosen sexual identity. The Obama administration sent a letter containing its guidance to all U.S. public school districts last week. The letter was signed by Justice and Education department leaders. School district officials also received a statement from Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It said that “there is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex.” Lynch said the guidance “gives (school) administrators, teachers, and parents the tools they need to protect transgender students from peer harassment and to identify and address unjust school policies.” The letter said that public schools are required to treat transgender students in a way that agrees with their gender identity.
Title: US: Let Transgender Students Choose Restroom
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data-start-time='24167' data-end-time='30583'>The letter was signed by Justice and Education department leaders.</span> <span data-start-time='30583' data-end-time='39375'>School district officials also received a statement from Attorney General Loretta Lynch. </span> <span data-start-time='39375' data-end-time='55500'>It said that “there is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex.”</span> <span data-start-time='55500' data-end-time='76833'>Lynch said the guidance “gives (school) administrators, teachers, and parents the tools they need to protect transgender students from peer harassment and to identify and address unjust school policies.”</span> <span data-start-time='76833' data-end-time='88958'>The letter said that public schools are required to treat transgender students in a way that agrees with their gender identity.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1055/transgender_students_should_be_treated_in_a_way_that_agrees_with_their__blank_.m4a'>Transgender students should be treated in a way that agrees with their <span class='blank'>identity</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='identity'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1055/identity.m4a'><span>identity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1055/assignment.m4a'><span>assignment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1055/nationality.m4a'><span>nationality</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1055/disability.m4a'><span>disability</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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