MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that schools must allow students to use locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, saying a suburban school district violated the rights of a transgender student by keeping him from using the boys’ locker room.
The parents of a boy identified as N.H. sued the Anoka-Hennepin School District last year, claiming it violated his rights to equal protection. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights joined in the lawsuit, saying “students should not be required to `shop’ among schools and districts to obtain a discrimination-free education.”
A spokesman for Anoka-Hennepin Schools says the district is reviewing its options.
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