Transgender Legal Update

Last updated: February 1, 2019 - 12:04 pm

For many years, PSBA has urged its members to work with transgender students and their families to meet the needs of individual students and to provide them with a safe and supportive school environment. In addition to regular updates on the law, PSBA has provided in-depth training and materials on practical ways to accommodate transgender students.

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Transgender Legal Update, June 1, 2018 — In the Third Circuit and other federal courts, the trend favors transgender students’ rights, while noting that there are a variety of ways to accommodate every student’s privacy interests. Update, Jan. 22, 2018 — Presently, the trend in the courts seems to favor transgender students’ rights, while noting that there are a variety of ways to accommodate every student’s privacy interests, e.g. through single-user Update, Dec. 4, 2017 — For many years, PSBA has urged its members to work with transgender students and their families to meet the needs of individual students and to provide them with a safe, supportive school environment Update, Jan. 22 2019 — This update includes information about Guidelines adopted by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission on August 2, 2018 and the Third Circuit Decision in Doe v. Boyertown Area School District.