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Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courts

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courtsThe rights of transgender people are often in dispute, including in schools.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

As an increasing number of elementary, middle and high school students in the U.S. have begun to identify as transgender, school leaders have struggled to figure out how to respond, and how – and whether – to communicate about their actions...

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