enacted the law last year, requiring the state’s Department of Education to publish model policies, which it has done, and mandating that school districts adopt policies consistent with the model by the beginning of the 2021-2022 academic year.
But some citizens and local school boards are resistant, with the sticking point usually being access to restrooms and other single-sex facilities, which they claim, without evidence, will lead to sexual assault.The model policies address much more than restroom access — they call on districts to use students’ preferred names and pronouns, adopt gender-neutral dress codes, and take other steps to assure the safety of trans students.