{"id":278638,"date":"2024-07-03T02:13:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entelechy.app\/?p=278638"},"modified":"2024-07-03T02:13:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:13:56","slug":"ohio-republicans-move-bill-on-school-bathroom-use-by-transgender-students-forward-in-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entelechy.app\/ohio-republicans-move-bill-on-school-bathroom-use-by-transgender-students-forward-in-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Republicans move bill on school bathroom use by transgender students forward in Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ohio’s Republican-dominated legislature has taken a significant step towards regulating the use of school bathrooms by transgender students. The House Bill<\/a> 658, which aims to restrict transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity, has been moved forward in the state legislature.<\/p>\n The bill, introduced by Representative Ron Hood, a Republican from Ohio, is a direct response to the Obama administration’s guidance on transgender students issued in 2016. The guidance instructed public schools to allow transgender students<\/a> to use facilities that match their gender identity, which was met with opposition from many conservative lawmakers and advocates.<\/p>\n The bill, if passed, would require students to use the bathroom that aligns with their biological gender, which is based on the gender listed on their birth certificate. Transgender students who do not comply with this policy could face disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion.<\/p>\n