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Appeals Court Upholds Florida School’s Policy of Basing Restroom Access on Biological Sex

Appeals Court Upholds Florida School’s Policy of Basing Restroom Access on Biological Sex
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A Florida school district’s policy requiring students to use the bathroom associated with their biological sex doesn’t discriminate against transgender students, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The decision settles a lawsuit brought by Drew Adams, a transgender student who was denied access to boys’ bathrooms as a 16-year-old at Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach.