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Washoe Schools Cited As Model For Transgender Inclusion | KUNR

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schoolalexa-4827999-8956187The Obama administration is highlighting Washoe County as a model for how schools should treat transgender students. Reno Public Radio’s Michelle Billman reports

The federal government has issued a guiding statement to schools nationwide, recommending they allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, or risk losing federal funds. Model policies include those implemented by the Washoe County School District last year.

“In our administrative regulation, we work with students to create an individualized plan for them based on what their parents, they, and the school work together to come up with.”

Read more from our media partner, Reno Public Radio: Washoe Schools Cited As Model For Transgender Inclusion | KUNR

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