RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —The Fourth Circuit heard from two northern Virginia school divisions on Thursday that dispute the U.S. Department of Education’s attempts to force the divisions to adopt noninclusive restroom policies.
Under Title IX, the federal government provides schools with funds in exchange for compliance with conditions that prohibit discrimination based on sex. The litigation follows the Department of Education telling Fairfax County and Arlington school divisions this past August that they are at high risk of being out of compliance with federal law because they allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. The designation means the federal government is distributing funds only through reimbursement, contingent on the divisions ditching their restroom policies.
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