Public Schools

Trump Administration Rescinds Protections For Transgender Students

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
(REPORT) — The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded guidelines issued by former President Obama that directed public schools to accommodate transgender students — a move that will do little to deter conservative leaders in Texas from moving forward with the “bathroom bill” currently in the Legislature.