A Florida school district plans to implement policy that strictly requires students to use the restrooms based on their biological gender, according to reports.
Fox station WTVT in Tampa reported that Pasco County Schools Superintendent Kurt Browning announced the new policy during a school board meeting on Tuesday night.
“As the board is aware, over winter break, the 11th Circuit United States Court of Appeals…issued its ruling in the case of Drew (Adams) versus the school board of St. Johns County,” Browning said during the meeting. “The full appeals court overturned the trial court’s decision, which has been the controlling law until this newest decision was rendered.”
The policy change comes as the debate over diversity, inclusion, and school bathrooms continues to draw support and opposition from all sides.
Once the announcement was made on Tuesday, LGBTQ advocates swiftly criticized the decision while conservative and church-based groups supported it, WTVT reported.
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