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Educators Navigate Transgender Issues In New Administration

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First the U.S. Department of Education sent guidance to schools across the country, pointing out how transgender students were to be treated.

Within months, several states sued, and a court blocked the implementation of the guidance--which said transgender students should be able to use bathroom and locker room facilities corresponding to their gender identity. 

Now the Trump administration has chosen not to defend the Obama-era guidance in court.  Which leaves anyone in school administration wondering what happens next. 

Education departments in both Oregonand California are both keeping an eye on the situation.  We talk to reps from both departments.   
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.