Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield spoke to Lancaster Online about state and federal legal protections for transgender students.
The Eastern Lancaster County school board is grappling with a public outcry over its decision to allow a transgender student who was born female but identifies as male to use the boys’ restrooms and locker room at Garden Spot High School.
Faced with substantial public pressure at a lengthy and well-attended meeting Monday night, the board agreed to form a committee to conduct a monthlong study pertaining to transgender students’ rights.
“The board and the administration know how delicate and sensitive this issue is and we are striving earnestly to find a solution that works for all,” Superintendent Bob Hollister told LNP Tuesday morning.
