Virginia attorney general wants schools to face consequences for locker room policies

ARLINGTON, Virginia — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wants school districts in northern Virginia to face consequences for going against federal mandates and allowing biological men in female bathrooms and other private spaces.

Fairfax County Public Schools and Arlington County Public Schools allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, regardless of biological sex. Miyares and the Department of Education see this as a violation of Title IX.

The Department of Education placed FCPS and APS on “high-risk” status for their federal funding due to the Title IX violation. This means the schools have not lost federal funding, but will not automatically receive government money and must request cost reimbursements. The school districts have filed emergency requests for an injunction to receive

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