One of Virginia’s largest public school districts refused to end its policy allowing students to use private facilities not aligned with their biological sex, setting it up to lose millions in federal funding.
The board governing Loudoun County Public Schools voted 6-3 this week to defy the Education and Justice Departments by continuing to back Policy 8040. The policy, adopted in 2021, allows students to use the locker rooms and restrooms that correspond with their gender identity, meaning a biological male or female who has transitioned to the opposite sex can use facilities that do not match their biological sex.
The conflict between LCPS and the Trump administration centers around disagreements over interpretations of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education. The board interprets Title
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