Columbus City Schools’ Board of Education voted to rescind its gendered bathroom policy after the board members debated bucking a state law that requires students to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex assigned at birth.
The unanimous board vote happened at Tuesday night’s meeting after several students supportive of rescinding the policy spoke up, saying it would benefit transgender students. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost threatened the district with legal action after the board debated reaffirming the policy at its last meeting.
Austin Tapp is a high school junior and is transgender. Tapp said he thinks the state’s law is unenforceable and compliance doesn’t require much else besides “a sign change.”…