New York state blocks second Long Island school district from adopting transgender bathroom ban

New York state has blocked another school district from enacting a transgender bathroom ban the second Long Island district that the state has stepped in to prohibit from enforcing such a restriction according to authorities Locust Valley School District had adopted a resolution to prohibit transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that are not consistent with their biological sex but the ban cannot be enforced under an order issued last month by state Teaching Commissioner Betty Rosa according to the New York Post The district s bathroom ban is similar to the first-in-the-state ban passed in Massapequa just weeks earlier that was also blocked In accordance with the Commissioner s directive and absent an overriding administrative or judicial determination the district must now follow the Commissioner s interpretation of state law which is that students may use a bathroom or locker room consistent with their gender Identity the Locust Valley School Board mentioned in a announcement BOYS BRANDED SEXUAL HARASSERS FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANS CLASSMATE USING THEIR LOCKER ROOM GO TO FEDERAL COURTThe order blocking Locust Valley's plan comes amid the ongoing legal battle in Massapequa where the New York Civil Liberties Union challenged that district s strategy on behalf of a transgender participant the New York Post disclosed In Massapequa's scenario Rosa issued an interim stay in October barring it from enforcing its resolution pending an ultimate determination Locust Valley has now been added as a related party because of the near identical nature of the districts' policies according to the new order LONG ISLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE VOWS TO PROTECT WOMEN S SPORTS AFTER APPEALS COURT HALTS TRANS ATHLETE BANMassapequa filed a federal lawsuit against the attendee s parents the commissioner and other state personnel after its agenda was blocked Rosa's order revealed the outcome in that event could have implications for Locust Valley's plan The Locust Valley School Board mentioned it is navigating a complex and evolving legal landscape shaped by federal and state mandates and pursuing further legal counsel following the commissioner s order In justifying the strategy district representatives have pointed to Title IX which prohibits sex-based discrimination in coaching and an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year which declared male and female as the only two sexes and warned that federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology But state authorities contend that New York s laws allow transgender students to access restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity