Do you have A link to the opinion? The article doesn’t say that and it was filed in federal court. Eastern district of Virginia is a federal court. The article says the judge said he lacked jurisdiction. That doesn’t necessarily mean wrong court. I suspect t has more to do with the fact that nothing has actually happened. Dept of Ed told districts that they would withhold finding. They haven’t actually done it yet. But I am speculating bc I haven’t read the opinion |
EDVA said I can’t hear this; go file in Court of Federal Claims which is the court where litigants claiming the federal government owes them money make a claim. We taxpayers paid the rich lawyers at Wilkie $__? to file a really long Complaint …. in the wrong court. No one knows what tradeoffs our leaders are making to file this suit. But, there are tradeoffs. Some kids won’t get some services because we chose to spend those dollars on lawyers at a big firm, Wilkie. |
+1. And how is a child unprotected by using an individual bathroom? Where is the harm? |
Certainly not Trump or the Republicans who have made our kids pawns in their political games. Don’t blame APS for following the law while Trump fcks around and pulls these ridiculous stunts. |
I suspect there are many of us in Arlington who are those of us appalled by much of the administrations actions. But, I also suspect that there are a lot of people like me who do not believe that gender identity should replace sex identity when it comes to bathrooms and sports, and we think that affording those children who require a private bathroom a reasonable solution to a difficult problem. Painting this issue as a Trump created problem is inaccurate for me at least. |
Threatening to withhold funding (instead of changing the law) is 100% a Trump issue. That is the topic of this thread. Trump pulled this stunt, not APS. |
^And, no, not “a lot” of you in Arlington.
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I think it’s really an ACLU-created problem, because they brought the Grimm case that objected to having the trans child use a separate bathroom. I think most people would consider separate bathrooms and changing spaces as a solution that protects all students, but the ACLU fought against it and won. |
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Can we designate some trans boy and trans girl bathrooms? |
I believe that is contrary to Grimm. Basically the issue here is thanks to prior cases, this is a case about a direct conflict of rights (sex-based versus gender-based). |
That is never an acceptable solution because it requires the adults in charge to acknowledge that there is a difference between girls and trans girls. |
My workplace has a men's bathroom, a women's bathroom, and an ADA-compliant single person "anyone" bathroom. It is used by many, most often if the other bathroom has no available stalls.
APS and FCPS could have done that solution in all schools for less money than they are paying with legal fees and other costs. It is totally astounding they did not do so. |
I disagree with the Grimm decision, but I think it said that Grimm could use the boys' bathroom. (I think Grimm is a trans boy?) I think it said the single sex option was not okay. |
They are all federal courts, but yes, it is an issue of jurisdiction. APS can refile in a different court. |
Correct, this is settled law per Grimm. APS is following the law, the Trump Admin is not. Whether or not people agree with it, that is the way the courts work. |