LGBTQ Rights and Law

New York Education Commissioner Betty Rosa has blocked Locust Valley School District’s policy barring transgender students from bathrooms and locker rooms that don’t match their sex at birth, directing the district to allow access consistent with gender identity. The order ties Locust Valley to an existing case in Massapequa—where an identical policy was halted in October amid an NYCLU challenge—and says the Massapequa outcome could affect Locust Valley; the Locust Valley board says it will comply pending any overriding ruling while seeking further legal counsel.