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Idaho Schools and the Transgender Bathroom Issue
In the wake of President Obama's Royal Dictate that all schools will make bathroom/locker rooms available to students based on how they sexually identify, many Idaho citizens are curious how our schools will react. Below, in a press statement submitted by Hilber Nelson, the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, Sherri Ybarra responded with this on May 13, 2016:
STATEMENT FROM SUPERINTENDENT YBARRA REGARDING TRANSGENDERED STUDENTS (BOISE) – This is yet another example of an extreme top-down approach that won't change day-to-day bathroom use—schools in Idaho are already following bathroom procedures set forth by the U.S. Department of Education.
Idaho schools and communities know their students best, and know that each individual students' needs are unique. Our schools and communities will continue to meet those needs in a manner which is respectful and supportive to all, regardless of their situation. As I have stated before, this is another example of local control.
Further, shame on this administration for using our most vulnerable students and threatening the loss of Title I money in a time when funding for education is already a tense topic, especially for our over 70% rural school districts.
For those in the Magic Valley follow this link to the article in the Times News, Magic Valley Schools Grapple with Trans Bathroom Rules.
The fact of the matter is, regardless of how you feel about the whole LGBT issue, their is NO Constitutional provision for either President Obama's "order," or even for the Title Nine money he is threatening to withhold from states or districts that refuse to comply. What this really comes down to is Article 10 of the U.S. Constitution. The federal government has no constitutional authority to intervene in state and local school issues. The sooner states cut themselves loose from the federal purse the sooner we the people can take our rightful power back. This includes deciding for ourselves how we want to deal not only with the transgender student issue, but also the U.N. push for Common Core.
