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Conservatives Fear Schools Being Pressed to Accept Transgender Pronouns, Bathrooms, Showers

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Conservatives Fear Schools Being Pressed to Accept Transgender Pronouns, Bathrooms, Showers
Transgender rights group members protest against an “Our Bodies, Our Sports” rally at the Freedom Plaza in Washington on June 23, 2022. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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9/29/2022|Updated: 10/5/2022
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Texas school boards are being pressured to adopt policies giving transgender students the right to use preferred pronouns, school bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers, according to conservatives who feel schools are stepping on parental rights.

The Texas American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) presented a “best practices” program on transgender student legal issues based on an interpretation by President Joe Biden’s Department of Education during a Sept. 24 convention in San Antonio.

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Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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