A split federal appeals panel has revived two Virginia school boards’ challenges to Education Department threats over transgender-student policies, overturning a lower court ruling. The cases involve Fairfax and Arlington county boards.
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01Summary
- 01A federal appeals court panel on Thursday revived lawsuits brought by the Fairfax County and Arlington County school boards in Virginia.
- 02The suits challenge threatened federal funding changes linked to the school boards’ policies on transgender students.
- 03The ruling wipes out a judge’s finding that the boards lacked standing to sue, according to the report.
- 04The school boards are in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
02Why it matters
The decision keeps alive a legal challenge over how federal education funding can be tied to policies affecting transgender students. It could affect school districts facing similar pressure over their own rules.
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