Has President-elect Biden vowed to restore rules about transgender access to school facilities?
Joe Biden's campaign platform said that “on his first day in office” he will reinstate rules that will “restore transgender students’ access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity.”
The Obama administration issued rules in May 2016 requiring schools to treat students “consistent with the student's gender identify” even if it differs “from previous representations and records” and “even in circumstances in which other students, parents, or community members raise objections or concerns.”
The Trump administration rescinded the rules in 2017.
A Biden administration is expected to review other Trump administration policies affecting transgendered students and adults. The candidate's platform outlines a number of measures, including reversing Trump's ban on military service and other social-policy regulatory changes.
