The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked an Idaho bill banning transgender students from using restrooms, lockers, showers, or other school facilities that align with their gender identity. The law would require that schools enforce separate bathroom use on the basis of sex assigned at birth, and allow students to sue schools for $ 5,000 dollars for each violation. The bill was signed into law in March by Governor Brad Little and applies to all K through 12 charter and public schools. In July, attorneys representing a 7th-grade transgender student and Boise High School’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance club filed a lawsuit saying the bill violates students’ constitutional rights and discriminates on the basis of sex. In August, a federal court temporarily blocked enforcement of the law but this month, Idaho’s chief U.S. District Judge David Nye lifted the block saying the plaintiffs failed to show their challenge would succeed. This latest decision by the Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals blocks the law from going into effect until it can review the plaintiffs’ initial motion for an injunction. In a statement released recently, attorneys for the plaintiffs called the ruling "a relief for transgender students across Idaho.
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Idaho Student Bathroom Bill
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