• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About

Radio America Online News Bureau

board

Transgender Battle Shifts to States, Local Schools

February 24, 2017 by GregC

http://dateline.radioamerica.org/podcast/2-24-STAVER-BLOG.mp3

Social conservatives and proponents of federalism are cheering the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Obama policy requiring public schools to accommodate transgender students and personnel according to their gender identity, but the fight is far from over.

The battle now shifts to the a Supreme Court case, state supreme courts and countless school districts around the country, but Liberty Counsel Chairman Mathew Staver says this week’s Justice Department ruling is critical.

“Removing this lawless directive from the Obama administration will do a lot to get the federal government off the backs of these local schools,” said Staver, who says the Obama order put girls at great risk by placing them in vulnerable situations with biological males.

He says the backlash by liberals and the media is

“There’s such a big backlash about this in the liberal media, like there’s something horrible that he did.  Frankly, he’s just following the law.  The law does not include gender identity, or sexual orientation, or gender expression – or whatever you want to say – to the non-discrimination categories,” said Staver.

Staver notes that Congress has rejected such efforts to amend Title IX to expand the application of non-discrimination policies.  He further states that the authors of Title IX and the 1964 Civil Rights Act had no intention of extending such protections.

Despite the Trump administration’s move, the Supreme Court may soon weigh in the issue.  On March 28, the eight justices will hear arguments in in a high profile case out of Virginia.  Gavin Grimm, a biological male who identifies as male, is in a legal battle with the Gloucester County Schools.

However, Staver now believes the high court may defer on the issue as a result of Trump’s actions.

“It’s possible that the court may simply punt on this and dismiss the case because of this new development.  One of the questions before the Supreme Court is should they give deference to the administrative agencies for interpreting the statute.  That administrative agency has gone back to the original intent of the statute,” said Staver.

The Trump administration’s decision also impacts Staver directly.

“This comes at a good time for a case that I’m arguing next week before the Virginia Supreme Court.  In the next few days, I’ll argue before the Virginia Supreme Court on the Fairfax County case,” said Staver.

“That’s a school board in northern Virginia that, on its own, included gender identity, sexual orientation and gender expression to its policies.  Virginia doesn’t allow that.  It has to be set at the state level,” said Staver.

“Our case deals with something that many states have and that is that these non-discrimination categories have to be set at the state level, not at the local level.  You don’t want to have different policies at the state, county, and local level all conflicting with one another,” said Staver.

He says this battle is playing out around the United States.

“Just a few days ago, the Arkansas Supreme Court came down with the same thing.  Fayettevile added gender identity to its non-discrimination policy.  The Arkansas Supreme Court said no, you can’t do that.  It has to be set at the state level.  That’s exactly what I’m arguing at the Virginia Supreme Court,” said Staver.

Even more battles on this and other key issues will play out at school board meetings around the country.  Staver urges people to get active at the local level.

“It’s very important to get involved with the local school board because you can stop these policies before they occur.  That’s the first line of defense.  You need good people at the school board, not just for these policies but for other things as well.  We need good Christians and people of moral values to be on these school boards all across the country,” said Staver.

Standard Podcast [ 7:59 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Share

Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: board, courts, Law, news, obama, schools, transgender, Trump

Primary Sidebar

Recent

  • Big January Jobs Jump, China’s Spy Balloon, Stay Home to Save the Climate?
  • Blowing Up the Left’s Border Narrative, Hunter Biden’s Desperation, Feinstein’s Waiting Game
  • More Classified Doc Drama, NIH Dereliction Exposed, GOP Field Growing
  • Justice Poised to Run, California Wastes Massive Rain, Dems’ Suddenly Love Georgia
  • Bash Grills Booted Dems, Left’s Disinformation Con Job, Trump’s Shutdown Whiff

Archives

  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008

Copyright © 2023 · News Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in