Sessions' move on transgender school bathrooms praised
A decision by the Justice Department under new Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stop defending President Obama’s order that public schools allow boys who say they’re girls into girls’ restrooms and showers is being praised as a common-sense move.
“If you thought President Trump hit the ground running, you should see Jeff Sessions. The new attorney general was probably still unpacking his office when he got to work turning the page at the Justice Department after eight years of scandal. First up? The Obama bathroom mandate for public schools,” said the Washington Update by the Family Research Council.
“Less than 48 hours after his confirmation, Sessions’s DOJ made it clear the agency was under new management by refusing to defend the controversial order to let students of both sexes use any locker room, shower, or restroom they want.”...