A sixth grade transgender student in the Sodus Central School District will be allowed to use the girls' restroom and locker room. The district says the student's request was granted in compliance with both state and federal law.
Some parents who attended a meeting of the Sodus board of education Tuesday night spoke out against the decision, expressing concerns about their own children's privacy.
Laine DeLaney, president of the Trans Alliance of Greater Rochester, believes those fears are based on misconceptions.
"Trans people, when they're going to use the restroom or to use other private facilities like that, want to use them for the facilities. They're not going in there to look at people or touch people or to talk to people any more than you normally would in a restroom."
The Sodus School District says it is working with teachers, staff and students to protect everyone's privacy in facilities such as bathrooms and locker rooms.
