Jordan statement on Obama administration guidance about transgender students

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released the following statement about the Obama administration's guidance calling on schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker facilities of their chosen gender:

"Of all the schools and businesses I've visited in our district over the years, this issue has never been raised once. There is no need for a blanket federal restroom policy that covers every school in America, especially one that comes with the threat of retaliation from the Obama administration for failure to comply. It seems like parents, teachers, school administrators and local school boards are perfectly capable of handling any issue that arises, but unfortunately this type of blanket federal policy may tie the hands of those very parents, teachers, school administrators and local school boards who want to protect kids against dangerous situations that could arise from mixed-gender restrooms and locker rooms in schools."

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