Spring 2021 member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, pictured here on January 20, 2021, authored the high court s June 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. Win McNamee / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
The court held that “on the basis of sex” in the context of employment discrimination includes sexual preference and gender identity.
In at least a dozen cases, the courts have unsurprisingly extended Bostock’s definition of “sex” in Title VII to other statutes.
A federal district court in Virginia even relied on Bostock to say that a gender-specific dress code could be challenged as unconstitutional sex discrimination.
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Board members talked for hours on Monday behind closed doors before taking the vote publicly.
Board President David Peercy read a statement that said members considered community input about all three finalists.
Elder, who has been the interim APS superintendent, was up against Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent for the Clark County School District in Nevada, and Bolgen Vargas, a self-employed consultant and former superintendent of Rochester City School District in New York.
“We understand that community members have provided passionate support for each of these three candidates, and hope that we can all come together and support our board decision as we enter into a critical and challenging period of return to full in-school instruction,” Peercy said. “The board decision was that Mr. Elder would be the best candidate at this time based on his educational background and current understanding of our district challenges.”
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