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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said the state's new policies on the treatment of transgender students are in compliance with state and federal nondiscrimination laws.
(The Center Square) — Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares issued an opinion today, arguing that the governor’s model policies comply with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and that “local school
“It is my opinion that the model policies comply with the Equal Protection Clause, Title IX, and the Virginia Human Rights Act," Miyares wrote.
The conservative governor is trying to figure out how to force districts that refuse to discriminate against their students to implement his policies.
As more Virginia schools districts consider the state's transgender student policies, questions remain about the state's power to enforce them.