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COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥� Today the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio, and the law firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP filed to intervene in a federal lawsuit, Doe v. Bethel. The initial case challenges the Bethel Local School District鈥檚 decision to allow transgender students to use communal restrooms consistent with their gender identity. The 老澳门开奖结果 also has asked the court to deny the plaintiff鈥檚 motion for preliminary injunction, which would bar transgender students from access to restrooms matching their gender identity.

Although it is undisputed that Bethel Local School District has provided all students with an option to use single-occupancy restrooms, the plaintiffs鈥� lawsuit seeks to deny transgender students the same arrangement, and instead to deny them access from communal restrooms matching their gender identity.

The 老澳门开奖结果 argues that the school鈥檚 accommodation is appropriate and should not be disturbed by court order.

鈥淭ransgender students all too often suffer from discrimination and bullying. The school鈥檚 current approach helps to protect them from being singled out, suffering humiliation, and being exposed to serious risks of harm,鈥� noted David Carey, deputy legal director at the 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio. 鈥淥ne student鈥檚 religious beliefs do not provide a basis to exclude another student from full participation in the school environment.鈥�

鈥淎ll students have a right to safe, inclusive learning environments, and transgender students are no different," said Malita Picasso, staff attorney at the 老澳门开奖结果 LGBTQ & HIV Project. 鈥淎llowing a girl who is transgender to use the same restroom facilities as her fellow female classmates is not discriminatory, nor does it harm any other students. While all students should be allowed to choose to use a single-occupancy restroom, no student should be singled out and required to use a separate restroom facility solely because she is transgender. We are fighting to ensure that every student, transgender or not, has an equal chance to thrive.鈥�

鈥淎t its core, this is an effort to affirm the dignity of all people and ensure their equal treatment as our Constitution requires. All individuals are entitled to equal protection under the law, regardless of their gender identity鈥� said Michael Meuti, Benesch Partner and Chair of its Appellate Practice Group. 鈥淟iving out this nation鈥檚 creed requires standing up for the rights of marginalized communities and viewing America鈥檚 potential through their eyes. Transgender individuals are no exception,鈥� added David Hopkins, Benesch Associate Attorney.

The 老澳门开奖结果 argues that the public has a strong interest in advancing policies that affirmatively protect transgender students and create inclusive school environments. Prohibiting transgender girls from using the girls鈥� restrooms would subject them to social stigma, and deny them equal access to the education afforded to all other students.