Restrooms and lockers must be separated by sex assigned at birth in Duval County Public Schools — a reversal of the district’s previous guidance that students use the restroom that corresponds with their “consistently asserted gender identity.”
That is one of the changes in updated student-support guidance — now outlined in the School Board’s administrative procedures — 18 months after the district pulled its 37-page LGBTQ+ Support Guide off its website amid new state guidance.
The newly approved guidance also strips out language telling staffers not to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation without their consent. The new version tells school staff to consult a parental notification guide and talk to school administration if a student comes out to them.
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