Ohio schools may, at times, have difficult situations arise regarding the treatment of transgender students. The good news is, the law is already quite clear on obligations toward these students:
- Many boards of education across the state have policies that specifically prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
- Courts in Ohio have interpreted the state’s anti-discrimination laws to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity (as a subset of “sex”).
- Federal law also includes gender identity as a subset of “sex,” and prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.