A suburban Chicago school district is violating the rights of a transgender student by refusing to allow the student to use the girls' locker room.
That’s according to the U.S. Education Department.
The student is asking for unrestricted access to the locker room in a federal complaint against Palatine Township School District 211.
The district proposed a compromise allowing access, but it would require the student to change and shower in a separate area.
An Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights says District 211 is not following the law because the district continues to deny a female student the right to use the girls' locker room.
She also says the district can provide access to the student while respecting all students' privacy.
