Proposed school bathroom design triggers anti-transgender backlash in rural Ohio school district

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Proposed school bathroom design triggers anti-transgender backlash in rural Ohio school district

During a Jan 21, school board meeting in Tipp City, Ohio, some residents used anti-transgender rhetoric to publicly oppose designs for a new school bathroom. Last year, residents in the rural village – located about 20 miles north of Dayton – approved an $87 million bond issue to help fund construction of the new school, which will house K-8 students. Currently, design plans for the new building include three bathrooms with small, locking toilet…