High Court Turns Away Case on Transgender Student Bathroom Use

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question school district policies that let transgender students use bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, rejecting an appeal from parents who said the privacy rights of other students are being violated.

The justices, without comment, left intact a federal appeals court decision that threw out a lawsuit against Dallas School District No. 2 in western Oregon. The case centered on a transgender student who was allowed to use the boys’ bathrooms and locker room at Dallas High School until he graduated in 2018.

In their appeal, three parents and two parent organizations said the ...