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Transgender School Bathrooms Bill Passes Committee

Transgender School Bathrooms Bill Passes Committee
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By The Associated Press
Feb. 23, 2015 | FRANKFORT, KY
By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2015 | 08:47 PM | FRANKFORT, KY
Transgender students would have to use separate bathrooms in Kentucky's public schools under a bill that cleared the Senate Education Committee on Monday.

The bill failed to pass the committee last week when two Republicans were absent. But chairman Mike Wilson called a special meeting late Monday afternoon and the bill passed by a vote of 8-1.

The bill is in response to Louisville's Atherton High School, which began allowing transgender students last year to use the bathroom of their sexual identity. Sixteen-year-old Christina Kelty testified Monday that many female students have stopped using the school's bathroom because they are uncomfortable.

Democratic Sen. Reginald Thomas voted against the bill. He said it was dangerous to ban people from doing something because it makes others feel uncomfortable, comparing it to racially segregated schools decades ago.

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