‘Bathroom bill’ moot, if federal officials have their way

BOSTON — The federal government may soon require Massachusetts public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of whether the state legislature passes the so-called "bathroom bill," an examination of U.S. Department of Education documents indicates. Massachusetts is currently considering legislation that would give transgendered people the right to use the bathroom or locker room that corresponds to their gender identity, rather than their anatomical

BOSTON — The federal government may soon require Massachusetts public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of whether the state legislature passes the so-called "bathroom bill," an examination of U.S. Department of Education documents indicates. Massachusetts is currently considering legislation that would give transgendered people the right to use the bathroom or locker room that corresponds to their gender identity, rather than their anatomical…