Iowa School District’s Policy on Gender Identity Partly Blocked

An Iowa school district’s policy outlining how to address the needs of transgender and gender-conforming students is too vague in part, the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday, reversing a lower court’s preliminary injunction denial.

The ruling is a partial victory for Parents Defending Education. The expressed mission of the nationwide organization is to prevent K-12 education from being politicized, the court said.

The group was correct that language in Linn Mar Community School District’s policy exposing students to discipline for intentionally or persistently failing to “respect” another student’s stated gender identity was undefined and could be interpreted as extending beyond the ...