Parents sue Dallas School District over transgender policy

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Parents at a rural Oregon high school have filed a federal lawsuit over the school district’s policy to allow a transgender male student into the boys’ locker room and bathroom.
 
The lawsuit filed this week in Portland challenges a decision by the Dallas School District to allow 16-year-old Elliot Yoder to use boys’ facilities.
 
Elliot was born a biological female but identifies as male.
 
He came out in 2015 at a school board meeting during an uproar about the district’s policy.
 
Oregon guidelines released last year outline what districts should do to accommodate transgender students.
 
The district did not return a call for comment.
 
Defendants also include the state of Oregon and the U.S. Department of Education.
 
Dallas has 15,000 residents and is about 60 miles south of Portland.