Emerging Transgender Policy Issues
October 29, 2015 at 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Fox Rothschild LLP
10 Sentry Parkway, Suite 200
Blue Bell, PA 19422-3001
School districts continue to encounter new issues regarding transgender students, such as bathroom and locker room access and amending student records to reflect a change in gender identity as well as difficult employment decisions regarding transgender employees in schools.
This lunch and learn will discuss the legal requirements surrounding accommodations for transgender students and employees, including:
- Current state of the law for transgender student and employment rights,
- Appropriate accommodations, and
- Real-life strategies for maneuvering this new area of the law in day-to-day operations.
Speakers
Mark W. Fitzgerald, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Shannon R. Pierce, Associate, Fox Rothschild LLP