An Obama administration directive Friday that school districts could lose federal funds if they don’t allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms aligning with their gender identity brought some rebukes from around the county, but shrugs from several educators and students in Eastern Iowa.“It’s about time,” said City High School senior McKinley BarbouRoske, 18.Both the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City school districts’ non-discrimination policies already line up with the guidelines outlined in a letter issued by the U.S.
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