“Anybody who has been in school, in high school, who has been a parent should realize that kids who are sometimes in the minority — kids who have a different sexual orientation or are transgender — are subject to a lot of bullying, potentially,” Obama told the web site Buzzfeed Monday
It was his first public coment on the issue since the Department of Education announced the new guidelines last Friday.
“They are vulnerable, and I think it’s part of our obligation as a society to make sure everybody is treated fairly, and our kids are all loved and protected, and that their dignity is affirmed,” he said.
They are vulnerable, and I think it’s part of our obligation as a society to make sure everybody is treated fairly, and our kids are all loved and protected, and that their dignity is affirmed,” he said.
” We said it is our view that you should treat these kids with dignity,” Obama said. “Ultimately, depending on how these other lawsuits go, courts will affirm or reject how we see the issue.”
Obama said that guidance came from the Department of Education in response to questions from schools about how to handle the bathroom accommodations, and was an effort to advise school districts on “best practices” on a range of transgender issues.
But the White House has also acknowledged that Obama was regularly consulted on the guidelines, and they reflect his own values. “I think it is fair to say — and I think it’s important — that this kind of announcement reflects the President’s strongly held view about the need to prevent discrimination, but also the need to protect the safety and dignity of every student in America,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said last week.
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