A battle is brewing over the use of a high school locker room by a transgender student

A battle is brewing over the use of a high school locker room by a transgender student
A battle is brewing over the use of a high school locker room by a transgender student

A battle is brewing over the use of a high school locker room by a transgender student

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Students aren’t being treated equally in one high school locker room in Northwest suburban Palatine, according to the federal government. School administrators are requiring a transgender student to shower and change behind a curtain, separate from the other players on her soccer team. The superintendent is defending the practice, even after the Department of Education said it violates anti-discrimination laws. Gretchen Hammond, senior reporter with the Windy City Times, walks us through the details of the story.