The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will hold a press conference tonight in Fort Worth to voice his outrage against the bathroom policies in that school district.
The guidelines would require school officials to offer transgender students access to single-stall restrooms or the opportunity to use a restroom when no other students are present.
A statement from Patrick accused Superintendent Kent Scribner of putting his personal political agenda above students by not getting public input before putting the guidelines in place. Scribner says they’re intended “to foster a productive educational process for all.”
A statement from school board President Jacinto Ramos, Jr. said the board stands behind Scribner.
Other stories this morning:
- KERA’s beginning a new series called “What’s Next for the Class of ’17?” Over the next four weeks, we’ll be checking in with a group of North Texas students we began following in the 8th grade. They’re high school juniors now and its crunch time – time to start making decisions about what comes after graduation.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
