Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R)
Zack Ford at Think Progress has a state by state roundup of responses to the new federal education guidelines.
On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) told the country’s schools that they should be making sure transgender students have equal access to all educational opportunities, including using facilities that match their gender identities. If they don’t, they put themselves at risk of losing federal funding.
While the debate continues to play out in North Carolina in the courts, the response nationwide, particularly among Republican governors, was not pretty.
The article has responses from Kentucky, Utah, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Idaho, Mississippi, Michigan, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Indiana, aaaaand the Catholic Church.
Wow! Lots of new George Wallaces out there. Let’s hope that November shows them the door. In the meantime, it could get even more ugly than it already is.