Texas district alters transgender policy, will notify parent

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas school district that triggered a passionate debate when it announced restroom guidelines for transgender students is pledging to work more closely with parents on matters affecting LGBT children.

Fort Worth Superintendent Kent Scribner said Wednesday that transgender guidelines have been condensed and that each student will be handled on a "case-by-case basis."

Earlier guidelines noted that transitioning to a different gender is a private matter and that students could choose whether to have their parents involved. Scribner now says parents will be brought into the fold earlier, unless it would prove harmful to a child.

Attorney General Ken Paxton had earlier criticized the state's sixth-largest school district but in a statement Wednesday he praised it for taking steps to comply with state law.

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