Loudoun Co. schools vote to keep bathroom, locker room gender policy despite Education Dept. finding

Ciara Wells | ciara.wells@wtop.com
August 13, 2025, 8:08 PM

The Loudoun County School Board voted not to comply with a request from the U.S. Department of Education to sign a resolution agreement to change the Virginia school system’s policy allowing transgender students to use facilities that match their gender identity instead of their biological sex.

In a joint statement from board Chair Melinda Mansfield and Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence, they said the school board remains committed to “complying with applicable law and to protecting the rights of all students.”

They added that the Education Department said the school system’s policy to allow students to use the bathroom of their choice is in conflict with Title IX, “creating a direct tension between federal agency guidance and binding judicial authority.”

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Ciara Wells
Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.
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