The justices were scheduled to hear the case later this month. But after the Trump administration withdrew the federal government’s guidance to public schools about the controversial bathroom policy, the court said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit must first reconsider the dispute between the Gloucester County school board and 17-year-old Gavin Grimm. The 4th Circuit had relied on guidance from the Obama administration that schools should let transgender students use the bathroom that corresponds with the student’s gender identity.
 
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Supreme Court vacates ruling in favor of Virginia transgender student who wants to use boys' bathroom
The justices were scheduled to hear the case later this month. But after the Trump administration withdrew the federal government’s guidance to public schools about the controversial bathroom policy, the court said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit must first reconsider the dispute between the Gloucester County school board and 17-year-old Gavin Grimm. The 4th Circuit had relied on guidance from the Obama administration that schools should let transgender students use the bathroom that corresponds with the student’s gender identity.
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