上诉法院裁定：弗吉尼亚州两学区可就教育部跨性别设施认定向联邦法院起诉
弗吉尼亚州Richmond——据路透社报道，美国第四巡回上诉法院10月15日以2比1裁定，恢复弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县与费尔法克斯县两学区对美国教育部的挑战：教育部此前认定，两学区允许跨性别学生使用与其性别认同相符的洗手间等设施的做法违法。
下级法院法官此前认为，两学区的诉讼只能向联邦索赔法院提起，不能在弗吉尼亚州联邦法院审理。第四巡回上诉法院认为该判断有误：两案除金钱赔偿诉求外，还包含其他主张，并寻求禁令等更广泛的救济，包括阻止未来执法。案件将按此路径继续审理。第四巡回上诉法院位于Richmond的刘易斯·F·鲍威尔 Jr. 联邦法院大楼（1000 E. Main St.）。
据路透社报道，教育部与两学区律师未立即回应置评请求。两学区均执行允许跨性别学生按性别认同使用洗手间、更衣室等设施的政策。
本案是联邦教育政策相关诉讼之一。据路透社报道，特朗普政府已就披露学生跨性别状态等问题对至少三个州的学校发出资金削减警告，上个月还起诉堪萨斯州Kansas City的公立学校，阻止其协助学生进行性别过渡。
Appeals Court Rules Virginia School Districts May Sue Education Department in Federal Court Over Transgender Facilities Finding
RICHMOND, Va. — A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived challenges by two Virginia school districts to the U.S. Department of Education's finding that it was illegal for them to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and other facilities matching their gender identity, according to Reuters.
The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, said a judge was wrong to rule that the lawsuits by the Arlington and Fairfax County school boards could only be heard in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims rather than in Virginia federal court. The court said the cases include other claims and seek broader relief, including injunctions barring future enforcement. The 4th Circuit sits at the Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Courthouse at 1000 E. Main St. in Richmond.
The Education Department and lawyers for the school boards did not immediately respond to requests for comment, Reuters reported. Both districts have policies allowing transgender students to use bathrooms, locker rooms and other accommodations matching their gender identity.
According to Reuters, the Trump administration has threatened to cut funding to schools in at least three states over policies that bar disclosing students' transgender status to parents, and last month sued public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, to block them from facilitating gender transitioning for transgender students.
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