Wed Mar 22, 2023 – 2:39 pm EDT
LITTLE ROCK (LifeSiteNews) — Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits people at public or charter schools from using bathrooms or locker rooms that do not coincide with their biological sex.
According to provisions of the bill, people at K-12 public and charter schools must use multi-person bathrooms and locker rooms in accord with their biological sex.
The bill also requires that schools provide “reasonable accommodation” for anyone “unable or unwilling” to use a multi-person bathroom or changing area, such as offering single person bathrooms or changing areas. Opponents of the bill claim, however, that it does not offer schools the appropriations necessary to provide such accommodations if they are lacking.
School superintendents, principals and teachers face a potential fine of at least $1,000 for violations from a state panel. The bill further allows parents to file lawsuits as an enforcement mechanism.
The bill will take effect 90 days after April 7, the last day of the state’s current legislative session, and will be in place for the upcoming school year, Fox News reported.
A statement released by Sanders’ spokeswoman Alexa Henning said, “The
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