IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Madigan Commits to Protect All Illinois Students under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)--February 23, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today condemned the actions by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education rescinding federal guidance that set out protections for transgender students across the country from discrimination and harassment.
The federal government rescinded guidance which provided that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its regulations prohibit discrimination on the basis of a student’s gender identity . . .