US Education Dept. opens probe into nonbinary teen Nex Benedict's...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Their death is a gut-wrenching tragedy that exposes the chilling reality of anti-transgender hatred spreading across the United States, and that the Department must investigate as part of Owasso High School's failure to address harassment and discrimination on its campus beginning in the 2023 school year," HRC President Kelley Robinson wrote in a plea last week.
60% : "Schools have an obligation to provide equal educational opportunities, including safe and affirming learning environments for the well-being of all students.
55% : Friends and family of the teenager have since said the relentless tormenting Nex faced because of their gender identity was an open secret at the school that administrators and faculty allegedly turned a blind eye to.
42% : "The federal DOE notified the HRC Friday that it would be opening an investigation into the complaint, and would be namely probing whether the school district "failed to appropriately respond to alleged harassment of students" within the requirements of Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities ActOwasso Public Schools confirmed to The Post that they recieved a notice for the investigation Friday.

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