Iowa schools pledge to follow transgender bathroom law.

Iowa's new law requires transgender students to use public school bathrooms that align with their sex at birth. Schools are required to comply with the law, but some, including Des Moines, Iowa City, and Ames public schools, have pledged to continue supporting LGBTQ+ students. Students will need parental consent to request special accommodations, and schools are not permitted to grant transgender students access to a multiple-occupancy restroom that does not align with their birth sex. The law also bans Iowa doctors from providing gender-affirming care to transgender children.