Arkansas restricts bathroom use for transgender students

Arkansas has passed a bill banning transgender students from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity in public and charter schools. The ban applies to multi-person restrooms and locker rooms for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Officials at schools violating the ban could face fines up to $1,000, and parents can file lawsuits to help enforce the law. Arkansas is the fourth state to pass such legislation, following Oklahoma, Alabama, and Tennessee. Advocates for trans rights decry such legislation as targeted and transphobic.