KUAR | By Daniel Breen
A bill restricting bathroom usage in public schools is one step closer to becoming law in Arkansas.
House Bill 1156 won approval from the Arkansas Senate Monday on a party-line vote. The bill would require students to use bathrooms and changing facilities aligning with the sex on their birth certificate, and prohibit students from sharing overnight sleeping accommodations with members of the opposite sex.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Sen. Clarke Tucker, D-Little Rock, said the bill’s discriminatory nature means it likely wouldn’t hold up in court.
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A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. in 2007.