RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory released a statement regarding the Obama administration’s mandate on public schools.
The Obama administration issued guidance on Friday directing public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.
Pat McCrory released the following statement later in the day:
“President Obama’s administration has instituted federally mandated edicts that affect employees as well as every parent and child within a public school system. This national bathroom, locker room and shower policy for almost every business, university and now K-12 school in our country changes generations of gender etiquette and privacy norms which parents, children and employees have expected in the most personal and private settings of their everyday lives.
“Most Americans, including this governor, believe that government is searching for a solution to a problem that has yet to be defined.
“Now, both the federal courts and the U.S. Congress must intercede to stop this massive executive branch overreach, which clearly oversteps constitutional authority.
“Both non-discrimination and privacy are basic tenets of our great country. States and local governments cannot have a myriad of different laws which cause confusion and inconsistent application.
“However, the executive branch of the federal government does not have the authority to be the final arbiter. We all must work together to seek answers and common sense clarification.”
