{"id":2236087,"date":"2024-05-02T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-says-arkansas-wont-comply-with-federal-transgender-student-protections\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T03:01:24","slug":"sarah-huckabee-sanders-says-arkansas-wont-comply-with-federal-transgender-student-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-says-arkansas-wont-comply-with-federal-transgender-student-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Huckabee Sanders states Arkansas will not adhere to federal transgender student protections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsarah-huckabee-sanders-says-arkansas-wont-comply-with-federal-transgender-student-protections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas announced\u200d the state&#8217;s refusal to \u2064comply\u200b with\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tsa-can-now-fine-you-for-not-masking-up-following-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"TSA Can Now Fine You For Not Masking Up Following Biden Executive Order\">federal regulations<\/a> \u2064protecting LGBT students from\u2062 discrimination. This decision \u2063aligns \u2062with other \u200dRepublican-led states&#8217; defiance against the Biden administration. Sanders emphasized Arkansas&#8217;s intent to uphold bathroom restrictions despite\u2063 potential conflicts\u2064 with\u200b the new federal order, stating\u2063 firmly, &#8220;We will not comply.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) said Thursday that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arkansas<\/a> will <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arkansas-title-ix-transgender-huckabee-sanders-bf44e0e7c6dc8f1e03149a790be3d2ef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>not comply<\/a> with new federal regulations that would ban discrimination of LGBT students under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waffle-arizona-house-speaker-claims-they-cant-enforce-constitution-wont-commit-to-calling-legislative-hearing\/\" title=\"WAFFLE: Arizona House Speaker Claims They Can\u2019t Enforce Constitution, Won\u2019t Commit To Calling Legislative Hearing\">federal law<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The move comes as other Republican-lead states made similar defiant moves against the Biden administration. Sanders said Arkansas will continue to enforce bathroom restrictions, which could become invalid with the Biden administration\u2019s new order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message to Joe Biden and the federal government is we will not comply,\u201d Sanders said Thursday. Riley Gaines, an outspoken former student-athlete against transgender women in sports, was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thv11.com\/article\/news\/politics\/gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders-title-ix-executive-order\/91-1c8c747f-328b-4bcc-8d12-ed82d7bcb3c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>signing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/title-ix-sexual-assault-transgender-sports-d0fc0ab7515de02b8e4403d0481dc1e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/a>, the legislation was created to clarify Title IX, a landmark law originally passed in 1972 to address women\u2019s rights and applied to schools and colleges receiving federal money. It is commonly applied to women in sports. <\/p>\n<p>While the 1972 law does not address the issue, the new rule does clarify that Title IX does in fact forbid discrimination based on one\u2019s sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>The new rule is \u201ccrystal clear that everyone can access schools that are safe, welcoming and that respect their rights,\u201d Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/title-ix-sexual-assault-transgender-sports-d0fc0ab7515de02b8e4403d0481dc1e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders believes the Biden interpretation is unlawful, continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexahenning\/status\/1786105445242778019?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>explain<\/a> her reasoning for the executive order. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast month, President Biden released a \u2018reinterpretation\u2019 of Title IX that comes in at an insane 459,000 words. \u2026 It\u2019s a document that should scare every woman and man in America,\u201d Sanders said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf President Biden threatens our state with loss of educational funding because we refuse to go along with his election-year pandering, Arkansas will take the federal government to court. That\u2019s because this issue goes far beyond a single locker room or missed scholarship,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n<p>Texas and Oklahoma have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-states-are-moving-toward-over-the-counter-hormonal-birth-control-what-to-know\/\" title=\"States are embracing over-the-counter hormonal birth control. Here's what you should know.\">enacted similar legislation<\/a>, telling schools not to comply with the new federal law. Lawsuits have also been filed in Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky Texas challenging the law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas opposed the governor\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis act is a stark defiance of laws to protect against discrimination and a clear, aggressive attack on the well-being and freedoms of LGBTQ people in our state,\u201d Megan Bailey, spokeswoman for the ACLU of Arkansas, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Arkansas won&#8217;t follow new federal rules barring LGBT student discrimination. Defying the Biden administration, Arkansas plans to uphold bathroom restrictions, risking their validity under federal law. 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