PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A transgender high school student in Sioux Falls says he's elated that Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their sex at birth.
Thomas Lewis says he's had a lot of support at Lincoln High School...
The Dept. of Education has warned schools that a 1970s sex discrimination law makes it illegal to deny transgender students access to facilities of their choice.
Opponents of a bill that would prohibit transgender students from using the bathroom of their choice are taking aim at South Dakota's $3.8 billion tourism industry.
Governor Dennis Daugaard office says he will meet with members from a Sioux Falls nonprofit who want to introduce him to some transgender South Dakotans.
Lincoln High School transgender student Thomas Lewis waits until lunchtime to leave school and use the bathroom because administrators won't to let him use the men's room.