South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson assures parents whose children rely on “Section 504” accommodations in school that nothing is changing, and your child’s accommodations are not going away.
“My grandfather was wounded in World War II and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair, so there’s no way I would ever do anything to take away accommodations for anyone with a disability,” Attorney General Wilson said.
Section 504 is a law that protects school accommodations for children with disabilities such as ADHD or diabetes. When Congress passed it, the law excluded “gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders.”
When President Biden was in office, he signed an executive order adding “gender identity disorders” into the law. South Carolina then joined a 17-state lawsuit, led by Texas, challenging that executive order. The Attorney General’s Office joined the lawsuit with the sole intention of removing “gender identity disorders” and restoring Section 504 to what Congress passed originally. There was no intention to throw out Section 504 entirely.
On January 20th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that undoes President Biden’s order. President Trump’s order removes “gender identity disorders” from Section 504.
Attorney General Wilson supports President Trump’s executive order and believes it resolves his concerns, so our mission is complete.
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