Sex-parate But Equal? The Legality of Single-Sex Public Schools and their Discriminatory Effect on Transgender Students

Authors

Bryana Turner, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that single-sex public schools are both legally problematic and harmful, particularly to transgender students. It contends that such schools violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and are unconstitutional under the precedent set by Brown v. Board of Education. The analysis highlights the discriminatory effects of single-sex education, which perpetuates gender stereotypes and fails to accommodate transgender students, who are disproportionately affected by such policies.

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Education Law | Fourteenth Amendment | Law | Law and Gender

Recommended Citation

Bryana Turner, Sex-parate But Equal? The Legality of Single-Sex Public Schools and their Discriminatory Effect on Transgender Students, 20 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 203 (2013).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol20/iss1/10