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  former education secretary arne duncan has blasted the trump administration's decision to repeal guidance that sought to ensure transgender students have access to a bathroom that matches their gender identity.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "this week's decision by the trump administration to withdraw guidance to school communities about how to protect transgender students reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the federal role in protecting the civil rights of students," duncan and catherine lhamon, former assistant education secretary for civil rights, wrote in an op-ed in the the washington post. "worse yet, it confuses states and school districts, and puts real, live children at greater risk of harm.
article_headline: arne duncan blasts trump administration over transgender guidance