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The debate over which bathrooms transgender individuals can use is now a nationwide one after the Obama administration said all public schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.New Mexico's Public Education Department said it is reviewing the directive and has not indicated it will refuse to review the rule. But a PED spokesperson said it feels this "is a big overreach by the federal government."Santa Fe Public Schools already installed a new bathroom policy, and Albuquerque Public Schools is working on one of its own.Members of Albuquerque Pride attended an APS meeting where board members discussed a change to the student handbook.Pride president Neil Macernie said the group supported the way the proposed police was written."It was very thought out, I thought. It's not just about bathrooms. It's about student privacy, it's about educational records, and it's about gender segregated athletics," Macernie said. "There are a lot of things that are encompassed here that affect the transgender student as well as all the other students."Macernie said the transgender bathroom issue should not be up to each district to decide. He said it is necessary to provide equality and protection for all students."You're looking at creating a space where everyone is accepted as who they are. I just don't understand why that's a concern that we should handle school by school. I should be able to go from one school to another and expect the same level of equality," he said.Robin Cunningham said he thinks it is good the U.S. departments of Education and Justice are taking a stand. He said New Mexico is pretty progressive along with other parts of the western United States.Cunningham said he doesn't see any problems for school districts to have transgender or unisex bathrooms for anyone who would want to use them."There's nothing wrong with them. I don't see why (school districts) would push back other then they don't want the feds telling them what to do at the state level," he said. "People need to use the restroom, they're not there to do other things."But some people told Action 7 News they agree with letting individual districts decide rather than letting federal officials dictate policy.Kameren Hare said he sees advantages to letting school systems tailor their policies."I think it should be left up to the school districts because they would know the needs of their students better and be able to make decisions that would better reflect what their students need," Hare said.However, he said he does not have any problems with transgender people using the restrooms with which they identify."If they feel that they would be more comfortable in a different area, a different restroom or locker room, I think that that should be an option for them. I don't think they should be restricted," Hare said.The Albuquerque Pride president said there is a difference between having access to a restroom and misusing a restroom."If you do something inappropriate, it doesn't matter who you are, you should held accountable," Macernie said.