The debate over which bathrooms transgender students should use continues.Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is encouraging all schools in Alabama to ignore an order from President Barack Obama. That order instructs every school district in the nation to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with.Dexter Hancock, an independent voter in Tuscaloosa, feels school leaders should have the final say when it comes to this issue."I sort of think that both the Obama administration and the state of Alabama should just stay out of it and let the school districts figure it out for themselves," Hancock said.Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana are just a few of the 11 states taking part in the transgender bathroom lawsuit. Texas was first to file suit.The Magic City Acceptance Center said a victory against President Obama will only make things worse for transgender kids."20% of youth in Alabama that are LGBTQ-identified actually report physical assault in restrooms," said Amanda Keller with The Magic City Acceptance Center. "Even a higher percentage report physical harassment."Attorney General Strange said the directive is a disturbing attempt to transform classrooms into laboratories for the Obama administration's social experiments."I think it's just embarrassing for the state of Alabama that everything they get into, federal government, then they try to defy people's rights," Hancock added.Some who oppose the President's order said they are concerned it will open a new door for sexual predators. The Magic City Acceptance Center said transgender students are typically the ones being harmed.

The debate over which bathrooms transgender students should use continues.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is encouraging all schools in Alabama to ignore an order from President Barack Obama. That order instructs every school district in the nation to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with.


Dexter Hancock, an independent voter in Tuscaloosa, feels school leaders should have the final say when it comes to this issue.

"I sort of think that both the Obama administration and the state of Alabama should just stay out of it and let the school districts figure it out for themselves," Hancock said.

Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana are just a few of the 11 states taking part in the transgender bathroom lawsuit. Texas was first to file suit.

The Magic City Acceptance Center said a victory against President Obama will only make things worse for transgender kids.

"20% of youth in Alabama that are LGBTQ-identified actually report physical assault in restrooms," said Amanda Keller with The Magic City Acceptance Center. "Even a higher percentage report physical harassment."

Attorney General Strange said the directive is a disturbing attempt to transform classrooms into laboratories for the Obama administration's social experiments.

"I think it's just embarrassing for the state of Alabama that everything they get into, federal government, then they try to defy people's rights," Hancock added.

Some who oppose the President's order said they are concerned it will open a new door for sexual predators. The Magic City Acceptance Center said transgender students are typically the ones being harmed.