Sens. Looney, Duff, Lesser Statement on Trump’s Target on Cromwell Schools

CROMWELL –  Today, Senate President Martin Looney, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff and State Senator Matt Lesser issued a statement on the Trump administration’s investigation into Cromwell Public Schools for allowing a transgender athlete to participate on a sports team that aligns with the person’s gender identity.

“This is the first instance we know of where the federal government is directly targeting a local Connecticut school system. This administration feels brazen enough to weaponize federal resources to target our local schools and bully and discriminate against our LGBT children while gutting critical agencies like the Department of Education. It appears cruelty is the point and instead of protecting students, they are targeting our teachers and schools and ripping funding away from basic healthcare and food assistance”

“In Connecticut we have passed legislation that reaffirms our commitment to our students’ right to express their gender identity without fear of discrimination. Let us be perfectly clear – our values remain steadfast and consistent in support of individual rights and liberty, regardless of who occupies the White House or who the President decides to unfairly target next.”