WAUSAU, WI – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07), a candidate for Wisconsin governor, called on the New Richmond School District to immediately reverse its policy following reports that male students are permitted to use girls’ bathrooms. Concerns escalated after a school board meeting last week, during which numerous parents spoke out, with some stating that their daughters feel unsafe under the current policy. Parents reported that the district’s approach allows male students to use the girls’ bathroom, while girls who are uncomfortable are directed to use a single-stall restroom.
“Title IX was created to protect girls and women, and schools have a responsibility to uphold its original purpose by ensuring safety, dignity, and fairness for girls across Wisconsin. As governor and a father of three daughters, this nonsense will end, and common sense will win. Men will not compete in girls’ sports or use girls’ spaces, period,” said Congressman Tiffany.
The New Richmond controversy follows similar incidents across Wisconsin. Last year in the Racine Unified School District, a 64-year-old man with prior lewd exposure charges was allowed to repeatedly use a girls’ aquatic center locker room due to district policy. In the Westosha Central High School District, reports show that the district allowed a male student to share a locker room with female students, and in the Sun Prairie Area School District, an 18-year-old male student was reportedly permitted to shower in a girls’ locker room and exposed his male genitalia.
Federal leadership under the Trump administration has made clear that policies undermining the protection of female-only spaces will no longer be tolerated. As governor, Tom Tiffany will ensure Wisconsin law protects female spaces and sports for biological girls, which Governor Evers has vetoed in past years.
