South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act, which requires public K-12 schools and public colleges to designate multi-person bathrooms, locker rooms, and changing facilities for use by one sex only. Sex is defined as biological sex observed or verified at birth. Trans students may use single-occupancy restrooms, and if none exist, schools can designate outdoor porta-potties as single-occupancy toilets. The law also governs sleeping arrangements on campus and on school-sponsored overnight trips, limiting requirements to share quarters with members of the opposite sex unless they are family members. Schools have until the start of the 2026-2027 academic year to implement the requirements, with potential state funding reductions for noncompliance.
"South Carolina governor Henry McMaster has signed House Bill 4756, a "privacy" law that allows schools to treat outdoor porta-potties as an acceptable single-occupancy toilet option for trans students if no indoor single-user bathroom is available."
"The bill, titled the South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act, requires multi-person bathrooms, locker rooms, and changing facilities in public K-12 schools and public colleges be designated for use by one sex only. Sex is defined in the bill as "biological sex observed or verified at birth", according to ABC Columbia."
"The law allows trans students to use single-occupancy restrooms. If a school does not have one, it can designate porta-potties outside as a single-occupancy restroom instead."
"Beyond toilets and changing rooms, the law also dictates sleeping arrangements on campus or school-sponsored overnight trips. It says students cannot be required to share sleeping quarters with "members of the opposite sex" unless they are family members. Schools and institutions have until the start of the 2026-2027 academic year to implement the requirements."
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