kansas vow wednesday sue obama administration directive tell u.s. public school allow transgender students use bathrooms locker room correspond gender identities announcement kansas attorney general derek schmidt make state 13th wade acrimonious debate right transgender americans come day federal appeal court refuse reconsider rule give virginia transgender high-school student access bathroom gender identity court decision mean option pursue direct challenge obama administration unlawful efforts unilaterally rewrite title ix schmidt republican say statement president barack obama administration may 13 tell u.s. public school transgender students must allow use bathroom choice upset republicans pave way fight federal fund legal authority letter rely interpretation title ix protect people discrimination base sex education initiatives receive federal financial assistance letter force law contain implicit threat school abide directive could lose federal aid schmidt call directive attempt expand federal power also wednesday kansas senate pass 30-to-8 resolution oppose obama administration guidance transgender students bathroom use say state local officials federal officials decide school policy directive threaten students privacy safety officials 11 u.s. state alabama arizona georgia louisiana maine oklahoma tennessee texas utah west virginia wisconsin sue obama administration last week call directive massive social experiment mississippi republican governor say thursday plan join lawsuit schmidt say review whether kansas join lawsuit 11 state lead texas file separate similar lawsuit north carolina sue federal government last month seek protect state law pass march ban people use public restrooms correspond sex assign birth many state protest obama administration directive others act protect right transgender individuals massachusetts lawmakers wednesday vote measure would make state 18th ban discrimination base gender identity kansas late u.s. state challenge obama transgender directive