A North Carolina Republican floated the idea of controlling what transgender public school employees can wear on the job after Wake County hired a transgender teacher at an Apex elementary school. The idea has sparked pushback from civil rights groups, school board members and parents — while conservative activists online have pilloried the teacher.
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