North Dakota governor vetoes bill restricting transgender students' pronouns, Senate overrides veto

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited public school teachers and staff from referring to students and other staff by pronouns that do not match their sex assigned at birth. Burgum argued that the bill's ambiguity "would invite lawsuits" and "put teachers in the precarious position of trying to determine how to refer to students without violating law." The ACLU of North Dakota celebrated the veto, saying the bill would have prohibited schools from adopting inclusive policies that acknowledge the gender identity of their students.