“As Catholic schools in Ohio are included in the bill and already uphold single-sex bathroom and locker room access in all facilities, we did not get involved in Senate Bill 104, formerly House Bill 183, through public testimony,” said Michelle Duffey, associate director for communications of Catholic Conference of Ohio.

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a bill that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities.

DeWine clashed with his fellow Republicans over a different law that bans gender-affirming care for minors and blocks transgender girls and women from playing in female sports. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio continues to fight the ban on gender-affirming care after a Franklin County judge ruled in August that it could take effect.