An Ohio school district says it is appealing a federal judge's ruling that rejected its challenge to Democratic President Barack Obama's rule on transgender bathrooms. Highland sought to block enforcement of the Obama administration rule on the grounds that it made alternative bathroom accommodations for the student and that use of the girls' restroom would infringe on other students' rights. The district's legal team says the school has a duty to protect the privacy, safety and dignity of students, and that the judge's ruling doesn't permit the district to do that. A federal judge has rejected an Ohio school district's challenge to Democratic President Barack Obama's rule on transgender bathrooms, and an attorney for the student at the center of the dispute says the court has taken an important step in protecting the student's rights. Highland sought to block enforcement of the Obama administration rule on the grounds that it made alternative bathroom accommodations for the student and that use of the girls' restroom would infringe on other students' rights. Highland sought to block enforcement of the Obama administration rule on the grounds that it made alternative bathroom accommodations for the student and that use of the girls' restroom would infringe on other students' rights.