DeWine announced the signing without comment Wednesday, but House Republican sponsors said school leaders and parents across Ohio wanted the change in law.

DeWine previously vetoed a law that would have banned ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors, though his veto was overridden by the legislature.

The state is one of at least a dozen states to set restrictions on bathrooms for transgender students at public schools.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that will ban transgender students from using multi-stall bathrooms that align with their gender identities.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the law out of public view over the objections of Democrats, teachers’ unions and civil rights groups.

Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, signed a bill Wednesday banning transgender K-12 students from using school bathrooms consistent with their transgender identity. They must only use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their cisgender identity assigned at birth.

The new law will require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth.

Supporters say the ban eases concerns about student's privacy and protection. Critics of the bill say it creates unfounded fears about transgender students and may instead put tra

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will prevent schools from allowing students of the opposite sex into restrooms and locker rooms.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill banning transgender students from using school restrooms that align with their gender identities.