Inauguration singer and transgender sister: Schools with ‘unclear’ bathroom policies create ‘unsafe environments’

Inauguration singer Jackie Evancho and her transgender sister said in an interview early Thursday that they want to talk to President Trump about the “unsafe” environments that can form at schools without protections for transgender students.

Evancho said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that she wants to “enlighten” Trump on what she has seen her sister go through “every single day.” 

{mosads}Juliet Evancho said “being at a high school where the policies on the bathroom are unclear” creates an “unsafe environment.”

“I live it everyday, going through discrimination, having things thrown at me. I’ve had people say pretty horrible things, and the unsafe environment is just very unhealthy,” she said. “Donald Trump needs to know that being in such an unsafe environment won’t do any good, not only for the transgenders in the LGBT community but as well as everyone as a whole.”

Jackie Evancho tweeted at Trump late Wednesday after his administration rolled back Obama-era protections regarding transgender rights in public schools, requesting a meeting with the president. 

“@realDonaldTrump u gave me the honor 2 sing at your inauguration. Pls give me & my sis the honor 2 meet with u 2 talk #transgender rghts,” she tweeted Wednesday evening.

. @realDonaldTrump u gave me the honor 2 sing at your inauguration. Pls give me & my sis the honor 2 meet with u 2 talk #transgender rghts

— jackie evancho (@jackieevancho) February 23, 2017

The Trump administration issued new guidance earlier Wednesday rolling back the Obama-era protections that required public schools to allow children to use bathrooms and other facilities that corresponded to their gender identities.

“Please note that this withdrawal of these guidance documents does not leave students without protections from discrimination, harassment or bullying,” the departments of Justice and Education said in a statement. “All schools must ensure that all students, including LGBT students, are able to learn and thrive in a safe environment.”