"We must always respect the sacred dignity of each individual person, but that does not mean the Church must accept the confused notions of secular gender ideology," the policy approved by Bishop Robert McManus said.
The policy announced earlier this week ahead of the school year prohibits students and staff in the diocese school system from using pronouns, clothing, bathrooms or locker rooms that don't align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Catholic school students in Worcester will be required to dress, “conduct themselves,” and use pronouns and bathrooms consistent with their sex assigned at birth, regardless of their gender identity, under a new policy announced Tuesday.