A Wake County lawmaker wants to prevent elementary school employees from dressing in ways that don't conform with their biological sex. Paré, one of only two Wake County Republicans in the legislature, is a top budget-writer in the state House. She said she's not as concerned about middle- or high-school students that are likely already familiar with gender identity. The Wake County Public School System’s policy bars discrimination in the hiring process of anyone over several things, including their gender identity. That's because sexual orientation and gender identity are inseparable from sex, the majority contended in that 2020 decision.