WV HB2526

Requires public school students in West Virginia (preK-12) to use multiple occupancy restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower rooms that match their biological sex as identified on their original birth certificate

Defines "sex" as the physical condition of being male or female based on genetics and physiology, and mandates all multi-occupancy facilities be designated for exclusive use by one sex

Schools must provide reasonable accommodations, such as single-occupancy restrooms, for students unwilling or unable to use facilities designated for their biological sex

Establishes penalties of up to $500 minimum fines for superintendents, principals, vice principals, or teachers found specifically noncompliant with the requirements, with potential additional sanctions from the State Board of Education

Grants parents a cause of action against school boards if their child encounters an opposite-sex individual who was given permission to use the wrong facility, or if their child is required to share sleeping quarters with an opposite-sex non-family member