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Opponents fume over Obama’s transgender bathroom decree

The nation’s transgender bathroom brawl intensified Friday  ­after the Obama administration directed public schools  to let students use the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Reaction was fierce, with one Texas school superintendent promising to send the document to the nearest paper shredder. “I have five daughters myself and I have 2,500 girls in my protection,” said Rodney Cavness, of Port Nechess. “Their moms and dads expect me to protect them.” North Carolina’s Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who sued the Justice Department over the issue, said the feds don’t have “the ­authority to be the final arbiter.” Long Island GOP Congressman Peter King asked why the federal government was composing lavatory legalese in the first place. “The federal government shouldn’t be telling local schools how to run their bathrooms,” King told The Post. “This should be ­decided at a local level.” It was not clear if the rule would also cover showers. The federal agenci...