COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that he has signed into law a bill to require transgender students at most K-12 schools and colleges in the state to only use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their biological sex at birth.

A ban on transgender students from kindergarten through college using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities has become law in Ohio.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill limiting bathroom use for transgender students.

The new law will require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth.

Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Wednesday barring transgender students from using school restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, joining more than a

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match up with their gender identity. The law requires people at Ohio K-12 schools and universities use the restroom that aligns with their gender assigned at birth.

Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov.