The Supreme Court on Monday sent a case involving a transgender high school student back to a lower court, a temporary setback for the student.

Monday's announcement vacates a lower court's decision in the case of Gavin Grimm, a Virginia student who is seeking to use school bathrooms that align with his gender identity. Monday's decision means the case will go back to a court of appeals and likely removes the possibility that the Supreme Court will hear it this term.

"While we're disappointed that the Supreme Court will not be hearing Gavin's case this term, the overwhelming level of support shown for Gavin and trans students by people across the country throughout this process shows that the American people have already moved in the right direction and that the rights of trans people cannot be ignored,"

After the court’s announcement, ACLU attorney Joshua Block, who is representing Grimm, said, “

"This is a detour, not the end of the road, and we'll continue to fight for Gavin and other transgender people to ensure that they are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve."

The Supreme Court’s ruling comes weeks after President Trump withdrew a federal policy enacted by President Obama that assured full transgender student rights in public schools. At the time, the White House issued a statement suggesting that transgender bathroom rights were an issue to be handled by individual states.