Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
Department of Justice and Department of Education Complaint Against Virginia School Board for Transgender Bathroom Policy
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia have filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Justice and Department of Education against Gloucester County Public Schools (GCPS) for adopting a bathroom policy that segregates trans students from using the same restrooms and locker rooms as their peers. The school board adopted the policy by a vote of 6-1 on December 9, 2014, despite warnings from the ACLU that the policy violates federal law prohibiting schools from discriminating based on sex.
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Mississippi
Dec 2011
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
Sturgis v. Copiah County School District
When graduating senior Ceara Sturgis chose to wear a tuxedo for her senior yearbook photo, rather than the drape typically reserved for girls, her school, Wesson Attendance Center, responded by excluding her entirely from the senior portrait section of the yearbook. The ACLU seeks damages for Ceara and hopes to prevent gender discrimination in the future.
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Mississippi
Dec 2011
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
Sturgis v. Copiah County School District
When graduating senior Ceara Sturgis chose to wear a tuxedo for her senior yearbook photo, rather than the drape typically reserved for girls, her school, Wesson Attendance Center, responded by excluding her entirely from the senior portrait section of the yearbook. The ACLU seeks damages for Ceara and hopes to prevent gender discrimination in the future.