The ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Hanover County School Board for rejecting a revision that would allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identities. The board's 4-3 vote against policy changes violates a 2020 law requiring school districts in Virginia to protect transgender students. The lawsuit, initiated by the ACLU on behalf of five families, argues that noncompliance threatens the identities of transgender students and denies them opportunities equal to cisgender peers. The complaint seeks a judicial order compelling the school board to adopt appropriate policies.
The ACLU of Virginia filed suit against the Hanover County School Board for not complying with a 2020 law requiring protections for transgender students.
The complaint asserts, 'By refusing to adopt policies that protect transgender students, as required by Virginia law, the School Board threatens transgender students' entire identity.'
This lawsuit represents the first of its kind against a Virginia school district for noncompliance with the transgender protections law.
The plaintiffs are seeking a court order to compel the Hanover County School Board to implement policies for transgender student protections.
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