Posted on Aug 27, 2021
A School Board Will Pay $1.3M Over A Trans Student's Lawsuit Against Its Bathroom Ban
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A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil Liberties Union after the nonprofit spent six years representing a student who sued over the board's transgender bathroom ban.
Gavin Grimm's suit against the Gloucester County School Board ended in June after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the board's appeal to reinstate its bathroom policy.
Lower courts ruled that the board's policy was unconstitutional and discriminated against Grimm because he was required to use restrooms that corresponded with his biological sex — female — or private bathrooms. He was barred from the boy's facilities in high school.
The board agreed to the pay the ACLU's legal costs in a filing made in a U.S. District Court in Norfolk on Thursday.
A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil Liberties Union after the nonprofit spent six years representing a student who sued over the board's transgender bathroom ban.
Gavin Grimm's suit against the Gloucester County School Board ended in June after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the board's appeal to reinstate its bathroom policy.
Lower courts ruled that the board's policy was unconstitutional and discriminated against Grimm because he was required to use restrooms that corresponded with his biological sex — female — or private bathrooms. He was barred from the boy's facilities in high school.
The board agreed to the pay the ACLU's legal costs in a filing made in a U.S. District Court in Norfolk on Thursday.
A School Board Will Pay $1.3M Over A Trans Student's Lawsuit Against Its Bathroom Ban
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel wouldn't it make more sense to just add a "Family Bathroom" like a lot of commercial establishments have & they can lock the door?
..."The board has declined to say how much its own legal costs have been
David Corrigan, an attorney for the Gloucester County school board, released a board statement that said its insurance provider "has addressed" the ACLU's request to cover legal costs. The board declined to comment further.
It's unclear what the board's own legal costs have been over the years.
The Associated Press filed a request in 2018 with the school board's insurance carrier under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act seeking that information.
Steve Craig, managing director of the Virginia Risk Sharing Association, responded at the time that such information is exempt because the matter was still pending.
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Craig declined to comment on Thursday, stating in an email that "we can't be of assistance and can't offer any information or comment on the case."
School systems that are insured are unlikely to suffer any long-standing financial repercussions from one lawsuit, said Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., chief legal officer for the National School Board Association.
"They may see a rise in premiums just like any other insured would experience," he said, speaking generally and not about Gloucester."...
..."The board has declined to say how much its own legal costs have been
David Corrigan, an attorney for the Gloucester County school board, released a board statement that said its insurance provider "has addressed" the ACLU's request to cover legal costs. The board declined to comment further.
It's unclear what the board's own legal costs have been over the years.
The Associated Press filed a request in 2018 with the school board's insurance carrier under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act seeking that information.
Steve Craig, managing director of the Virginia Risk Sharing Association, responded at the time that such information is exempt because the matter was still pending.
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Craig declined to comment on Thursday, stating in an email that "we can't be of assistance and can't offer any information or comment on the case."
School systems that are insured are unlikely to suffer any long-standing financial repercussions from one lawsuit, said Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., chief legal officer for the National School Board Association.
"They may see a rise in premiums just like any other insured would experience," he said, speaking generally and not about Gloucester."...
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SPC Cathy Goessman
Many trans people are refusing to use those bathrooms and insisting on using the bathroom of their self-identified gender.
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SPC Cathy Goessman - I can appreciate that... it just seems like a simple solution...
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SPC Cathy Goessman
These people aren't interested in simple solutions. The ACLU makes millions suing places.
It really is much to do about nothing at the end of the day. Transgender people used the bathroom of their choice while I was at Amazon without incident. It was well known that saying anything was going to get you fired. It's the bathroom. People should just be doing their business and getting out.
It really is much to do about nothing at the end of the day. Transgender people used the bathroom of their choice while I was at Amazon without incident. It was well known that saying anything was going to get you fired. It's the bathroom. People should just be doing their business and getting out.
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