Posted on Aug 1, 2023
ACLU sues Missouri school district for not letting transgender student use the girls' restroom
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Dustan Farr said the Platte County School District’s policy to ban transgender students from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity has "crushed" his daughter's education.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is suing the Platte County School District and its school board for refusing to allow a transgender student to use the restroom that aligns with her gender identity.
The lawsuit states a 16-year-old transgender student, identified as R.F., faced detention on two separate occasions at Platte County High School for using the girls’ restroom.
The school district’s policy forbids transgender students from using the restroom or locker room that aligns with their gender identity, the lawsuit states, regardless of any gender transition or treatment a student may have undergone.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is suing the Platte County School District and its school board for refusing to allow a transgender student to use the restroom that aligns with her gender identity.
The lawsuit states a 16-year-old transgender student, identified as R.F., faced detention on two separate occasions at Platte County High School for using the girls’ restroom.
The school district’s policy forbids transgender students from using the restroom or locker room that aligns with their gender identity, the lawsuit states, regardless of any gender transition or treatment a student may have undergone.
ACLU sues Missouri school district for not letting transgender student use the girls' restroom
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..."‘It has crushed her education’
Farr said his daughter is doing better, but she faced similar pushback at another school district. When she turned 16, she decided she no longer wanted to go back to high school and plans to finish her diploma virtually.
“It has crushed her education. She went from being an ‘A’, ‘B’ student to – even virtual – D's and F's,” Farr said. “Nobody wants their kid to quit high school. And they keep pushing these kids, they're going to have dropout rates through the roof because no kid is going to want to be bullied.”
The lawsuit alleges that the district violated the Missouri Human Rights Act, which “protects certain classes of individuals from discrimination in places of public accommodation.” The lawsuit states that denying R.F. access to the girls bathroom and locker room based on her gender identity is a form of sex discrimination.
The lawsuit alleges that the district’s policy also discriminates on the basis of disability, because R.F. is diagnosed with gender dysphoria and is therefore a protected class under the same state law.
The lawsuit alleges R.F. “suffered harm from PCSD’s practice and policy of not allowing her to use the girls’ restroom, from PCSD staff punishing her when she did, and because of PCSD’s requirement that she use the boys’ restroom which resulted in anxiety, depression, and harassment.”
Farr said their hope is to get the bathroom policy changed — first at the Platte County School District and then statewide.
“People have a right to live their life the way that is right for them. The policies are… arcane, they're old, they're outdated. You need to move ahead with the times,” Farr said. “Suicide rate in LGBTQ kids is astronomically higher than any other group and drug use — it's a spiraling effect. And if someone doesn't stand up, we're gonna lose all of our kids.”
..."‘It has crushed her education’
Farr said his daughter is doing better, but she faced similar pushback at another school district. When she turned 16, she decided she no longer wanted to go back to high school and plans to finish her diploma virtually.
“It has crushed her education. She went from being an ‘A’, ‘B’ student to – even virtual – D's and F's,” Farr said. “Nobody wants their kid to quit high school. And they keep pushing these kids, they're going to have dropout rates through the roof because no kid is going to want to be bullied.”
The lawsuit alleges that the district violated the Missouri Human Rights Act, which “protects certain classes of individuals from discrimination in places of public accommodation.” The lawsuit states that denying R.F. access to the girls bathroom and locker room based on her gender identity is a form of sex discrimination.
The lawsuit alleges that the district’s policy also discriminates on the basis of disability, because R.F. is diagnosed with gender dysphoria and is therefore a protected class under the same state law.
The lawsuit alleges R.F. “suffered harm from PCSD’s practice and policy of not allowing her to use the girls’ restroom, from PCSD staff punishing her when she did, and because of PCSD’s requirement that she use the boys’ restroom which resulted in anxiety, depression, and harassment.”
Farr said their hope is to get the bathroom policy changed — first at the Platte County School District and then statewide.
“People have a right to live their life the way that is right for them. The policies are… arcane, they're old, they're outdated. You need to move ahead with the times,” Farr said. “Suicide rate in LGBTQ kids is astronomically higher than any other group and drug use — it's a spiraling effect. And if someone doesn't stand up, we're gonna lose all of our kids.”
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Sue them for everything they have right down to the plunger the Janitor uses.
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