Judge Rules Transgender Student Has Right To Use Boys’ Restroom
WXIN.According to court documents, a transgender advocate was brought in to discuss the A.C.’s rights with staff. Afterward, the middle school principal still refused to allow A.C.
to use the boys’ restroom, but reportedly extended an offer to allow him to switch to remote learning or to dismiss any write-ups he had for tardiness to his classes.Defying the school district’s decision, A.C., of his own accord, began using the boys’ restroom and did so for three weeks without incident or complaint from his fellow classmates.
But a staff member who saw A.C. enter the restroom reported him to the principal. The principal then gave A.C. a choice: he could either use the girls’ restroom or the restroom in the clinic, but would be disciplined if he continued using the boys’ restroom.A.C.’s family claimed that he would often come home feeling depressed and humiliated and began dreading to go to school.
Enlisting the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and Indiana Legal Services, A.C. and his mother sued the school district, alleging that the prohibition on restroom use violated his constitutional rights.In her ruling, Pratt found that the district’s policy barring A.C.
