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Justice Department sues Loudoun Co. School Board, citing religious discrimination in bathroom policy
The DOJ alleges Loudoun County Public Schools discriminated against two Christian male students by enforcing Policy 8040, leading to 10-day suspensions for religious objections.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, announced a motion to intervene and filed suit, alleging the Loudoun County School Board violated two Christian male students' constitutional rights.
- Earlier this year, a March locker-room incident at Stone Bridge High School involved a transgender male student reportedly recording three boys and prompted Title IX scrutiny under Policy 8040.
- Testimony from 24 witnesses in the Title IX probe supported the transgender male student's account, while Loudoun County Public Schools said the boys harassed him and noted he was disciplined for filming.
- The case remains pending before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, where a federal judge ordered one student to attend school and another to move away as litigation continues.
- The DOJ contends that labeling the boys' religious objections as sex-based discrimination violates Free Exercise rights, raising questions about Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board and Fourth Circuit precedent, in a case involving Policy 8040.
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DOJ Sues Virginia School Disctrict After Christian Students Punished In Gender Policy Clash
The Department of Justice is taking the Loudoun County School Board to court, claiming the Virginia district violated the constitutional rights of two Christian students. The legal action, announced today, centers on a heated conflict between the school’s gender identity rules—known as Policy 8040—and the religious beliefs of the student body. According to the federal […] DOJ Sues Virginia School Disctrict After Christian Students Punished In Ge…
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