US EditionMother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
- Amber Lavigne is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit against Great Salt Bay Community School for providing her teen with a chest binder and new name without consulting her.
- Lavigne's lawsuit argued for her right to oversee her child's upbringing, claiming the school violated her constitutional rights by not informing her about her child's gender expression.
- The appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals raises the issue of minors' privacy when confiding in professionals, balancing it against parents' rights to supervise their children's well-being.
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Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her. Amber Lavigne filed her notice of appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of App...
Maine mom appeals judge’s dismissal of lawsuit against school for child’s gender transition
A Newcastle woman is appealing a federal court’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit alleging her child’s school violated her constitutional rights.Amber Lavigne sued the Great Salt Bay Community School Board in 2023, saying her rights to “control and direct” her child’s life were violated after school staff provided the student a chest binder and used the child’s preferred name and pronouns. She filed a notice to appeal Monday in U.S. District Cour…
Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her. Amber Lavigne filed her notice of appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. A federal judge ruled earlier this month that she failed to establish legal claims for which the school district cou…
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Portland Press HeraldMother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her. Amber Lavigne filed her notice…
Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her.
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