Loudoun Schools Punished for Rights Violations

Liberty Check

The Department of Education has begun proceedings to suspend or terminate federal funding for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), following repeated violations of students’ constitutional rights. LCPS, notorious for covering up a past student assault to protect radical gender policies, is again under fire after suspending two male students for expressing discomfort with biological females in male locker rooms.

• Two male students were given ten-day suspensions and a no-contact order after voicing objections to sharing private facilities with a female identifying as male under district policy.
• Attorney General Jason Miyares concluded the district used Title IX in an “illegal, retaliatory, and discriminatory” way, referring LCPS to federal authorities for further investigation.
• LCPS, along with four other Northern Virginia districts, was found in violation of Title IX after permitting students claiming to be transgender access to restrooms irrespective of biological sex, prompting the federal government to act.

Seth Wolfe, whose son was suspended, stated,

“They’re going to have to follow what Loudoun County says, what they believe is right, and what goes against other people’s beliefs, or what we believe is right.”

Sarah Parshall Perry, legal fellow at Defending Education, commented,

“Not only have the schools flouted federal law, federal guidance, and the Constitution — but they’ve turned all 3 on their heads in pursuit of some mad social experimentation agenda. Boys uncomfortable with the presence of a natal female in their bathroom have every right to complain and be heard.”

Board member Deana Griffiths argued that recognizing biological differences “isn’t discriminatory; it’s common sense, and it’s essential for protecting the dignity and safety of all children.”

Loudoun County’s refusal to accept a federal resolution agreement, and the board’s continued efforts to destroy distinctions between boys’ and girls’ private spaces, showcase an agenda that ignores basic rights and parental input. Our children should not be forced to surrender privacy or security in the name of compliance with ever-changing ideologies.

Stay alert and challenge unconstitutional overreach wherever it appears. The liberty of students and families must not be sacrificed to appease political activism.

The Constitution must be defended.

Full details at The Federalist