EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered an Indiana school district to allow a transgender student to use male bathrooms.
Judge William Lawrence signed an injunction Friday, just days before classes resume in the Evansville Vanderburgh school district.
The 17-year-old student sued after he was told to use the female restroom or bathrooms in the nurse’s office. He says his rights were violated.
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School officials said the student could use the male bathroom if his birth certificate was changed to identify him as a male.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana says the student was born in a state that won’t do that unless a surgery takes place. The ACLU says the teen is under a doctor’s care and getting hormone therapy.
The teen says he experiences distress when forced to use the female restroom. The judge found the claims credible.
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More Crying Children. That student was given options so what “right” was violated? Take away Peter’s rights and give them to Paula? This makes sense in a world of Democrats. Once upon a time, Judges made decisions based on logic and reason…but that time really does seem like a fairy tale.