Illinois School District Denies Allegations of Forcing Students to Change in Front of Transgender Peer

The dispute over locker room policies at Shepard Middle School has escalated into a national debate on privacy, inclusion, and transgender rights.

Nicole Georgas, a parent from Deerfield, Illinois, alleges her daughter was forced to change in front of a transgender student at Shepard Middle School, prompting her to file a federal civil rights complaint.
Deerfield Public Schools District 109 denies the claims, stating that students are provided with private changing options and that their policies comply with state law.
Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Mary Miller, have called for federal funding cuts to the district, citing privacy violations and President Trump's executive order on gender-based spaces.
Transgender advocacy groups argue that the allegations aim to exclude transgender students and emphasize that no force was involved in the locker room situation.
The Trump administration has expressed opposition to the district’s policies, further fueling a broader national debate on balancing transgender inclusion with privacy rights in schools.