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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 speaks during a Deerfield School District 109 board meeting, accusing school staff of forcing her daughter to change into gym clothes with a transgender student and demanding the school change its policies relating to locker rooms and bathrooms. Georgas also filed a complaint with the Department of Justice.
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Overview

  • 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.