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Loudoun County Schools Investigate Boys for Expressing Discomfort Over Transgender Locker Room Use

The district's Title IX probe into three male students follows allegations of a transgender student recording peers in a boys' locker room, reigniting debates over school policies on gender identity and privacy.

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Overview

  • Loudoun County Public Schools opened a Title IX investigation into three male students who voiced discomfort about sharing a boys' locker room with a transgender female student.
  • The transgender student allegedly recorded the boys during their discussion, raising privacy concerns given district rules prohibiting recordings in locker rooms.
  • Policy 8040, adopted in 2021, allows students to use facilities corresponding to their asserted gender identity, sparking ongoing controversy over privacy and safety.
  • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares criticized the district's actions and urged adoption of state model policies emphasizing biological sex and parental rights.
  • The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is separately investigating Loudoun County's transgender policies for potential Title IX violations following a complaint by America First Legal.