A transgender middle school student has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Elkhorn Area School District for denying her access to girls’ restrooms for the last two years.
The 31-page complaint, filed March 21 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleges the Elkhorn Area School District violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Superintendent Jason Tadlock said he is not comfortable speaking about the specifics of the lawsuit because he hasn’t had an opportunity to review it with an attorney.
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