Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) has reportedly suspended two high school boys after they expressed discomfort with a female student entering the boys’ locker room and recording a video.
LCPS opened an investigation into three male students months prior after they complained about the female student’s presence, and the district has now decided to suspend two of the boys, according to WJLA, an ABC affiliate. The female student, who purportedly claims to be male, allegedly used the boys locker room several times and even filmed inside to catch “the reaction of male students.”
“Loudoun County Public Schools weaponized Title IX to punish male students for expressing discomfort at being forced to share a locker room with a female student,” Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “This suspension is completely unjustified and tramples their constitutional rights. My Office is monitoring the situation.”
The two boys are reportedly facing discipline for sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination due to their complaints, WJLA reported. They will be forced to meet with school administrators to create a corrective action plan, will be suspended for 10 days and will have a no-contact order with the girl, which will also prevent them from joining the same classes.
One of the boys has reportedly left the state with his family, according to WJLA.
LCPS declined to comment, citing student privacy concerns.
The district’s policy allows students to use facilities based on gender identity, a policy it recently doubled down on despite threats from the Trump administration to revoke funding. The Department of Education (ED) has already found LCPS in violation of civil rights law.
The district was also investigated by Miyares and Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin due to the incident, who said in June that the district presented “a disturbing misuse of authority” and unfairly targeted the boys for being uncomfortable with sharing their space with the opposite sex.
Loudon County schools became infamous in 2021 after the district allegedly attempted to cover up a sexual assault perpetrated by a male student that claimed a transgender identity that occurred in the girls’ bathroom of the same school. The incident sparked protests and student walk-outs.
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