I attended the fall seminar sponsored by the national Council of School Attorneys a couple of weeks ago in Portland, Oregon. As has been the case for the past couple of years, litigation over transgender students was issue number one.
The National Schools Boards Association is doing a great job of keeping up with all of this and summarizing all of the developments.
Information compiled by NSBA shows the following as of October 25th:
*some litigation activity in 18 states;
*23 separate legal cases at various stages;
*13 of those cases are in favor of the transgender student’s use of facilities that match gender identify; ten are opposed.
The case of G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board remains the only case decided by a Court of Appeals. That court (4th Circuit) ruled in favor of the transgender student, based on deference to the interpretation of the law by the Departments of Education and Justice. Now we have learned that this case will be heard by the Supreme Court.
Developments continue fast and furious. The lawyers at Walsh Gallegos are all members of the Council of School Attorneys (COSA), with full access to the information and resources at NSBA. If you want to know more, contact any of the lawyers in the firm.
DAWG BONE: ON SOME ISSUES YOU FACE LITIGATION WHICHEVER WAY YOU TURN.
File this one under: TRANSGENDER STUDENTS