The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia, alleging the district violated the constitutional rights of two Christian male students by enforcing a policy that mandates compliance with gender ideology.
The complaint, filed in federal court, contends that the board’s Policy 8040 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by discriminating against students based on their religious views. The policy ensures all individuals in the school system adhere to the district’s definition of gender identity, including in restrooms and locker rooms.
“Students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement. “Loudoun County’s decision to advance and promote gender ideology tramples on the rights of religious students who cannot embrace ideas that deny biological reality.”…