A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a Wisconsin school district, ordering officials to allow a female student who identifies as a boy to use the boys’ restroom while her case moves forward in court. “There’s no question that Ash has already suffered harm and has had physical repercussions from the policy as well as emotional repercussions,” U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper, nominated to the bench by Barack Obama, wrote on Tuesday.
As previously reported, Ashton Whitaker, 16, sued the Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 and Superintendent Sue Savaglio-Jarvis in July for being denied use of the boys’ restroom and for continuing to be referred to by her feminine name. Her attorneys contend the acts violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. READ MORE
