Today, Liberty Counsel filed a Petition for Appeal requesting that the Virginia Supreme Court hear the case against the School Board of Fairfax County regarding its illegal policy involving “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and “gender expression.” Virginia civil rights laws explicitly prohibit local governing bodies from altering the state’s nondiscrimination policy.

The Fairfax County Circuit Court previously wrongfully dismissed Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit claiming that a minor, his parents, and a local taxpayer did not have standing to sue. In effect, the Circuit Court said that a minor who now must have his educational rights diminished and his privacy invaded by having to share the bathroom, locker room, and showers with members of the opposite sex suffers no injury under the policy modifications. Liberty Counsel is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to hear this case and reverse the trial court’s ruling, which leaves minors in Fairfax County subject to unconstitutional violations of their privacy and of their right to education.

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