Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Transgender Student in Girls' Restroom Violates Equal Protection and Title IX
A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a lawsuit brought by an 18-year-old female student against Valley View Community Unit School District 365U. The plaintiff alleged that allowing a transgender student (biologically male but identifying as female) to use the girls' restroom violated her rights under the Equal Protection Clause and Title IX. The incident occurred in November 2024 when the plaintiff saw the transgender student in a girls' restroom and feared exposure, though no actual exposure occurred. The school offered the plaintiff access to single-use staff restrooms and later installed privacy strips on stall doors. The court ruled that the school's policy, based on Illinois Department of Human Rights guidance, did not violate federal law, noting that the plaintiff's discomfort did not constitute a legal injury and that the school provided reasonable accommodations.
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