Bathroom privacy case heads to Seventh Circuit after dismissal
The appeal challenges Illinois guidance that lets students use sex-separated facilities by gender identity, a policy plaintiffs say burdens female students' privacy rights.
- Following the district court's recent dismissal of a lawsuit against Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, plaintiffs appealed the decision to the Seventh Circuit. The court clarified four days later that the dismissal was with prejudice.
- Bolingbrook High School events in November 2024, where a student encountered a transgender peer in a girls' bathroom, triggered the litigation. The Illinois Department guidance permits students to use facilities consistent with their gender identity, stating privacy concerns do not restrict access.
- Representing the plaintiffs, Gupta contends that the school district's actions violate Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, which should guard against harm to female students. He argued the policy treats self-declaration as conclusive, dismissing privacy concerns as speculative.
- Citing the Supreme Court's June 30 ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J., plaintiffs argue its interpretation of Title IX supports their challenge to the district court's dismissal. The decision held that schools may maintain sex-based sports teams.
- Appellate judges will address the intersection of state nondiscrimination laws and federal privacy protections as the case proceeds. Awake Illinois critic Adcock noted the ruling strengthens arguments that biology remains relevant when courts evaluate protections for female students.
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Bathroom privacy case heads to Seventh Circuit after dismissal - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Advocacy organization Awake Illinois founder Shannon Adcock and attorney Ajay Gupta are calling on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a federal lawsuit brought by a Bolingbrook High School student who says her privacy rights were violated after she encountered a transgender student in a girls' bathroom. The group held a news conference in Chicago as the legal battle over bathroom access, Title IX and the rights …
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Bathroom privacy case heads to Seventh Circuit after dismissal
(The Center Square) – Advocacy organization Awake Illinois founder Shannon Adcock and attorney Ajay Gupta are calling on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a federal lawsuit brought by a Bolingbrook High School student who says her privacy…
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