Less Privacy Rights For Students Than Inmates!

Dallas Oregon School Sued For Protection Of Privacy

When Dallas School District decided to allow a biological female pretending to be a male, to undress in the boys’ locker room, Parents’ Rights in Education drew the line. Along with Parents for Privacy, we sued the Dallas School District for the rights of individual students to privacy in respective locker/bath facilities while on the school campus.With no option for appeal, in late July, U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez threw out our lawsuit. He said transgender students have a right to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. And, if the overwhelming majority of Dallas HS parents (all but 1) don’t like that, they’re free to pull their children from the school. Now, in light of Judge Hernandez’ ruling, biological gender-conforming students have to find single person restrooms to assure their privacy.

Case law cited by Judge Hernandez involved adults, not MINOR children. He overlooked Oregon law, ORS659A.403 which says “school districts may provide for minor children, safety and privacy, by maintaining sex segregated restrooms and locker rooms by biological sex, and provide single stall facilities for anyone requesting alternative accommodation, without breaking any laws.” Supreme Court cases confirm the right to privacy. Even prisoners in jails have privacy rights, but NOT our kids?

The suit will be heard next by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Until that time, are you willing to nip these invasive policies in the bud, before they become entrenched in Dallas schools K-12?