The Loudoun County School Board allegedly "trampled" on the boys' Constitutional rights by enforcing its Policy 8040, a gender-identity rule that the DOJ says requires students and staff to "accept and promote gender ideology" regardless of religious beliefs. (iStock)
"Plaintiffs faced a choice: violate their consciences or stay true to their beliefs," the lawsuit argues.
The DOJ filed on Monday announced the lawsuit against the Loudoun County School Board for its denial of equal protection based on religion. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images, File)
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"Students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. "Loudoun County’s decision to advance and promote gender ideology tramples on the rights of religious students who cannot embrace ideas that deny biological reality."
The Loudoun County School Board did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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