Judge dismisses mom's lawsuit against Maine school over her child's gender transition
Amber Lavigne accused the school district of violating her constitutional rights and withholding information about her child's transition.
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Amber Lavigne accused the school district of violating her constitutional rights and withholding information about her child's transition.
Amber Lavigne sued school leaders in April, alleging they violated her parental rights by not telling her about her child's use of a chest binder and change in pronouns.
Amber Lavigne sued the Great Salt Bay Community School Board last year, alleging that it violated her right to "control and direct" the upbringing of her child when school staff used the child's preferred name and pronouns, and provided chest binders without first informing her. A U.S. district judge in Maine later dismissed the complaint.
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