Kerry Wacther, the Massapequa School District’s Board of Education president, along with two parents from Rockville Centre and a school board member from Schenectady County, have filed suit against Letitia James, the state’s Attorney General, Betty Rosa, the state’s education secretary and a slew of top officials from the state Board of Regents, claiming that school board members are being forced to censor themselves, as well as members of the public, on issues involving transgender students.
The 40-page complaint was filed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in federal court in the Northern District. It comes as the Massapequa School District has been attempting to uphold its policy that prevents transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms aligned with their gender identity.
