Locust Valley School District sues state, trustee steps down

The Locust Valley School District filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, Dec. 17,  against the state’s education commissioner, as well as other state and federal officials, saying it has been put in an “impossible position” over its gender policy.

Locust Valley became the second Nassau County school district to reject state regulations and adopt the federal guidelines, implementing the federal definition of Title IX, which denies transgender students access to their preferred locker rooms and bathrooms. The Massapequa School District also did so in September.