DOJ sues Loudoun County school board over transgender bathroom policy

Published December 9, 2025 1:51pm ET



The Department of Justice has sued the Loudoun County School Board in connection with a Title IX locker room case, alleging that two Christian high school students were discriminated against for raising religious objections to the school’s transgender bathroom practices.

On Monday, the DOJ announced that it filed a federal lawsuit against the Northern Virginia school district’s policymaking body over Policy 8040, which allows students to access school restrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their “consistently asserted gender identity,” regardless of biological sex.

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