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Title: Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over Orono school’s treatment of transgender ch
Post by: Shana A on September 20, 2012, 10:31:26 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 20, 2012, 10:31:26 AM
Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over Orono school's treatment of transgender child
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted Sept. 19, 2012, at 10:02 a.m.
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BANGOR, Maine — A Superior Court judge will decide whether a lawsuit filed by an Orono couple over the local school district's handling of their transgender child's transition from male to female will go forward.
[...]
Justice William Anderson heard oral arguments on motions for summary judgments Wednesday morning at the Penobscot Judicial Center. His questions for attorneys centered on whether the school district broke the law in 2007 when it stopped letting the child use the girls bathroom and had her use a staff bathroom after the grandfather and legal guardian of a male classmate complained.
"This is a close case," Anderson said at the end of the hourlong hearing. "It's a very interesting case and a very important case."
It is the first case in Maine to address a transgender student's right to use the bathroom of the gender with which he or she identifies.
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted Sept. 19, 2012, at 10:02 a.m.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/19/news/bangor/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-orono-schools-treatment-of-transgender-child/ (http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/19/news/bangor/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-orono-schools-treatment-of-transgender-child/)
BANGOR, Maine — A Superior Court judge will decide whether a lawsuit filed by an Orono couple over the local school district's handling of their transgender child's transition from male to female will go forward.
[...]
Justice William Anderson heard oral arguments on motions for summary judgments Wednesday morning at the Penobscot Judicial Center. His questions for attorneys centered on whether the school district broke the law in 2007 when it stopped letting the child use the girls bathroom and had her use a staff bathroom after the grandfather and legal guardian of a male classmate complained.
"This is a close case," Anderson said at the end of the hourlong hearing. "It's a very interesting case and a very important case."
It is the first case in Maine to address a transgender student's right to use the bathroom of the gender with which he or she identifies.
Title: Motions heard in Maine case of transgender child barred from girls bathroom
Post by: MadelineB on September 22, 2012, 03:02:39 AM
Post by: MadelineB on September 22, 2012, 03:02:39 AM
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Motions heard in Maine case of transgender child barred from girls bathroom
Written by WiG, AP reports
Sep 21, 2012
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A Maine judge will decide whether a lawsuit filed by an Orono family over the school district's treatment of a transgender child will go forward.
The family and the Maine Human Rights Commission sued the district in November 2009. They are seeking damages, claiming the mother and identical twin boys were forced to move to Portland, Maine, to find a more supportive school environment. The father remained in Orono.
The child's parents sued over their child's access to the girls bathroom and the school's treatment of her. The lawsuit was filed five months after the state commission found the school had discriminated against the girl, who also alleged bullying and harassment.
The suit claims that the district discriminated against the girl when officials had her use a staff bathroom when she was in the fifth grade and enforced an "eyes-on" policy to monitor her activity in the sixth grade.
Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over Orono school's treatment of transgender child
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted Sept. 19, 2012, at 10:02 a.m.
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Superior Court Justice William Anderson hears oral arguments in a motion for summary judgement in a lawsuit over the alleged treatment of a transgender child.
Justice William Anderson heard oral arguments on motions for summary judgments Wednesday morning at the Penobscot Judicial Center. His questions for attorneys centered on whether the school district broke the law in 2007 when it stopped letting the child use the girls bathroom and had her use a staff bathroom after the grandfather and legal guardian of a male classmate complained.
"This is a close case," Anderson said at the end of the hourlong hearing. "It's a very interesting case and a very important case."
It is the first case in Maine to address a transgender student's right to use the bathroom of the gender with which he or she identifies.
There is no timetable under which the judge must issue his decision, but Anderson said at the end of Wednesday's hearing that it would be "fairly quickly." The case tentatively is scheduled to go to trial in November or December. The plaintiffs have asked for a jury-waived trial.
Motions heard in Maine case of transgender child barred from girls bathroom
Written by WiG, AP reports
Sep 21, 2012
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/breaking-news/motions-heard-in-maine-case-of-transgender-child-barred-from-girls-bathroom.html (http://www.wisconsingazette.com/breaking-news/motions-heard-in-maine-case-of-transgender-child-barred-from-girls-bathroom.html)
A Maine judge will decide whether a lawsuit filed by an Orono family over the school district's treatment of a transgender child will go forward.
The family and the Maine Human Rights Commission sued the district in November 2009. They are seeking damages, claiming the mother and identical twin boys were forced to move to Portland, Maine, to find a more supportive school environment. The father remained in Orono.
The child's parents sued over their child's access to the girls bathroom and the school's treatment of her. The lawsuit was filed five months after the state commission found the school had discriminated against the girl, who also alleged bullying and harassment.
The suit claims that the district discriminated against the girl when officials had her use a staff bathroom when she was in the fifth grade and enforced an "eyes-on" policy to monitor her activity in the sixth grade.
Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over Orono school's treatment of transgender child
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted Sept. 19, 2012, at 10:02 a.m.
Last modified Sept. 19, 2012, at 3:42 p.m.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/19/news/bangor/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-orono-schools-treatment-of-transgender-child/ (http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/19/news/bangor/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-orono-schools-treatment-of-transgender-child/)
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PHOTO: Linda Coan O'Kresik | BDN
Superior Court Justice William Anderson hears oral arguments in a motion for summary judgement in a lawsuit over the alleged treatment of a transgender child.
Justice William Anderson heard oral arguments on motions for summary judgments Wednesday morning at the Penobscot Judicial Center. His questions for attorneys centered on whether the school district broke the law in 2007 when it stopped letting the child use the girls bathroom and had her use a staff bathroom after the grandfather and legal guardian of a male classmate complained.
"This is a close case," Anderson said at the end of the hourlong hearing. "It's a very interesting case and a very important case."
It is the first case in Maine to address a transgender student's right to use the bathroom of the gender with which he or she identifies.
There is no timetable under which the judge must issue his decision, but Anderson said at the end of Wednesday's hearing that it would be "fairly quickly." The case tentatively is scheduled to go to trial in November or December. The plaintiffs have asked for a jury-waived trial.