Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a federal lawsuit against Jeffco Public Schools on behalf of three families Wednesday.
The lawsuit alleges that the school district violated the constitutional rights of parents Joe and Serena Wailes when it arranged for their 11-year-old daughter to share a bed with a transgender student during a trip out of state in June 2023. Since that incident, two other families have come forward with similar concerns.
In December 2023, Jeffco Public Schools sent ADF a letter that stated in part, “Jeffco Public Schools will not knowingly assign students of different birth sexes to share a bed, and it did not do so here.” It also stated, “At no time prior to June 25, 2023, did either the supervising chaperones or the private tour operator (EF Tours) know that Jane Doe was transgender.”
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Despite the district’s explanation, ADF claims the school district violated the law.