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A Virginia school board bent over backward to block an LGBTQ+ club. One mom explains why she’s suing
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Out Magazine
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and Potomac Law Group filed the lawsuit Tuesday against the King George County School Board, Superintendent Jesse Boyd and King George Middle School Principal Casey Nice.
Related: A rural Virginia school board changed its rules to block an LGBTQ+ club.
Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia, said GSAs provide vital spaces where LGBTQ+ students can find community and belonging.
Rolla said the school board offered a series of “shifting rationales,” including membership requirements, age appropriateness, and safety concerns.
The school board, Boyd, and the King George County Board of Supervisors did not respond to The Advocate’s requests for on-the-record comment.