Loudoun County can’t suspend boys opposed to girl in locker room; judge extends block
October 14, 2025
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has extended his order blocking Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia from enforcing its suspension of two high school boys who objected to a biological female in the boy’s locker room.
The Christian Post reports that Judge Leonie Brinkema granted the motion for a preliminary injunction in the case of S.W. et al v. Loudoun County School Board last Friday.
The ruling is the latest turn of events in ongoing court battles over a 10-day suspension imposed on students from Stone Bridge High School who objected to a trans-identified female student in the boy’s locker room.
Judge Brinkema Brinkema issued an order last month blocking the school district from enforcing the suspension against the plaintiff students while a federal court weighs whether the district violated their First Amendment rights.
Reacting to Friday’s ruling, America First Legal Senior Counsel Ian Prior said in a statement, “We are pleased with the result after today’s hearing and appreciative of the time and energy that the judge took in listening to our arguments and crafting a decision. We look forward to litigating this case on behalf of our clients.”
According to the Christian Post, the controversy dates back to march when Loudoun County Public Schools was investigating three boys for engaging in “sexual harassment” after the female student using the boys’ locker room recorded a video documenting male students expressing discomfort over her presence in the sex-segregated school facility.
Loudoun County Public Schools has repeatedly defended its policy of allowing trans-identified students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their stated gender identity, rather than their biological sex.
The school district says the policy is consistent with a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding that trans-identified students have the right to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their stated gender identity.
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