Liberty Counsel is involved in a new lawsuit which most
assuredly will be closely watched by LGBT advocates nationwide as a
precedent-setting case. Please see my update below:
Earlier this week, Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit against
the School Board of Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburban county in the
Washington, DC, area, for illegally changing its nondiscrimination policy so
that it now conflicts with the state's policy. Virginia law prohibits local governing
bodies from adding to, or removing protected classes from, the state's nondiscrimination policy. In direct defiance,
Fairfax County has added "sexual orientation" and "gender
identity" to their protected classes, which the school failed to even
define.
After our attempts failed to convince the School Board to
follow Virginia law, Liberty Counsel is asking for a declaratory judgment from the
Circuit Court of Fairfax County. Liberty Counsel has also requested a
preliminary injunction to stop the implementation of this improper policy. The School Board's laws should be found void and
reversed.
This lawsuit names the School Board in its official capacity
and is brought on behalf of Andrea Lafferty, President of Traditional Values Coalition,
who is a resident and taxpayer of Fairfax County and also an anonymous family
who are taxpayers in Fairfax County and have a minor who is a student in the
Fairfax School District. These clients requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation from
pro-homosexual activists, which is commonly experienced in such cases.
No public school may disregard the law. Just as a board
should be punished for removing 'race' or 'religion' from its nondiscrimination
policy, it is equally liable for punishment for adding groups that are not
recognized by Virginia law.
Source: Liberty Council
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