LOUDOUN COUNTY (LifeSiteNews) — Three Virginia high school boys are under a Title IX investigation for “sexual harassment” after they complained about a gender-confused girl’s presence in their locker room.
The incident, which occurred earlier this year at Loudoun County’s Stonebridge High School, has reignited a contentious debate in a public school system that has for years enforced controversial policies promoting and protecting LGBTQ+ ideology to the detriment of students who are uncomfortable with and have been made to feel unsafe due to those policies.
In a video taken by a girl who identifies as a male who invaded the boys’ private space, the three boys can be heard expressing to each other their discomfort with her presence there. Her video, which may in itself be a criminal violation of the boys’ privacy, became the center of the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Title IX complaint against the trio.
“I don’t even think the Title IX investigation is justified,” parent Renae Smith told WJLA 7News in an exclusive interview.
“Loudoun County Public Schools absolutely failed these children, every single one of them, including the complainant,” said Smith. “And they need to take ownership of it.”
“At the end of the day, my kid’s future is at stake,” said Smith. “If this doesn’t go in his favor, which I couldn’t see how, it could affect his college admissions. They could look at that and think he is this terrible person. They don’t look at the context of the situation. They look at the disposition: sexual harassment. And it’s over for him. And that’s not him. He’s a sweet, kind boy. He’s such a gentleman.”
“What we are seeing and will continue to see are the consequences of policies that have introduced confusion and conflict into spaces that were once clear and safe—especially for young children,” said LCPS Board Member Deana Griffiths in a statement to WJLA 7News. “The truth is, many of these issues would never have arisen if we had upheld the basic principle that boys and girls are biologically different. LCPS students deserve their own private, secure spaces, particularly in bathrooms and locker rooms. Recognizing biological differences isn’t discriminatory; it’s common sense, and it’s essential for protecting the dignity and safety of all children.”
“We all were teenagers at one point,” said Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares in response to the LCPS’ investigation. “I can’t imagine how uncomfortable it would be to have a member of the opposite sex in the locker room where people were obviously changing clothes, and then later, on top of that, recording it.”
“Even though they’re the victims in this, somehow, they’re being treated as perpetrators,” said Miyares.
How and why do you investigate someone for just complaining?