Dad sues after school allegedly won't say if biological males can use daughter's bathroom
EXCLUSIVE: A North Carolina father is suing his children's school district after he says officials would not answer whether biological males could be permitted to use the same restrooms as his fourth-grade daughter.Brandon Matthews, whose daughter attends Mount Pleasant Elementary School, and whose son is entering his senior year at Mount Pleasant High School, asked both principals in May to notify him if a member of the opposite biological sex was permitted to use bathrooms or locker rooms used by his children.Matthews did not ask officials to identify any student, according to his federal lawsuit.But Matthews still doesn't know the answer, his attorney says.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OPENS FOUR TITLE IX INVESTIGATIONS INTO MICHIGAN AND NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICTS"Brandon Matthews does not currently know whether a male is using his fourth grade daughter's bathroom," Nicholas Barry, senior counsel at America First Legal Foundation, told Fox News Digital."And does he have a constitutional right to know that? We say 'yes,'" Barry said.
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EXCLUSIVE: A North Carolina father is suing his children's school district after he says officials would not answer whether biological males could be permitted to use the same restrooms as his fourth-grade daughter.Brandon Matthews, whose daughter attends Mount Pleasant Elementary School, and whose son is entering his senior year at Mount Pleasant High School, asked both principals in May to notify him if a member of the opposite biological sex was permitted to use bathrooms or locker rooms used by his children.Matthews did not ask officials to identify any student, according to his federal lawsuit.But Matthews still doesn't know the answer, his attorney says.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OPENS FOUR TITLE IX INVESTIGATIONS INTO MICHIGAN AND NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICTS"Brandon Matthews does not currently know whether a male is using his fourth grade daughter's bathroom," Nicholas Barry, senior counsel at America First Legal Foundation, told Fox News Digital."And does he have a constitutional right to know that? We say 'yes,'" Barry said. "Without that information, he's just in the dark and... He really can't make any good decisions without that information."Matthews' concerns over the district's bathroom practices predate the lawsuit.At a May 11 school board meeting, Matthews appeared with his daughter and urged officials to keep boys and girls in separate bathrooms."Nobody's targeting a child," Matthews told the board.
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- EXCLUSIVE: A North Carolina father is suing his children's school district after he says officials would not answer whether biological males could be permitted to use the same restrooms as his fourth-grade daughter.Brandon Matthews, whose daughter attends Mount Pleasant Elementary School, and whose son is entering his senior year at Mount Pleasant High School, asked both principals in May to notify him if a member of the opposite biological sex was permitted to use bathrooms or locker rooms used by his children.Matthews did not ask officials to identify any student, according to his federal lawsuit.But Matthews still doesn't know the answer, his attorney says.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OPENS FOUR TITLE IX INVESTIGATIONS INTO MICHIGAN AND NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICTS"Brandon Matthews does not currently know whether a male is using his fourth grade daughter's bathroom," Nicholas Barry, senior counsel at America First Legal Foundation, told Fox News Digital."And does he have a constitutional right to know that? We say 'yes,'" Barry said.
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