Parent Alleges Privacy Violation at Illinois School, District Denies Claims
Nicole Georgas has filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging her daughter was forced to change in front of a transgender student, while the school maintains compliance with state law and denies the allegations.
- Nicole Georgas claims her 13-year-old daughter was pressured to change in front of a transgender student in a girls' locker room at Shepard Middle School in Deerfield, Illinois.
- The school district denies the allegations, stating that no student is required to change in front of others and that private changing options are available.
- Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan publicly dismissed the allegations as false during a General Assembly session, calling them 'a lie.'
- Georgas has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, citing Title IX violations and privacy concerns.
- The incident has intensified debates over privacy, inclusion, and transgender rights, with advocacy groups and political figures taking opposing stances.