Lavigne V. Great Salt Bay Community School Board Et Al
The case involves a mother named Amber Lavigne who has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Great Salt Bay Community School Board and several individuals. Lavigne claims that her constitutional right to direct the upbringing of her child was violated when the defendants provided her 13-year-old daughter with a chest binder and used gender-pronouns and a name not associated with her biological sex without informing Lavigne or providing any process through which she could express her opinion. Lavigne's lawsuit seeks a declaration that the school's transgender student guidelines are unconstitutional insofar as they provide for the concealment of, or do not mandate informing parents of, a decision to provide "gender-affirming" care to a student. Additionally, the lawsuit seeks damages for emotional distress and violation of Lavigne's constitutional rights. Lavigne argues that the school's policy violates her constitutional rights and that the school has failed to provide adequate procedural safeguards.
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