Education and First Amendment

Massapequa Union Free School District Board Chair Kerry Wachter and others filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging her office issued a guidance letter threatening to remove school board members for misgendering or for allowing public comments opposing transgender students’ access to girls’ sports and locker rooms. Plaintiffs argue the directive, cited to New York’s Dignity for All Students Act, violates the First Amendment and constitutes viewpoint discrimination at public meetings.