Parents in Illinois and Wisconsin are fighting to protect their daughters’ privacy in school locker rooms. A Deerfield mother says her teenage girl was forced to change clothes in front of a biological male student who identifies as female. School officials claim they provide private changing areas, but parents argue these policies put girls at risk.
Nicole Georgas filed a federal complaint after her 13-year-old daughter refused to undress near a transgender classmate. Teachers allegedly threatened disciplinary action if girls didn’t change together. Georgas says the district’s radical gender rules trample common-sense protections for female students. “They want their locker rooms and bathrooms back,” she told Fox News.
In Wisconsin, a family pulled their daughter out of school after she faced punishment for avoiding a male student in the girls’ locker room. The school marked her absent multiple times for waiting to use a private stall. A legal group filed a civil rights complaint, calling the situation “degrading and hazardous” for girls. The Justice Department vowed to defend President Trump’s order keeping men out of women’s spaces.
Republicans are demanding action. Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller urged Trump to cut federal funding for schools forcing girls to share facilities with boys. “This is an egregious violation of privacy,” Miller said. The Trump administration recently paused funding for a Maine college district over similar issues before reversing the decision.
Laura Ingraham highlighted these cases on Fox News, slamming “woke vigilantes” pushing gender ideology. “Schools have become grooming centers for radical activists,” she said. Parents argue schools care more about political correctness than student safety. One father said administrators “abandoned all sense of reason” by punishing girls who protected their modesty.
Deerfield schools claim they follow state laws allowing students to use facilities matching their gender identity. They insist no child must change in front of others. But parents counter that most students can’t find private stalls during short class breaks. “Why should MY daughter have to hunt for a special bathroom?” Georgas asked.
These battles reveal a cultural divide. Conservative families say left-wing agendas harm kids, while LGBTQ groups call complaints “overreactions.” Georgas believes schools indoctrinate children instead of educating them. “This isn’t about tolerance—it’s about forcing girls to accept something wrong,” she said.
The outcome could shape schools nationwide. With Trump backing parental rights, more districts may face funding cuts if they ignore privacy concerns. As one mom put it: “We’re fighting to let kids be kids—not pawns in a political experiment.”
