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Three eighth-graders are being charged with sexual harassment by a Wisconsin school district for not using the preferred pronouns of a peer, according to a report from a local news outlet.
The Kiel Area School District (KASD) filed a Title IX complaint against three middle schoolers, according a Friday report from WLUK News. The district claims that its policies prohibit “all forms of bullying and harassment in accordance with all laws, including Title IX.”
According to the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) — the organization representing the three students — the students are accused of using the biological pronouns of a student who uses “they/them” pronouns. WILL argues that this is “speech protected by the First Amendment” and urged the district to drop the complaint.