Loudoun County Schools is in the news again for alleged mishandling of student sexual harassment issues. This time, the school system is under fire for their treatment of three high school boys who reported being uncomfortable being filmed by a girl in the boys locker room.

According to reports a female student who claims to identify as male entered the boys locker room and filmed three male students. When the boys expressed discomfort at the presence of a girl in their locker room the school launched a Title IX investigatio into the boys. 

“It’s deeply concerning to read reports of yet another incident in Loudoun County schools where members of the opposite sex are violating the privacy of students in locker rooms,” Youngkin said. “Even more alarming, the victims of this violation are the ones being investigated—this is beyond belief. I’ve asked Attorney General Miyares to investigate this situation immediately so that every student’s privacy, dignity and safety are upheld.”

“This is just the latest example of what happens when school boards disregard common sense. The safety, dignity, and privacy of every student in Virginia should be non-negotiable. This is about safety and privacy, not political correctness — and it’s time Loudoun County recognized that,” said Attorney General Jason Miyares in a joint statement with Youngkin. 

According to reports the girl in question has been allowed to regularly use the boys locker room at Stone Bridge High School, in direct violation of federal law protecting gender-exclusive spaces in schools. Loudoun County Schools allows children to use the locker room of their choice, regardless of biological sex and considers objections to the practice to be sexual harassment.

Parents of the boys in question were outraged that their children were filmed in the locker room and that the district has targeted the boys for discipline. 

“Other boys were uncomfortable [with a female in the boys’ locker room],” said the father of one of the boys who was filmed. “There were other boys asking the same question. They [LCPS] created a very uncomfortable situation. They’re young, they’re 15 years old. They’re expressing their opinions, and now they’re being targeted for expressing those opinions.”

Youngkin and Miyares both expressed disgust at the District’s handling of the latest incident and have ordered the state to formally investigate the district.