Two legal students at the University of George Mason (GMU) faced non -contact orders from school officials on Friday to speak in order to remarks on the proposal of women's hygienic products contained in men's toilet. I filed a lawsuit.
“The university, especially the law school, should be a place for discussions and discussions, and GMU shows this commitment to the ideals that have reached Serene and Maria,” said Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). Senior adviser Tyson Langfer, Tyson Langfer, said. ADF Center for Academic FreeDom.
Conservative law firms have appealed to GMU in the Federal Court, with the title IX for Selene Cerankosky and Maria Arcara and the diversity, fairness, and inclusion sexual harassment policy.
CERANKOSKY and ARCARA, a third -year student at Antonins Charla Slaw School, participated in the classroom online chat in September.
According to the lawsuit, Cerankosky says “permission[ing] Biological women become men's toilets and access the products of the times as “transmen”, which means “women's bathrooms welcome male residents.” “
Cerankosky further desires on his classmates, saying, “If there is a man who recognizes the concerns of biological female students and uses a private woman on the campus, it will give you a lot of discomfort.” He explained that he was. She pointed out that. “[w]OMEN has the right to feel safe in the escape space. “
“MS. Arcara posted only twice during this conversation [Ms. Cerankosky]'To emphasize her concerns about her privacy and safety. ” [bath]Room with [her] At a vulnerable period, “said the lawsuit.
Cerankosky's criticism of a private student group chat room has urged GMU to issue a non -contact order to two students.
With this reconciliation, I agreed that the GMU would change the policy and that the non -contact orders would not be used for “suppression, forced, or punishment”, with the damages for students and lawyer fees.
GMU sent the following statement to Fox News Digital according to the settlement.
“I am glad that George Mason University can solve it. Cerankosky et alv. WashingTonet al. , ” GMU spokesman told Fox News Digital.
“In this resolution, George Mason improves the process of deciding how to and when to issue an order without contact as a support measure for the title IX process. According to the corresponding title IX regulation, it is mutual. Non -contact instructions are considered interdisciplinary support, and George Mason is used to restore or save university education programming. “
GMU's spokesman further improves the order of GMU, which is issued in the title IX problem, “established a clear standard when an order without contact is issued and has no contact. He explained that it was to set the grade for the order of the order, so the recipient of the order without contact appealed for the order. Provide a process to present discussions to the appeal.
GMU officials said, “Under these revised procedures, George Mason dealt with sexual misconduct and maintain equal access to university educational programming. We will continue to provide support such as non -contact instructions, and reconfirm the importance of George Mason's strong commitment to freedom of expression. “