The complaint was filed with the United States Department of Education by the mother of Max Wieland, a 17-year-old student in Arlington School District who identifies as a male.The complaint reportedly alleges that the school district repeatedly used Wieland's birth name, which is not"Max," on posters and school documents, and in doing so violated Wieland's civil rights by creating a harassing environment, FOX 13 reported.
“So, I was walking down from the cafeteria and I saw the posters and I got super excited so I stopped like with my partner looking for our names and everything and then I see it and it’s my dead name," Weiland said, in a reference to the birth name. The posters reportedly listed students who had received academic honors.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
The civil rights complaint has the potential to create a showdown between the Biden administration and Tennessee officials, as state law requires schools to refer to students based on the name on their birth certificate, regardless of the student's stated gender identity. The Biden administration has applied an interpretation of Title IX's ban on sex-based discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.