Posts Tagged: Boyertown

***UPDATE: The review of the Boyertown student privacy lawsuit by the U.S Supreme Court was scheduled for today (Friday, February 22nd). However, the court chose to reschedule consideration of the case. We do not yet have a new date, but … Read more

(November 19, 2018) Today the Harrisburg-based Independence Law Center and the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition for review before the U.S. Supreme Court … Read more

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled against student privacy in Doe v. Boyertown Area School District. Six courageous students from the Boyertown Area School District have been forced to defend their … Read more

Imagine this: You’re Mary Smith (fictitious name), one of the students in the Boyertown student privacy court case. Every time you go into the girls bathroom you wonder if whether there’s a boy in there. You have already had a … Read more

In a case of great importance to students and families nationwide, six courageous students from the Boyertown Area School District (Boyertown, PA) are … Read more

The following is the introduction from one of the legal briefs submitted in support of the students from Boyertown Area School District in their to protect their privacy rights.

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As Americans, we enjoy a right to bodily privacy. We … Read more

On Monday, July 17, 2017, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held a hearing on the case Doe v Boyertown Area School District which began with the following opening statement made by Randall Wenger, Chief … Read more

The Boyertown Area School District, without parent or student notification, made an unwritten change to school policy and opened its sex-specific restrooms and locker rooms to students of the opposite sex. Four high-school students are now suing the district … Read more

Randall Wenger, Chief Counsel with Independence Law Center who is representing the student from Boyertown Area School District now suing the school for sexual harassment and violating his bodily privacy, was recently interviewed by Greg Barton on the Spotlight program … Read more

PRESS RELEASE – Independence Law Center

PHILADELPHIA – A high school student and his parents sued the Boyertown Area School District Tuesday for … Read more