Pronoun Lawsuit At Port Jefferson School Sparks Protests: Reports

PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY — Two opposing protests took place outside a Port Jefferson Station elementary school on Monday evening, after a lawsuit claims a teacher forced a fifth-grade girl to use male pronouns against her will, News12 reported.

The lawsuit filed against Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union School District claims that due to the teacher's treatment, the girl was bullied and expressed suicidal feelings.

Moms for Liberty, which claims to advocate for parental rights in schools, protested outside the district's board of education meeting that the teacher should be fired, and that the girl was being groomed and indoctrinated by them, News12 said.

LGBT Network, which advocates for LGBTQ rights on Long Island, objected to the group, saying that the teacher did the right thing.

Patch has reached out to Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union School District for comment.