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Blue Springs family seeks to stop schools from discriminating against trans students

R.J. Appleberry and family members are pictured in a photo from their visit to the Missouri Supreme Court. Pictured from left: Ashley Appleberry, Robert Appleberry, RJ Appleberry, Rachelle Appleberry, Benny O’Brien and Taryn St. Louis. Bottom left: Robby Appleberry, Lexi Holder, Hanna Stracener and Aidan David-Pennington
R.J. Appleberry and family members are pictured in a photo from their visit to the Missouri Supreme Court. Pictured from left: Ashley Appleberry, Robert Appleberry, RJ Appleberry, Rachelle Appleberry, Benny O’Brien and Taryn St. Louis. Bottom left: Robby Appleberry, Lexi Holder, Hanna Stracener and Aidan David-Pennington ecuriel@kcstar.com

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Missouri mother fought transgender son’s school for equality

R.J. Appleberry, a former Blue Springs student who is transgender, won a sex discrimination lawsuit against the school for barring him from the boy’s bathroom.


In court documents filed Jan. 14, the Appleberry family’s legal team requested over $1 million in attorney’s fees after winning a sexual discrimination lawsuit on behalf of their transgender son who attended Blue Springs schools.

The family also request a restraining order be filed against the school district to “bar like discrimination in the future.”

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This story was originally published January 23, 2022 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Blue Springs family seeks to stop schools from discriminating against trans students."

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Missouri mother fought transgender son’s school for equality

R.J. Appleberry, a former Blue Springs student who is transgender, won a sex discrimination lawsuit against the school for barring him from the boy’s bathroom.