Blue Springs School District seeks new trial after $4 million verdict in lawsuit
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Blue Springs School District seeks new trial after $4 million verdict in lawsuit
The Blue Springs School District requested a new trial from the Jackson County Circuit Court after a jury’s decision to set a $4 million penalty against the school for their treatment of a transgender student.
In a motion, the school’s legal team repeatedly states that attorneys of the student failed to prove he was of the male sex.
Read the motion below:
This story was originally published January 23, 2022 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Blue Springs School District seeks new trial after $4 million verdict in lawsuit."
Matti Gellman
The Kansas City Star