From Fox News: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been sued for allegedly threatening to remove school board members for discussing or even allowing students to discuss trans students in girls’ sports and locker rooms at school board meetings.
The alleged threats came in a “guidance letter” that warned of the removal of any school board member who uses the wrong pronoun for a trans person, or if they allow students to publicly speak out at school board meetings about their fears and discomfort with student trans athletes using the wrong locker room for their biological sex.
A plaintiff in the suit, Massapequa Union Free School District Board Chair Kerry Wachter, alleged she was told that James’ office instructed her to mute and dismiss any board meeting speaker that expressed views opposing trans athletes in girls’ locker rooms and sports.
“They’re saying if we allow this discussion in our board meetings, she can come in and remove us from the board,” Wachter told Fox News Digital. “They want me to stop public comment and stop them from speaking.”
Wachter added that trans students were not being directly named in any board meetings, and conversations were only based around the feelings and concerns of female students.
In the shocking letter, James had written:
“Unfortunately, some board members have made, and encouraged, comments during board meetings that demean and stigmatize LGBTQ+ students. These comments have included attacks on school support for LGBTQ+ student groups and on transgender and gender-expansive students’ rights to use facilities, including restrooms and locker rooms, or participate on school athletic teams consistent with their gender identity—rights that remain firmly embedded in state law.”
Moms for Liberty spoke out in defense of the parents suing James:
NY Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to silence female students from speaking out against males—who feel like a woman—from invading their locker rooms and stealing their opportunities.
In true tyrannical style, James sent out a “guidance letter” that warned of the removal of any school board member who uses the wrong pronoun for a so-called “trans” person!
The AG went a step further… stating that boards must not allow girls to publicly speak out at school board meetings about their fears and discomfort with boys using the wrong locker room!
In true tyrannical style, James sent out a “guidance letter” that warned of the removal of any school board member who uses the wrong pronoun for a so-called “trans” person!
The AG went a step further… stating that boards must not allow girls to publicly speak out at school… pic.twitter.com/gG2I8L9kVr
— Moms for Liberty (@Moms4Liberty) December 9, 2025
🚨NEW SLF LAWSUIT: New York school board members and parents sue Letitia James for 1A violations after State of New York threatens to remove school board members who allow debate on trans issues. Read more: https://t.co/ZDoCT7xoTU pic.twitter.com/a8gnEhAPpv
— Southeastern Legal Foundation (@slf_liberty) December 9, 2025
Law professor Jonathan Turley commented, “The letter seems designed not only to threaten those who want to raise these policies, but also to offer cover for boards to cut off public debate. Few boards want to discuss the issue and we have seen heavy-handed tactics to cut off those who raise the policies.”
The letter seems designed not only to threaten those who want to raise these policies, but also to offer cover for boards to cut off public debate. Few boards want to discuss the issue and we have seen heavy-handed tactics to cut off those who raise the policies.…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) December 10, 2025
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