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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jan 12, 2018, 04:47 PM Jan 2018

Kenosha schools settle transgender discrimination suit for $800,000

The Kenosha Unified School District has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a transgender former student who accused district officials of discriminating against him.

Under the terms of the agreement, reached this month, the district's insurance company will pay Ashton Whitaker $150,000 and his attorneys $650,000, according to a lawyer for the district.

"I am deeply relieved that this long, traumatic part of my life is finally over and I can focus on my future," Whitaker, now a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said in a statement announcing the settlement.

“Winning this case ... made me feel like I can actually do something to help other trans youth live authentically. My message to other trans kids is to respect themselves and accept themselves and love themselves. If someone’s telling you that you don’t deserve that, prove them wrong.”

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2018/01/12/kenosha-schools-settle-transgender-discrimination-suit-800-000-settle-transgender-discrimination-law/1028196001/

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