On February 12, 2024, Lebo Pride, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance visibility, education, celebration, and inclusion of queer, gender diverse, and other marginalized groups, amicus curiae brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Tatel et al v. Mt Lebanon School District, et al.
Lebo Pride is represented by attorney Jackie Perlow of Women’s Law Project and attorney Dan Vitek of Community Justice Project.
The brief supports Mt. Lebanon School District’s right to implement LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, policies, and practices that celebrate diversity and promote understanding; asserts the legal obligation of the school district to support all students and specifically transgender students; and outlines the well-documented harms of failing to fulfill that obligation by enacting policies such as the “opt-out” policy sought by plaintiffs.
Case Documents
Affidavit of M. Napierkowski, Mt. Lebanon School District parent
Affidavit of A. Byrom, Mt. Lebanon School District graduate
Affidavit of A. Kill, Mt. Lebanon School District parent and
Affidavit of the Cashmans, former Mt. Lebanon School District students & current parents of students in the school district
