NEW RICHMOND PARENTS FOR STRONG SCHOOLS V. NEW RICHMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT

Case Name: New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools v. New Richmond School District

Type of Case: Individual Liberties

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Case Number: 3:26-cv-00316

Filed On: April 10, 2026

Current Status: WILL filed this complaint in April 2026.

New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools filed a federal lawsuit against the New Richmond School District, alleging that its bathroom policy violates the rights of high school girls under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. WILL represents the association, which includes both parents and female students, seeking an end to the district’s policy and a declaration that the girls’ civil rights were violated.

Meet the Client

New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools is an unincorporated association of students and parents from the New Richmond School District. It includes Ella, a student challenging policies affecting her right to privacy and that of her peers.

Background

The district maintains a policy permitting bathroom access based on students’ personal gender identity rather than biological sex. The plaintiffs seek three primary remedies: a declaration that the district’s actions violate Title IX; a declaration that the practices constitute sex discrimination under the Fourteenth Amendment; and a permanent injunction requiring sex-separated facility use.

Lawyers

Cory Brewer, Deputy Counsel

CASE DOCUMENTS

• Complaint, April 2026