August 13, 2025
Parents of three Williamson County Schools female students are suing the school district after they say their seventh-grade daughters were made uncomfortable when a “biological male” student, who identifies as female, was allowed in an all-girls sex-education class.
The parents claim the action goes against Tennessee law that defines a person’s sex based on their anatomy at the time of birth. The parents are represented by State Rep. Gino Bulso, who wrote that statute. Conservative Republican Bulso is running for Congress in a special election in the seventh district for the seat recently vacated by Congressman Mark Green. The primary election for that seat is October 7.
An advocate for the transgender community expressed concern over how the lawsuit may be affecting the student at the center of the case. Chaplain Dahron Johnson with the Tennessee Equality Project told WSMV in Nashville:
”I have a great deal of concern to make sure that we look out for that one student who is simply trying to go through their school day in the way that they thought was the healthiest and safest for them,” Johnson said.
From May 15-16, Legacy Middle School in Franklin hosted a “Family Life” course. The required two-day course discussed sex education along with an in-depth conversation about the reproductive system. The students’ parents allege in their lawsuit that Legacy Middle Principal Alicia Justice said in an April 11 email: “Students will be separated by gender for the lessons.”