Virginia boys notch court win after being labeled 'sexual harassers' over transgender locker room complaint

FIRST ON FOX - Two Virginia boys who were suspended after complaining about a transgender classmate in their locker room have won emergency relief in federal court.

That moment resulted in a Title IX investigation launched by the Northern Virginia school district into the two boys, which ultimately found the pair responsible for sexual harassment, a mark that will be placed on their permanent records, and suspended them for 10 days. 

One of the boys and their families moved out of state, but the other still goes to school within the Loudoun County Public Schools system. Amid the earlier Title IX appeal by the boys' families and their legal counsel, the suspension was previously stalled, but it resumed after the district's denial of their appeal last week. However, the suspension has now been placed on hold again, following the court's order for emergency relief. 

Judge Leonie Brinkema, from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, said in her order that there was enough evidence showing that keeping the one boy suspended for the first 10 days of school could cause "irreparable harm."

Brinkema added in her ruling that she is "not certain" that the plaintiffs will succeed on the merits of their argument, but she did concede that the allegations put forward by the parents and their legal counsel were "troubling."

The lawsuit from AFL and the Founding Freedoms Law Center on behalf of the boys and their parents is demanding that the "false Title IX charge" against both of the boys for sexual harassment be dropped from their records, an immediate termination of the boys' suspension, and compensation for "severe emotional, reputational, and educational harm."

"This isn't just about our sons - it's about every child in Loudoun County. If the district can weaponize Title IX in this way, no family is safe," Seth Wolfe, the father of one of the boys said. "No parent should have to fear their child will be branded a 'sexual harasser' simply for standing up for their privacy."

The Loudoun County Public Schools district did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.