Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination case

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again. The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals found Tuesday that a judge erred in ordering a new trial in a lawsuit against the Blue Springs School District over bathroom and locker room access. The decision sends the case back to the trial court to determine the reasonableness of the sum jurors awarded in 2021. The district says it is disappointed by the reversal and is weighing its options.