Case 3:17-cv-00739-TJC-JBT Document 192 Filed 07/26/18 Page 1 of 70 PageID 10679
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
DREW ADAMS, a minor, by and
through his next friend and mother,
Erica Adams Kasper,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF ST. JOHNS
COUNTY, FLORIDA,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:17-cv-739-J-32JBT
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The parents of St. Johns County, along with teachers and administrators of the St. Johns County School District, have a solemn obligation to guard the well-being of the children in their charge. As recent events from around the country have tragically demonstrated, this is a very challenging job. Recognizing the difficulty of this task and that local school boards, answerable to the citizens of their community, are best situated to set school policy, federal courts are reluctant to interfere. Nevertheless, the federal court also has a solemn obligation: to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States. That is why federal courts around the country have recognized the right of transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity.
Drew Adams is a rising senior at Allen D. Nease High School. He is transgender, meaning he “consistently, persistently, and insistently” identifies as a
