LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — 7News was the first to report that Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is investigating a Title IX complaint against three boys at Stone Bridge High School who said they were uncomfortable with a female student using the boys’ locker room.

Exclusive: LCPS investigates boys uncomfortable with female student in boys locker room

On Wednesday, 7News Reporter Nick Minock spoke to the father of one of the boys. The Virginia father didn’t want to show his face on camera to help protect his son’s identity.

“Let me ask you this: is your son uncomfortable with a girl in the boys' locker room?” Minock asked the man.

“Of course,” he answered.

LCPS’ policy allows students to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, not biological sex. It’s a policy this father wants changed.

“What I think as a parent is Loudoun County Public Schools is just taking the easy way out instead of fixing the problem from the root, they are putting lipstick on a pig,” the father said. “They’re not fixing the problem. They’re creating more problems. This county is too liberal for me. I can be the most liberal person on the face of Earth, but when it comes to family, I am the most conservative. It’s not about me, it’s about the family.”

In March, a female student video-recorded the boys having a conversation about how they were uncomfortable with a girl in the locker room.

“Did your son do anything wrong?” Minock asked the Virginia dad.

“I do not believe, and I trust my son, he’s honest. I do not think he did anything wrong at all,” the dad answered.

This father is an immigrant to the United States, and told 7News his Muslim faith is important to him.

Now, he’s thinking about leaving Loudoun County because of how his family is being treated by LCPS.

The father said the accusations against his son are baseless and the Title IX investigation should be dropped.

“To me, it looks like they’re targeting the minority,” the father said.

“He’s [his son] thinking about dropping school. We say 'no, you didn’t do anything wrong,'” the father said.

“So, this [Title IX complaint] is having a lot of impact on him?” Minock asked.

“Yes, it’s having a lot of impact,” he answered.

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On Tuesday night, the mother of one of the boys spoke up at the Loudoun County school board meeting, also urging the school board to change course.

“I am here to speak on behalf of my son, who's been wrongfully accused of a Title IX violation,” the woman said. “In truth, he is a victim of a Title IX violation ignored and unsupported by the very system that is supposed to protect him.“

7News was the first to speak with the father of the third boy being investigated. The story was published on Monday. It’s a 7News exclusive that prompted Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares to announce an investigation into LCPS’ handling of this situation.

“Even though they're the victims in this, somehow they're being treated as perpetrators,” said Miyares. “I think this is an example, yet again, of a school district that tries to be so open-minded their brain falls out. The fact that it's 2025 and there are people that are advocating and pushing for members of the opposite sex to be in a teenager's locker room, and they think somehow that's being open-minded and tolerant? The reality is putting whether it's young boys or young girls in an untenable position and you layer on top of that, when you raise objections, somehow you're the bad guy for raising objections to this. If this was 20 years ago, nobody in the right mind would think this was a smart policy. Yet here we are today.”

Wednesday afternoon, 7News received its first response from a Loudoun County School Board Member about this issue.

Loudoun County School Board Member Deana Griffiths sent a statement in response to our questions:

“What we are seeing and will continue to see, are the consequences of policies that have introduced confusion and conflict into spaces that were once clear and safe—especially for young children. The truth is, many of these issues would never have arisen if we had upheld the basic principle that boys and girls are biologically different. LCPS students deserve their own private, secure spaces, particularly in bathrooms and locker rooms. Recognizing biological differences isn’t discriminatory; it’s common sense, and it’s essential for protecting the dignity and safety of all children.”

Loudoun County School Board Member Kari LaBell declined to answer 7News’ questions.

On Tuesday, LCPS issued a statement saying it remains steadfast in its legal and ethical obligation to uphold the rights of every student.

Before the publication of 7News’ original story on this topic, 7News gathered information over multiple days from multiple credible sources.

Last week, 7News emailed LCPS’ public relations lead Natalie Allen requesting an interview with Loudoun County Superintendent Aaron Spence on this topic. 7News also emailed Spence questions. Spence and LCPS did not respond to 7News’ story before it was published, even though they had several days to respond.

At this point, all but two Loudoun County School Board Members have responded to 7News, and only one provided some answers to 7News’ questions.

The Founding Freedoms Law Center is representing the families.