Lake County Gazette

Moms for Liberty Lake County announced on the social media platform X that Community High School District 128 allegedly ignored warnings from parents and the U.S. Department of Education regarding its locker room policies. The group claims this oversight led to an incident where an 18-year-old male was allowed to watch girls changing, indicating that a lawsuit is forthcoming.

According to a Facebook post from the Moms for Liberty Lake County chapter, an "18-year-old adult male walked into the Libertyville HS girls locker room unannounced & began to change observing numerous girls," which the group asserts was permitted by existing school policy. The post further states that both parents and the U.S. Department of Education had repeatedly warned District 128 to revise its locker room guidelines, but the district refused to act—prompting the group to declare, "Lawsuit time." This combination of alleged policy gaps and inaction is what Moms for Liberty highlights as the core reason for potential legal action.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) emphasizes that Title IX was designed to ensure individuals—especially minors—are not compelled to expose their bodies or change clothes in front of the opposite sex, stressing privacy in school settings. OCR has expressed concern and launched investigations whenever allegations arise that such privacy protections are compromised, as was reportedly the case in Illinois when a male-identifying student used girls’ locker room facilities. This federal guidance underscores the legal risk for schools failing to safeguard student privacy in intimate areas like locker rooms.

As said on the Moms for Liberty Lake County chapter’s official portal, the chapter is "dedicated to the survival of America by unifying, educating and empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government." The site describes the group’s active role in mobilizing parents and community members through local engagement, communications, and advocacy targeting school district policies perceived as compromising safety or parental authority. This mission framing clarifies why the group swiftly mobilized around the locker room incident and signaled readiness for legal action.

Moms for Liberty Lake County is a local chapter of the national Moms for Liberty organization, founded in January 2021. It has rapidly expanded into a politically influential parents’ rights group across the United States. The national organization advocates against curriculum elements such as LGBTQ topics, critical race theory, and discussions on race or gender—which it contends undermine parental authority—and has been described by multiple outlets as conservative, populist, and reactionary; it now comprises hundreds of chapters nationwide. The Lake County chapter actively engages on issues like school safety, parental rights, and educational policy through advocacy and social media outreach.