Mother, Daughter to Receive $100,000 Settlement in Landmark Secret Gender-Transition Case

A school district that was sued over allegations teachers and staff coached an 11-year-old girl to socially transition to a male gender identity settled with the girl and her mother.

Jessica Konen (R) and her daughter Alicia will receive a $100,000 settlement in a landmark case against Spreckels Union School District in Salinas, Calif. Courtesy of Jessica Konen

A California school district that was sued over allegations that teachers and staff at Buena Vista Middle School in Salinas coached an 11-year-old girl to socially transition to a male gender identity settled with the girl and her mother for $100,000.

The lawsuit, filed on June 14, 2022, named Spreckels Union School District, the principal at the school, and two teachers as defendants.