A VERMILION PARISH CASE INVOLVING GENDER DIVIDED CLASSROOMS IS NOW HEADING TO AN APPEALS COURT.

PARENTS OF A FEMALE STUDENT FILED A LAWSUIT LAST YEAR AGAINST THE VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND A KAPLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE SUIT ATTACKED THE GENDER DIVIDED CLASSES, BUT A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
KATC'S MIKE MAGNOLI HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Parents of 6th 7th and 8th graders at Rene Rost middle school can enroll their kids in a program that keeps boys and girls seperated for the 5 main subjects.

It's an idea the principal introduced two years ago, but it's entirely optional.

Now that option has become very popular with many parents choosing that over traditional co-ed classes. Even though the boys and girls are separate for their five main subjects they still see each other at lunch and gym and in the halls.

Even though parents have a choice, the ACLU has stated the concept is flawed. The ACLU's lawsuit against the school board now goes to the 5th circuit court of appeals. They've lost the case once, but aren't giving up.