East Central Reporter

Illinois State Rep. Mary Miller (R-Oakland) said she is standing with Illinois mother Nicole Georgas in condemning Deerfield School District after reports that female students were forced to change in front of a biological male, calling the incident a violation of their privacy and urging President Trump to revoke the district’s federal funding. Miller made her comments in a March 18 social media post on X.

“Forcing young girls to undress in front of a biological male is not just perverted—it's an egregious violation of their privacy and President Trump's executive order to protect girls in female-only spaces,” Rep. Miller said. “I urge President Trump to immediately pull all federal funding from the Deerfield School District! I stand firmly with Nicole Georgas, a bold and courageous Illinois mother, in defending the rights of our daughters.”

Miller's remarks came in reaction to news about a local controversy involving a Deerfield mother, Nicole Georgas, and her daughter, who were caught in a dispute with school officials over privacy in locker rooms. As previously reported by the Lake County Gazette, Georgas claims that her daughter and other female students were forced to change in front of a biological male student in their locker room, a situation she described as both invasive and inappropriate.

Screenshot of Miller's Mar. 18 post on X. | Mary Miller

The girls, uncomfortable with the male student’s presence, decided to skip changing for gym class. The next day, Assistant Principal Cathy Van Treese reportedly pulled the girls aside for questioning, and later that day, Van Treese, Assistant Superintendent Joanna Ford, and multiple teachers entered the locker room, forcing the girls to change into their uniforms. The transgender student was reportedly allowed to remain in the locker room while the girls changed.

Georgas has filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Education, claiming that the district’s actions violate Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs and activities.

Mary Miller is a Republican politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 15th Congressional District since January 3, 2021, according to her Ballotpedia page. She and her husband, Chris Miller—a fellow state representative—manage a grain and cattle farm in Oakland, Illinois, and have seven children. In Congress, she serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and is a member of the Freedom Caucus.