The parents argue Heritage Oak Private School's refusal to honor a 7-year-old's gender transition countered the school's "claims" it didn't discriminate. [CDATA[> The Michigan Association of Non-public Schools (MANS), an organization of 400 schools with 90,000 students, filed the lawsuit in federal court on Monday and requested a restraining order be issued . / KCAL News. //--> The Public Counsel, a pro bono law firm which is representing Brar, says her parents pulled her out of Heritage Oak during the 2016-17 academic year, homeschooled her for the remainder of the school year, and then enrolled her in a public school in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. Brar and her parents are requesting unknown compensatory damages for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act and violation of business and professional codes. It claims the school did not address bullying against her, required her to wear a boy's uniform and to use a boy's restroom. Heritage Oak Private Education 16971 Imperial Highway Yorba Linda California 92886 The lawsuit alleges the school refused several requests by Brar and her family to allow her to "use the name, pronoun, and gender corresponding" to her gender identity. It is our small contribution toward ensuring that other transgender and gender expansive children do not go through the same hardship and trauma.. //--> Heritage Oak Private School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for: Heritage Oak Private School's tuition is approximately $21,120 for private students. Shah and Brar said they want the school to add a written policy of non-discrimination against transgender students, and they would also like to see the school add a discussion about transgender identity into the school's curriculum. Here's how. [CDATA[> [CDATA[> The lawsuit, filed Aug. 2, alleges that Heritage Oak Private School violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act which outlaws discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation because it wouldn't allow . Eidmann explained that this case is one of the first cases in which a private school is being sued for violating the state's discrimination law protecting gender identity. She said she felt free and that boys' clothes had felt like a prison to her. //--> 16971 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 . [CDATA[// >