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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Marbley denies the nonprofit education group's motion for a preliminary injunction, ruling it is unlikely to prevail on its First Amendment claims against the school district and its anti-bullying policies because the "misgendering" policy that punishes students who refuse to call transgender classmates by preferred pronouns fits into a First Amendment exception used to prevent speech that gives rise to physical or psychological harm. Although students do not lose all First Amendment protections while at school, the policies in question are specifically designed to lessen harassment of transgender students who face four times the amount of bullying as their classmates and foster an environment in which all students can learn without interruption or harassment.