A teen girl and her father, who were punished for “misgendering” a biological boy in the girl’s locker room, recently scored a victory in court.

Blake Allen, a 15-year-old student-athlete, was suspended last year for speaking out about being made uncomfortable by the male student allowed in the girl’s volleyball locker room. The male student identifies as transgender. Allen, then 14 years old, was accused of harassing the male student after expressing her unhappiness to a fellow classmate. The girl’s father, Travis Allen, was subsequently fired from his position as a middle school soccer coach for defending his daughter and “misgendering” the trans student. The Allens filed suit against school officials following the incidents.

A recent settlement in the case awards a $125,000 payment to the Allens and their attorneys, legal group Alliance Defending Freedom. It also calls for the reinstatement of Mr. Allen as soccer coach and scrubs the pair’s records of any reference to the discipline, reported the White River Valley Herald.

Phil Sechler, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said the win was a “resounding victory for freedom of speech.”

“We are grateful that the school recognized it was wrong to suspend Blake from school and Travis from his coaching position simply for exercising their freedom of speech,” Sechler said. “No one should lose their job or get suspended from school for voicing their opinion or calling a male a male and we are glad to see this case resolved favorably, not only for Blake and Travis, but for all students and coaches to be able to speak freely and without fear of retaliation.”

Mr. Allen, likewise, called the win “a huge victory for freedom of speech,” for him and his daughter and “anyone who wants to voice their opinion on important topics.”

“Certainly, the victory for everyone to speak freely is the most important achievement with this lawsuit. It was worth it,” he said.

“This has taken a toll on our family, both close and distant. It showed us who will and won’t support us even if they do not agree with our values,” he continued. “Blake’s punishment would not have been reversed had we not filed the lawsuit and I wouldn’t be able to coach in the fall if we had not reached the settlement.”

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“I wouldn’t change anything,” Mr. Allen said. “We currently live in a time where you have to defend your values from some pretty radical ideologies.”

The teen recently spoke about the victory to attorney John Klar. She said she was happy she stood up for what was “right,” but noted some of the hardships she endured. For example, Allen recalled some of her fellow volleyball players being upset with her after she spoke to the media about the incident and her punishment.

The case has indeed sparked much media attention. On Saturday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk remarked on the actions school officials took against the Allens, calling them “incredibly unjust.”

Incredibly unjust

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2023

The superintendent of the Orange Southwest Supervisory District, Layne Millington, has downplayed the settlement, emphasizing that the school will continue with its policies.

“The Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust made the decision concerning the payment in order to cap defense expenses in what would otherwise be years of litigation,” Millington said. “The district has made no admission of wrongdoing. Our policies are unchanged and we will continue to comply with our policies and the law.”

Related: Girl, Father File Suit Saying They Were Suspended For ‘Misgendering’ Boy In Girls’ Locker Room

A Sonic employee in New Mexico was arrested after cocaine was found on top of a customer’s hot dog.

According to police, Celine Gonzales found a bag of cocaine on a hot dog she had purchased at a Sonic restaurant in Española, New Mexico. Police verified that the substance in the bag was cocaine, which they said was found after the woman began to eat.

While investigating the cocaine, police arrested 54-year-old employee David Salazar on a felony cocaine possession charge. Footage viewed by police showed Salazar “frantically searching for something he lost” after making Gonzales’ order, police said.

Police said Salazar told them he had bought the cocaine in the restaurant’s parking lot.

“That’s kind of crazy,” a customer told local outlet KOB 4 after learning about the incident. “I just got an ice cream. I hope we’re good.”

“I think that’s pretty scary. We come here to get food for our families, and if a child found that it could have been pretty bad or deadly,” another customer said.

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Sonic is not the only fast food restaurant to be making the wrong kind of headlines recently, joining Arby’s after a dead body was found in a walk-in freezer in Louisiana.

The body belonged to 63-year-old Nguyet Le, a manager of an Arby’s restaurant in New Iberia, Louisiana, and the death is believed to have been an accident, according to police.

“A situation like this is unusual, so we’re taking extra precautions during the investigation,” New Iberia Police Captain Leland Laseter said. “[We] pretty much have completed our process at the crime scene. After completely processing the crime scene … this does not seem like a homicide, it seems like an accident.”

Laseter acknowledged that the death did seem “suspicious,” but said police had not yet uncovered any evidence of “foul play.” He added that “nothing is set in stone” and said that they were still waiting for medical examiners to determine the cause of death.

“We’re going to re-examine all the evidence tomorrow and they’re going to conduct an autopsy to give us the cause and manner of death. So there are a few more steps that we need to take before a [final] determination is made,” he said.

Related: Police Investigating ‘Suspicious Death’ After Dead Body Found In Arby’s Freezer