A transgender Minnesota high school student had her jaw broken in two places after using the men’s bathroom.
Cobalt Sovereign, 17, says she was attacked by a fellow student as she left the bathroom at Hopkins Middle School on May 30.
She said the student looked over the stall and called her a ‘shit’ and then punched her in the face as she was leaving.
Sovereign, who uses she/her pronouns, he told kare: ‘They hit me in the jaw and at the same time one of my teeth exploded, pieces in my mouth.’
She was rushed to the hospital and had three titanium plates placed in her jaw. The school took disciplinary action against the alleged attacker and Minnetonka police are investigating.
Cobalt Sovereign, 17, says she was attacked by a fellow student as she left the bathroom at Hopkins Middle School on May 30.
Sovereign said he was using the men’s bathroom between classes when a fellow student peeked into the stall he was in.
She told KARE: “In the bathroom, he had looked at the stall directly where I was trying to use the bathroom, and that’s where he initially called me a b***h in the first place.”
She said she then left the bathroom and left the bathroom, where he was waiting.
He then allegedly punched her in the face, breaking her jaw in two places and breaking a tooth.
She said: “He had no reason to have anything against me, I never spoke to him, I never did anything negative to him.”
“And they insulted me and finally hit me in the jaw.”
Sovereign was rushed to the hospital, where she underwent lengthy surgery to place three titanium plates in her jaw.
The school has gender-neutral bathrooms, but they are often occupied or out of the way.
Sovereign said she has never been afraid to use the men’s room before, but that it makes her “incredibly uncomfortable.”
She said: “I would rather feel uncomfortable than make other people uncomfortable by using the women’s bathroom.”
The school has gender-neutral bathrooms, but they are often occupied or out of the way.
After the attack, he said he had nightmares and will need months of treatment and additional surgeries.
A spokesperson for Hopkins Public Schools told NBC News that the school district and police “are investigating an act of violence that occurred last Thursday and involved a student who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community.”
They added: ‘Hopkins Public Schools is an inclusive community that values diversity and inclusion.
‘We will address any issues that compromise the safety and inclusion of our school environment.
“We support and support any marginalized group, including our LGBTQ+ academics and staff.”
