A federal judge will weigh whether to dismiss a lawsuit over a classroom search by Great Barrington police for the book 'Gender Queer'

A federal judge will weigh whether to dismiss a lawsuit over a classroom search by Great Barrington police for the book 'Gender Queer'

The question of whether police and school officials violated a teacher's civil right to keep "Gender Queer: A Memoir" in her classroom — as she alleges in a lawsuit — arrives at a critical junction in federal court next week.