AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — A judge has ruled to confirm the arbitration award to reinstate Delinda Dykes, a middle school counselor, and denied the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District’s complaint to reverse it.

Dykes was terminated from the middle school in 2023 following a Title IX investigation centered on how staff handled LGBTQ+ bullying, with allegations including misgendering students.

Dykes was reinstated in July through arbitration, but the school district filed a complaint to reverse that ruling.

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