A Harrison County, West Virginia school board voted Tuesday night to suspend without pay an assistant principal who allegedly harassed a transgender student in a school restroom.

The suspension lasts through Feb. 1 and Lee Livengood must meet unspecified stipulations before his conditional return, reported the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

'Never happens again'

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia issued a statement through a tweet, saying executive director Joseph Cohen and 15-year-old student Michael Critchfield were "heartened" by the outcome.

"Michael and his family were heartened with the outcome of the meeting and are now looking forward to working with the school district to make a more inclusive environment for LGBTQ students in Harrison County. Because of Michael's bravery and willingness to come forward, we now have the opportunity to replicate and expand inclusion practices in other counties across West Virginia to ensure this never happens again to anyone under any circumstance. "

The bathroom confrontation

In late November, the school official allegedly confronted Critchfield after he stepped out of a school boys bathroom stall, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia said.

An ACLU statement said Livengood challenged him "to use the urinal to prove that he was a boy."

Livengood was suspended with pay last month from the Clarksburg school. The suspension ran through the end of the semester, when the holiday break began, AP reported.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail said Michael went to the restroom before going on a band trip and that other students heard Livengood shouting and notified a trip chaperone.

“A chaperone found out he had me barricaded in the bathroom. By the time she came, I was breaking down and had quivering lips. She kept asking me what was wrong and I just kept pushing it off, because she wouldn’t be able to understand with me crying or it just wouldn’t come out right.”

Before their encounter ended, Livengood told Critchfield, “I’m not going to lie, you kind of freak me out,” according to a letter the ACLU wrote to the superintendent.

'Handled it incorrectly'

Harrison County’s schools superintendent Mark Manchin told the Charleston Gazette-Mail what happened to Critchfield in the bathroom was wrong.

"The consensus was (Livengood) handled it incorrectly and he was contrite and apologetic," Manchin said. "He did confront him in the restroom, that’s not in question. Inappropriately, by the way, and we recognize that and we’re addressing that."

Manchin has recommended to the school board that Livengood be suspended indefinitely without pay.

Harrison County Board of Education President Frank Devono said sensitivity training will be implemented across the county regardless of what happens to Livengood.

The teen's mother, Caroline Critchfield, said she was outraged.

“As a parent, that is my child that you are talking to. His job was to provide safety, to protect my son while he was in school. Not bully. Not badger. Not to humiliate. Not to tear someone down. Not cause phobia. Not cause discrimination against him. What is this teaching our students?” she told the AP.

AP contributed to this report.

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