The Massapequa school board president, two Rockville Centre parents and an upstate school board member have sued the state’s top law enforcement and education officials, arguing school board members are being forced to censor themselves and others on issues involving transgender students.

The lawsuit , filed Tuesday in federal court in the Northern District, focuses on discussions at school board meetings about transgender students’ access to bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity, a topic that has stoked controversy on Long Island and across the country.

In court documents, the plaintiffs ask the court to declare unconstitutional and unenforceable a May 8 letter from state Attorney General Letitia James and Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa. In the letter

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