She died by suicide in March 2013 after the decision of her employers to allow her to return to work after sex reassignment surgery was covered in the national press.
[1] When the school sent an announcement to parents of her transition, local and national media outlets began to cover it as well as her return to a position as a teacher.
The Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn wrote an article repeatedly misgendering Meadows and criticising her decision to return to her job as a teacher.
[4] According to Lucy's ex wife Ruth Smith coverage by the Daily Mail among others was used to "attack a woman who wanted only to live her life in peace.
"[1] Writing in The Guardian, Paris Lees stated that Meadows had been "persecuted by the press" after her local newspaper reported on her transition.