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Court says schools don’t have to inform parents if child changes pronouns

Maine has at least 57 school districts that maintain policies allowing students to identify as transgender without parental notification, as revealed by documents reviewed by The Federalist and obtained through public records requests.
The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that schools do not have to notify parents when a child changes gender, dismissing an appeal from parents Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri.
Maine's policies may lead to a federal civil rights investigation, as failure to uphold parental rights may endanger $250 million in federal education funding.
Erika Sanzi from Parents Defending Education stated that these policies are harmful and contradict an executive order by President Donald Trump supporting parental oversight.

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The Federalist

Exclusive: 57 Maine School Districts Hide Kids' Gender Dysphoria From Parents

Numerous school districts in Maine have policies that exclude parents from knowing whether their children identify as transgender.

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LifeSiteNews

Court rules in favor of school district that hid 11-year-old girl’s gender confusion from parents

The Massachusetts parents were shocked to discover that the school had chosen not to inform them of their daughter’s allegedly professed ‘genderqueer’ identity as well as their decision to allow her to use either boys’ or girls’ restrooms at the school.

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Straight Arrow News

Court says schools don’t have to inform parents if child changes pronouns

A federal appeals court upheld a Massachusetts school district’s policy to not inform parents if their child changes pronouns and wants to keep it confidential. The court ruled the parents failed to prove the policy violated their rights. The school district decided to call a student by their chosen name and pronouns but to use their given name and pronouns when interacting with the parents. The judges ruled that Supreme Court precedent does not…

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The Blaze

Appeals court ruling denies parents' rights to be informed by school about 11-year-old child's gender change

Parental rights were dealt a blow in a ruling from an appeals court that said schools didn't have to notify parents when their 11-year-old child said the child was changing gender. The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a previous ruling from 2022 by U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni a...

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OutSmart Magazine

Parents' Rights Not Violated by School Gender Policy, Court Rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a public school does not violate parents’ rights when school officials do not inform them that their child is g

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windycitytimes.com

Fed appeals court upholds school policy protecting LGBTQ student privacy

A federal appeals court has ruled that a public school does not violate parents’ rights when school officials do not inform them that their child is grappling with the possibility or reality of being LGBTQ. The challenged school policy, in Ludlow, Massachusetts, directed teachers and staff not to inform parents of a student’s use of a different pronoun and name unless the student asked for staff’s help in approaching their parents about the issu…

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