U.S. Supreme Court Urged To Take Up Maine Parental Rights Case

Mainer wants Supreme Court to hear case on school's handling of her child's gender transition

A Newcastle mother is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her case about a school district’s handling of her child’s gender transition. Amber Lavigne claims a school counselor at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta secretly encouraged her 13-year-old daughter to wear a chest binder and use a different name and pronouns. Lavigne sued the school two years ago, alleging that school officials violated her right to “control and …

Maine Mom Says School Hid Child’s Gender Transition

A conservative legal group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a Maine mother who says her 13‑year‑old daughter was “secretly” encouraged by a school social worker to begin gender‑transitioning without her knowledge. Attorneys with the Arizona‑based Goldwater Institute filed a petition asking the high court to take up the lawsuit originally brought by Amber Lavigne. Lavigne alleges that a guidance counselor at Great Salt Bay Com…

U.S. Supreme Court urged to take up Maine parental rights case

(The Center Square) — A conservative group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case of a Maine mother who says her 13-year-old daughter was "secretly" advised