Posted on 02/24/2025 6:23:51 PM PST by george76
A panel of U.S. Circuit judges upheld a Massachusetts school district’s policy, allowing staff to use a different name and gender pronouns for a student — without notifying the child’s parents.
A lawsuit filed by the parents of a middle school student was dismissed in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The parents had brought attention to how staff at Baird Middle School in Ludlow, Massachusetts, “violated their constitutional rights” as guardians by concealing the fact that their 11-year-old daughter had asked to be identified by a different name and pronouns.
The parents, Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri, argued that the school’s “non-disclosure policy” effectively violated their 14th Amendment fundamental parental rights to “direct the upbringing of their children.”
The incident took place during the 2020-2021 school year.
The underage student sent staff members at the school an email notifying them of the name change and “genderqueer” pronoun change, according to the parents’ lawsuit.
School officials responded by allowing the student to use both male and female restrooms while “actively concealing” the change to the student’s parents.
Nevertheless, the parents eventually became aware of the situation after their daughter informed another teacher that she was suffering from feelings of depression and very low self esteem.
The student had also reportedly told a teacher that she did not know how to effectively discuss vulnerable matters with her own parents, so the teacher told the student that she would inform them on her behalf.
The appeals court justices, all of whom were appointed by Democrat presidents, reflected on the ruling, writing: “Courts nationwide have faced all manner of important litigation involving matters of gender identity and gender expression, including use of folks’ preferred pronouns.”
“Today’s case falls under that broad header,” the justices continued. “More specifically, it presents for our review challenging issues arising from the Ludlow School Committee’s protocol requiring its staff to use a student’s requested name and gender pronouns within the school without notifying the parents of those requests unless that student consents.”
“Parental rights are not unlimited,” they added. “As per our understanding of Supreme Court precedent, our pluralistic society assigns those curricular and administrative decisions to the expertise of school officials, charged with the responsibility of educating children.”
The parents are now considering asking the Supreme Court to take up the case after the appeals court “wrongly apprehended the fundamental parental right at issue.”
“It’s our little secret, don’t tell mommy and daddy!”
So some states, including the one I’m in, are deciding to destroy themselves.
I still like where I live even though it is in a blue state.
Unlike the thikning by most red staters, there are large swaths of conservative areas in many of those states.
Even losing the potus electoin by 55 to 45, if there are 20 million people, that means 9 million are Rs.
Or aroudn there.
So as long as the neighborhood stays good it’s ok.
Once that goes, it’s time to move on.
In case you think schools are your friends.
The one thing that continues to amaze me about this Trans Movement is its power. Why is everyone afraid of a bunch of cross-dressers and the like?
“Parental rights are not unlimited”
Understatement of the judicial century so far.
Parental rights are practically being administered last rites!!!
So disgusting.
Unnecessary/arbitrary secrets destroy trust, and annihilate traditional family life.
Wonder what the SUPREMES would say.
Ok, pull your daughter out of public school and send her to a school that will acknowledge her as the girl she is.
Chief Justice Roberts would side with all the women judges, and not even touch that case. Maybe!
If you send your child to a school that might convince your child into a sex change, help your child with a “sex change” and hide it from you, you suck as a parent for sending them even one more day.
Oh, I see the problem.
Heck, they made it the opening word of the title.
In a different state:
...”The School School District maintains that ultimate decisions regarding curriculum, instructional methods, and school policies fall under the authority of certified educators and the school board, and are not subject to individual parental veto power.”.
Time Magazine
Parents Should Have a Voice in Their Kids’ Education But We’ve Gone Too Far.
by Suzanne Nossel. September 20, 2022
As kids return to school, the focus on math, science, and reading has been sidelined by campaigns mounted in the name of “parents’ rights.” Advocates are demanding that books be banned from curricula and school libraries, targeting teachers and administrators based on viewpoints, and fighting for control of education boards.
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From Simply American website. In some Michigan districts, the line between parents and school has blurred.
Published March 15, 2024
Rockford Public Schools is standing on a policy from the State Board of Education that they claim allow them to hide a student’s gender identity change from the parents.
In October of 2022, two Rockford parents found that the staff at their daughter’s school had been referring to her with male pronouns and by a different name. The parents, Dan and Jennifer Mead, had not been notified or included in the decision. The Meads withdrew their daughter from the school when the superintendent couldn’t guarantee the practice wouldn’t continue.
The parents sued Rockford Public Schools (RPS) in December of 2023.
I wonder how the child is doing today? This original incident was 4 years ago.
That’s the nature of liberalism. When liberal has a position, they all jump in to support that and their goal is to destroy you.
It’s pronounced Massivetwoshts.
Can these kids get their pronouns tattooed on their arms without parental permission?
These people need to be locked up for the rest of their perverted lives.
Supposedly one of the reasons Musk moved his companies out of California is that a lot of families of good engineers won’t like in a place that will groom your children like this in secret. And CA has this same policy.
Wonder what the SUPREMES would say”
Well they better say something because this is absolutely outrages.
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