Imagine not knowing that your child believed she was a different gender until she attempted to end her own life. On top of that, imagine that your child’s school knew the truth all along but hid it from you. That is what happened to one family in California, where the state is requiring schools to hide gender transitions from parents. It seems unfathomable that parents should be kept in the dark by government schools when it comes to raising their own children, but many schools are doing just that—and many are forced to under state law. That is why Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) is supporting parents and teachers asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order stopping California from requiring schools to hide children’s gender transitions from their own families.
The group of parents and teachers, represented by Thomas More Society, have asked California and their school districts for religious exemptions from being forced to comply with the state’s outrageous gender policies. Some parents have even expressly requested that their children’ schools notify them about their children’s requests to change genders. But their requests have gone ignored, forcing them to turn to the Supreme Court.
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As SLF and amici write in their supporting brief, America has a longstanding history of affirming that parents are the primary caregivers for their children and that they are in charge of their upbringing. And just this past year, the Supreme Court recently affirmed in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children.
The brief shows how schools across America are hiding children’s gender transitions from their parents, with courts divided on the issue. Intervention is urgently needed from the Supreme Court to stop California and affirm that parents must be kept informed of what is happening to their children in schools.