Gender Transition
Schools still secretly transitioning students without parents’ knowledge, probe revealsAn investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents in… Read More
Government
Ohio GOP reps propose new bill to protect parents who affirm biological designThe state of Ohio could implement protections for parents who affirm their child’s biological sex, according to a new bill introduced last week. “This legislation is about protecting families from government overreach and ensuring parents are… Read More
Gender Identity
‘Irreparable harm’: California teachers ask Supreme Court to block policy hiding gender from parents(The Daily Signal) – California teachers have filed an emergency appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals court panel reinstated policies requiring teachers to hide students’ gender… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts public library hosting after-school ‘Pride Club for Kids’A public library in western Massachusetts plans to host an after-school club where children can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity without parental consent. The South Hadley Public Library advertises… Read More
Public Education
Florida Board of Education chair outlines principles to create ‘informed, virtuous citizenry’Education shouldn’t just transmit knowledge – it should form character and cultivate “civic virtues essential to freedom,” argued the Florida State Board of Education chair in a recent address. “We… Read More
Public Education
Federal investigation launched against Massachusetts school district for disregarding parental consentThe U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Burlington Public Schools (BPS) on Monday for violating parent rights. The Massachusetts district allegedly administered a survey… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts police training calls Moms for Liberty ‘hate group’The group that trains police officers in Massachusetts names parental advocate Moms for Liberty on a list of hate groups that also includes neo-Nazis and violent, black-clad leftist Antifa. The… Read More
Government
New Jersey’s legislative efforts to regulate homeschooling raise concerns over educational freedomsThe New Jersey Legislature is considering two bills by Democrat lawmakers to “heavily regulate homeschooling and restrict parents’ and students’ educational freedom,” warns a Reason news… Read More
Opinion
100 years after landmark case, federal programs continue to violate parents’ constitutional rights(The Daily Signal) – June 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark parental rights decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters. Read More
Government
‘Under siege’: Washington governor signs bill limiting parents’ rights in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill Tuesday eroding a citizen-backed initiative that had protected parents’ rights. House Bill 1296 made heavy revisions to… Read More
Government
Rights for parents in children’s medical care nears floor vote(The Center Square) – Mandatory consent from parents for several medical treatments is poised to reach a floor vote in the North Carolina House of Representatives. As lawmakers return from… Read More
Courts
Maryland parents ‘optimistic’ as Supreme Court weighs whether they can opt their children out of LGBT storybooks in school“Queer farmers,” “drag queen,” and “pride puppy” are just a few of the controversial LGBT themes in children’s books at the center of a case before the Supreme Court. The… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina bill would give parents greater say over public-school librariesThe North Carolina Senate is poised to vote on a bill establishing new guidelines to monitor media in public-school libraries – which includes giving parents more leeway in adding and… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Schools among 1,200 districts with secret student gender transition plans, prompting federal complaintThree parental rights groups have filed a federal complaint against Milwaukee Public Schools for making secret plans to transition students’ gender without informing parents. The Wisconsin Institute for Law &… Read More
Courts
Federal court rules parents had no right to know school was socially transitioning daughter(The Daily Signal) – A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently determined that the efforts of a Florida middle school to help a minor… Read More
Parenting
Courts rule against religious exemptions and parental rights in vaccine cases(The Heartlander) — U.S. courts dealt blows to religious freedom and parental rights this month in two cases involving schools and vaccines. A federal court upheld New York’s denial of… Read More
Courts
Federal court allows school to keep parents in the dark about student gender identity; Supreme Court appeal on the tableA federal appeals court has ruled that a Massachusetts school district can conceal a student’s gender identity from the child’s parents – setting up a potential legal clash before the… Read More
Government
Hundreds rally at WA Capitol to protect parental rights: ‘Enough is enough’(The Center Square) – The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to rally… Read More
Government
Ohio governor signs parents’ rights billOhio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill affirming parental rights in education. The Republican DeWine signed HB 8 Wednesday, which “maintains… Read More
Government
Alaska Democrat voted against parental rights bill while taking tens of thousands from anti-parent orgs(The Daily Signal) – A member of Congress from Alaska voted against a bill allowing parents to access the curriculum at their children’s school while accepting… Read More