Mentor Public Schools Tells Teachers to Hide Student Transitions from Parents
An email from the Mentor Public Schools’ Assistant Superintendent told teachers not to tell parents if a student changes his or her name or preferred pronouns. The email…
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COMMENTARY: Schoolchildren Are Not ‘Mere Creatures of the State’
In 1925, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned an Oregon law requiring that parents or guardians send their children to public school in the districts where they lived. The Society of…
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Parents Defending Education Reply Brief in Linn-Mar Community School District Lawsuit
On September 1, 2022, Parents Defending Education filed its reply brief in Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District, et. al. In this case, Parents Defending Education has asked…
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Davison Community Schools’ Gender Support Plans for students are created without the consent or knowledge of parents
A concerned parent shared Davison Community Schools’ “Gender Support Plan” with Parents Defending Education. Gender support plans are documents used by districts to support the transgender identity of students…
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Mahwah Township Public Schools implements gender ideology into curriculum for students as young as second grade; threatens parents who disagree with a child’s perceived gender identity with legal action
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with a document showing the “proposed curriculum plan” for health and physical education classes at Mahwah Township Public Schools. This curriculum…
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South Orange-Maplewood School District allows teachers to keep the gender identity of students a secret from parents
On May 17, 2021, the South Orange-Maplewood School District updated a policy titled “Transgender and Nonbinary Students.” In the policy, the district explains that “children…
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Babcock Neighborhood School’s principal explains that teachers are “addressing the unwritten history and systemic racism” despite concerns from parents; complains that some parents are veterans who “do not acknowledge white privilege”
On June 21, 2021, Florida’s Voice reported that Babcock Neighborhood School’s principal is committed to teaching students tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT). In a…
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Middle school teacher makes video about how she keeps secrets from parents
On August 25th, 2022 a teacher at Troy Middle School in Plainfield, IL posted a video on Tik Tok to explain why she keeps secrets from parents whose children…
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TOWNHALL: Virginia School District Trains Teachers to Transition Trans Students Without Parental Consent
Teachers in Fairfax County, Virginia are required to complete a training program that says parental consent is not required for students who want to socially transition, such as going by…
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