8th Circuit Court Rules in Favor of PDE in Linn-Mar Community School District Lawsuit; Upholds Students’ Right to Freedom of Speech on Gender Ideology
Parents Defending Education (PDE) has just prevailed in Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District et al; the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit remanded with directions…
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THE NATIONAL DESK: Controversial gender-focused program ‘Gender Spectrum’ ceases direct service programming
A controversial national transgender nonprofit announced this week it will stop all direct service programming.
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DAILY CALLER: Court Unanimously Rules To Halt District Policy That Forces Students To ‘Respect’ Gender Identity
An Eighth Circuit Court panel of judges unanimously ruled Friday that an Iowa school district’s policy requiring students and staff to “respect” their classmates’ gender identity was “unconstitutionally vague,” according…
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THE GAZETTE: Linn-Mar schools’ transgender policy too vague, violates free speech, court rules
By not defining ‘respect,’ policy could be applied arbitrarily, according to the judge…
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EDUCATION WEEK: Appeals Court Blocks District Policy That Requires Students to ‘Respect’ Gender Identity
A federal appeals court on Friday blocked an Iowa school district’s policy that bars staff members or students from refusing to “respect” a student’s gender identity, such as by not…
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BLOOMBERG: Iowa School District’s Policy on Gender Identity Partly Blocked
An Iowa school district’s policy outlining how to address the needs of transgender and gender-conforming students is too vague in part, the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday, reversing a lower court’s…
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Littleton Public Schools teacher provides students with survey asking for their “preferred name” and “preferred pronouns”; district promotes LGBTQ resources for students and teachers from The Trevor Project and GLSEN
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a high school teacher within Littleton Public Schools providing students with a survey that asked students their “preferred name”…
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Littleton Public Schools has transgender guidance that appears to explain that parents can be left in the dark regarding their children’s gender identity
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Littleton Public Schools seeking any guidelines or guidance the school district has regarding transgender issues. PDE received a document back from…
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Foster-Glocester Regional School District denies public records request for lesson plans/assignments of seventh grade sexual education curriculum; claims no documents exist alerting parents of opt-out procedures
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Foster-Glocester Regional School District seeking the sexual education curriculum and related documents from the seventh grade health class at Ponaganset…
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