Emails reveal school district sought out advice from St. Louis Children’s Hospital transgender center regarding multiple fifth graders transitioning at the same time
In 2021, a staff member at Parkway Schools reached out to the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital for advice on how to manage…
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Round Rock Independent School District uses transgender guidance created by Texas Association of School Boards; guidance discusses keeping parents in the dark about their child’s gender identity
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Round Rock Independent School District requesting any documents that served as guidance on transgender issues within the district. PDE…
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COURTHOUSE NEWS: Iowa parents urge appeals court to block school gender identity policy
The Linn-Mar Community School District in eastern Iowa recognizes students’ chosen name and gender identity, a policy that a group of parents say violates their constitutional rights.
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THE DAILY IOWAN: Mike Pence rallies against ‘radical gender ideologies’ in Iowa visit
During an event at a Pizza Ranch in Cedar Rapids, Pence lambasted the Linn-Mar Community School District for its gender support plans and other “woke” ideas in public schools.
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DES MOINES REGISTER: Mike Pence rails in Iowa against ‘radical gender ideology’ as caucuses start to simmer
Former Vice President Mike Pence railed against “radical gender ideology” in public schools, calling for conservatives to double down and take on “a left-wing culture war.”…
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POLITICO: Pence moves to claim culture war lane before DeSantis gets there
While the conservative Parents Defending Education organization launched the lawsuit last year, the Pence-backed Advancing American Freedom organization and a coalition of Christian groups have filed legal briefs similarly opposed…
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NBC PHILADELPHIA: Pence Says He Will ‘Fight’ Jan. 6 Subpoena as Far as Supreme Court
Parents Defending Education is trying to overturn a policy adopted by the school board last year allowing transgender students to request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at…
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CBS NEWS: “There’s a fight underway.” Mike Pence, in Minneapolis, talks tough on education, and subpoena to testify against Trump
Officially, Pence came to Minnesota on Wednesday to coincide with oral arguments for Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District being heard at the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of…
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OHIO STAR BEACON: Pence visits Minnesota, says parents’ rights are being ‘trampled’
Former Vice President Mike Pence stopped in Minnesota Wednesday to crusade against school policies supporting transgender students and call for parents to have more say over their children’s education.
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