Salem-Keizer Public Schools plans to hold “Pride Month Field Day” at elementary school
On June 7, 2024, Salem-Keizer Public Schools promoted a “Pride Month Field Day” for June 14. The school district explains online: “Salem-Keizer’s Office of Student…
Parents Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District et al.
Croton-Harmon’s speech codes bar “unwelcome,” “offensive,” and “hate[ful]” speech based on certain protected classes, but not on all—which permits the district to police speech based on viewpoint. Parents Defending…
LAW & LIBERTY: Inviting Title IX Lawsuits
The Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations become effective August 1, 2024. Not surprisingly, they have already garnered numerous lawsuits. These highly partisan regulations essentially reissue the Obama…
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: New Mexico school district used grant money to buy ‘chest binders’
A school district in New Mexico was given a $10,000 grant to spend on a “transgender closet” but instead spent the vast majority on “chest binders,” according to a…
Parents Defending Education Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Croton-Harmon Union Free School District’s Policies that Infringe Students’ Right to Free Speech
“Over the past century, the Supreme Court has made abundantly clear that students have robust First Amendment rights – and that education officials may not…
Fairfax County Public Schools has posters placed in schools promoting “sexual orientation” and “gender” as having neurodiversity
On April 2, 2024, Fairfax County Public Schools board member Rachna Sizemore Heizer emailed a newsletter out to the community stating that the board proclaimed March 18-24 as “Neurodiversity…
Northside Elementary School hosted “Pride Reading Day” for young students; flies pride flag with transgender symbolism above school
On May 22, 2024, Democratic Wisconsin State Rep. Melissa Ratcliff said that she “joined LGBTQIA+ advocates at Northside Elementary in Sun Prairie for Pride Reading…
Multiple Coachella Valley Unified School District courses teach students critical race theory and critical gender theory; blames capitalism for wealth disparity
Coachella Valley Unified School District offers students a number of courses which require that students “learn the theoretical foundations and lens’ of Ethnic Studies and Critical Theory”…
Las Cruces Public Schools has policy that mandates teachers to participate in training on transgender issues, includes training to keep gender identity of students hidden from parents
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Las Cruces Public Schools seeking any guidance the district has regarding students who identify as transgender. The district provided PDE…