UNDER INVESTIGATION OCR COMPLAINT: Bryan Station High School
On January 24, 2024, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky for discrimination…
Amigos School sends email to parents promoting a “period party” for children as young as third grade
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding an email sent to parents at the Amigos School of Cambridge Public Schools on January 18, 2024. The Amigos…
Westwood Public Schools staff member helps organize BIPOC affinity group for other staff for graduate coursework
A concerned community member of Westwood Public Schools reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding the district offering a “BIPOC” affinity group. PDE received an email that was sent out…
Arlington Public Schools provides educators with puberty lessons to teach fourth and fifth grade students that gender is a spectrum and that students can choose their gender based on their “head and heart”; uses the Gender Unicorn
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with a document titled “APS 2023-2024 Grade 4 & 5 Human Growth and Development Lessons” for Arlington Public Schools in Massachusetts. The…
Marvista Elementary School teaches fourth grade students about transgender issues and gender identity due to staff member transitioning from female to male
On January 8, 2024, Burien-News reported that Marvista Elementary School’s principal notified parents on January 7 at 4 p.m. that the next day of school for…
Pro-Palestinian organization offers an ‘intensive in-person conference’ focused on training K-12 teachers to bring Palestinian ‘history, narratives, and culture’ into classrooms.
A teacher training called “Palestine in our Classrooms: Teaching to the Moment” presented by the Teach Palestine Project of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) will focus on “incorporating…
TOWNHALL: Is This Ohio School District Serious With Its New ‘Preferred Pronouns’ Policy?
Ohio’s Columbus City Schools are now requiring staff and parents of students to use students’ preferred pronouns in a new policy announced Tuesday. The policy also permits students to change…
Columbus City Schools has vague policy regarding parental rights with students who identify as transgender; policy mandates that staff use the preferred pronouns of students
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Columbus City Schools seeking any guidance or policies that the school district has regarding transgender students. The district provided PDE with…
Logan School District has vague transgender policy regarding if gender identity of students will be hidden from parents; policy was created by Utah School Boards Association
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Logan School District seeking any transgender guidance used for students. The school district provided PDE with a policy titled “Transgender…