School District of Belleville drafting new “Human Growth and Development Curriculum” that introduces second grade students to the concept of “gender identity”; also included are lessons about racism, “reproductive justice” and “intersectionality”

A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education and explained that the School District of Belleville is drafting a new “Human Growth and Development Curriculum” for students. The…

Nipher Middle School promotes race-based “Affinity Club” and “Safe Spaces” club

A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding affinity groups at Nipher Middle School. The school is part of the Kirkwood School District in Missouri. PDE previously…

Parents Defending Education Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Olentangy Local School District’s “Anti-Harassment” Policies

Lewis Center, OH. — Parents Defending Education (PDE), a national nonprofit membership association that empowers concerned citizens to become more engaged in America’s education system, filed a lawsuit today against…

Saint Paul Public Schools ‘Safe Schools Manual’ features ‘Gender Gumby,’ heterosexual, cis, and white privilege checklists

Saint Paul Public Schools’ Safe Schools Manual features staff development materials such as “Gender Gumby” as well as reflection exercises on one’s heterosexual, cis, and white privileges. It…

Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education et al.

District policies violate students’ First Amendment rights by chilling students’ speech rights, compelling students to affirm beliefs about sex and gender that are contrary to their own deeply held beliefs,…

Presumpscot Elementary School’s staff encourage fifth grade students to participate in Black Lives Matter march; teachers appear to promote political activism to students in assignments, including showing students a “Pyramid of Hate”; teacher asks for advice to explain Black Lives Matter to kindergartners

On March 4, 2023, Presumpscot Elementary School of Portland Public Schools in Maine posted a video on social media of young students marching while chanting “Black…

Old Rochester Regional School District has paid Panorama over $30,000 for services and surveys

Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Old Rochester Regional School District requesting contracts and invoices that the district had with Panorama Education from January 2018 through…

DAILY CALLER: School District Shells Out Thousands On Controversial Emotional Survey Program With Ties To Merrick Garland

A Massachusetts school district has spent more than $30,000 to conduct “social-emotional learning” (SEL) surveys on students and staff led by an educational organization founded by U.S. Attorney General Merrick…

8th grade English teacher at Kilmer Middle School shows students video about “white privilege,” “white male privilege” and “heterosexual privilege;” administration says it wasn’t approved

A concerned parent reached out to Parents Defending Education after an eighth grade English teacher at Kilmer Middle School in Fairfax County Public Schools showed a video in class…