CLOSED OCR Complaint: Lower Merion School District
On March 14, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Lower Merion School District in Ardmore, Pennsylvania for…
DISMISSED OCR Complaint: Ithaca City School District
On March 14, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, New York…
Middletown Public Schools adopts “Meatless Monday” to teach students about the “environmental impact” of what they eat
On December 8, 2022, a local news outlet reported that Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut is in the process of adopting a “Meatless Monday” initiative…
Newton North High School has affinity groups for students of specific races and ethnicities
The organization “Families Organizing for Racial Justice at Newton North High School” is a chapter of a larger organization with a…
Saline Area Schools allows “registered sex offenders” on school campuses
Saline Area Schools has a district policy titled “School Visitors” that is dated as last revised on November 8, 2022. The policy explains that “the…
UPDATE: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax, Virginia Will Now Designate “Honors” Courses on Official School Transcripts
UPDATE: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) in Fairfax, VA will soon update official school transcripts to include Honors designations. After several months of…
Suppression of parental rights isn’t just a blue state problem
School districts throughout Idaho have implemented policies requiring teachers to keep parents in the dark regarding the transgender identity of their children. From the perspective of these districts, parents…
Transgender activist provides training for staff at Thompson School District
Several community members reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a transgender activist called Silen Wellington providing professional development training to staff at the Thompson School District. PDE submitted…
Saline Area Schools has policy to keep gender identity of students secret from their parents
Saline Area Schools in Michigan has a policy in place for students titled “Transgender and Nonbinary Students” that is dated October 12, 2021.