The U.S. appellate court system has largely avoided debating the contentious issue of parental rights as it relates to children’s gender transition efforts in schools — until now.
In a unanimous decision published late last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First District issued a ruling in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, a case centered on a Massachusetts middle school facilitating a student’s social gender transition while keeping the transition a secret from the student’s parents. Addressing the merits, the court dismissed the case, writing that “parental rights are not unlimited. Parents may not invoke the Due Process Clause to create a preferred educational experience for their child in public school.”
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