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SCOTUS Rejects School Gender Transition Secrecy Case

Are schools secretly violating parental rights or protecting vulnerable kids by respecting gender identity?

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SCOTUS Rejects School Gender Transition Secrecy Case

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Above: The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 20. Image credit: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

Public schools have no business secretly transitioning kids behind their parents' backs. When a Ludlow school hid a child's gender transition from their parents, used a different name at school and fired the teacher who told the truth, it crossed a clear constitutional line. With over 1,000 school districts imposing similar policies, the courts must shut down this abhorrent practice.

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Narrative B

Respecting a student's stated gender identity, as Massachusetts law requires, does not violate parental rights. The children in this case advocated for themselves and requested confidentiality, which the school abided by in accordance with state anti-discrimination law and DESE guidance. Parents do not have a constitutional right to force a public school to reject their own child's identity.

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