WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to review a Maryland school policy on gender identity that several parents claim violates their rights.
Three parents with children who attend Maryland County public schools asked the justices to review a teacher policy for transgender students. The school board implemented guidelines in 2020 with best practices for students struggling with their gender identity, including keeping that information from parents who aren’t supportive.
Three anonymous parents challenged the “Parental Preclusion Policy,” claiming it violates their parental rights. They argue that the policy deprives them of their rights to be fully informed and involved in addressing issues relating to their minor children. The parents claim that the guidelines hinder them from deciding what’s in their children’s best interest.
“Plaintiff parents have monitored and guided their minor children’s sexual development and instruction, and they desire to continue to do so according to their own assessment of their children’s bests interests, but they are being impeded by the Parental Preclusion Policy,” Frederick W. Claybrook, Jr., an attorney with Claybrook LLC representing the parents, wrote in their petition.
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