Appeals court okays school hiding gender switch from parents

‘If the Supreme Court does not take this case and rule in the parents’ favor, this will set a terrible precedent for schools.’

In yet another example of judicial overreach, a federal court has delivered a devastating blow to parental rights, ruling schools can hide children’s gender identity choices from their own parents.

Parents of a girl challenged Baird Middle School in Ludlow, Massachusetts, over its policy of hiding minor students’ “gender identity” information from their parents simply on a student’s say-so.

In Foote v. Ludlow, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit determined that the state’s interest in providing a “safe and inclusive” learning environment for students did not infringe upon parental rights and satisfied the lowest tier of judicial review, according to The Daily Signal.

Vernadette Broyles, president and general counsel for the Child & Parental Rights Campaign, represented the parents in court and said they plan to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.

If the Supreme Court does not take this case and rule in the parents’ favor, this will set a terrible precedent for schools. The arrogance of not only the school officials but the judges is beyond belief.

Broyles, who is on USPIE’s advisory board, argued that the school’s nondisclosure policy violates parental rights protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

“We’re very disappointed and frankly disturbed by this decision,” Broyles told Fox News Digital. “I truly believe that parents across the nation, across Massachusetts, of all political stripes, will be disturbed by this.”

The parents had written to the school explaining that their daughter was gender-confused but under professional care for that condition. They told the school that no one should communicate with her about the subject. However, the girl told school officials that she considered herself “genderqueer,” wanted to use another name, and didn’t want her parents to know.

Broyles told Fox News Digital that the court ruling expanded the authority of school officials over the family’s “personal, intimate mental health decisions” and ignored the parents’ clear directive.

“To date, more than 12 million American school students are now enrolled in schools that have express gender confidentiality policies, making the battle to protect parents’ primary authority in the upbringing of their children even more daunting,” The Daily Signal said. Parents really must open their eyes to what is happening. Your children are being taken from you before your very eyes! Get them out of public schools before your child becomes a victim of seriously misguided adults.

To hear more from Vernadette Broyles on Foote v. Ludlow, tune in to today’s episode of USPIE’s podcast, “Unmasking Government Schools with Sheri Few.” on YouTube, Spotify and X.