Here we go. A case that could determine the limits of parental rights in the near future is coming to the high court.
Politico: Once again, a pitched battle in America’s culture wars is making its steady way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this round, the emerging question is whether public school children have a right to choose names and pronouns affirming their gender identity, or whether parents’ right to manage the upbringing of their children overrides it.
Three separate federal appeals courts have already confronted the issue, which has left school administrators across the country having to pick between the wishes and needs of students on one hand, and the demands of parents that they be alerted to their children’s gender and pronoun preferences at school on the other.
The legal issues in these cases are not easy ones, pitting children’s rights against their parents’ rights. Upset parents contend that by using a child’s preferred pronouns without their knowledge, government actors are illegally providing medical care without the parental consent that state law mandates. Weighing against the parents are their kids’ requests as well as state laws requiring that schools provide non-discriminatory environments in which students can safely express their gender identities. According to the Human Rights Campaign, 22 states and the District of Columbia have laws protecting students from harassment based on gender identity.
The outcome, while centering around school administration rather than the civil rights of transgender Americans, is likely nonetheless to have far-reaching impacts. Not only does it invite the unelected justices to take sides in the clash between conservatives and progressives over what should be tolerated and taught in public schools, but it could wind up sending a powerful signal about the extent to which the court will permit discrimination on the basis of non-conforming gender identity under the Constitution itself.
Do school administrators have the final say what goes on with your child at school?
We need the courts to stand with parents on this. This is one of those make or break rulings that decide what kind of country we are.
But on an individual basis, please pull your kids out of public schools if you can. They believe they have the right to “transition” your children without you even being aware. They believe your children belong to them. Don’t allow small minded people any power over you and your children. Don’t cede any ground on that front.
Pray for the court on this one. This is a big deal. To be clear, I have ZERO confidence is Justice Roberts on this so we shall see. I mean, no biggie. It’s just the fate of the family in this country. I’m sure everything will be fine either way. Right? Right?
