Federal Appeals Court Lets Schools Deceive Parents About Child Gender Transitions

One of the major fronts in the transgenderism wars is the determination of public-school authorities and their allies in blue-state government to encourage gender “transitioning” in underage students while concealing what’s happening from the student’s parents. It’s a government hijacking of the role of parents, preying upon distressed minors not old enough to legally make major life decisions.

The courts are struggling with how to respond to this grim spectacle. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit didn’t help matters in its recent decision in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, which turned away a constitutional challenge by outraged parents who were actively deceived by their child’s school pursuant to a Massachusetts state policy aiming to do exactly that. The decision comes at the same time that a school district resisting such a statewide policy in California won its court battle with the state.