Parents have no right to be informed when their child uses new pronouns at school, the First Circuit ruled Tuesday in upholding a Massachusetts school district’s policy.
The well-recognized constitutional right parents have to direct their child’s upbringing doesn’t entitle them to notification about changes to their child’s gender identity, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said.
“We acknowledge the fundamental importance of the rights asserted by the Parents to be informed of, and to direct, significant aspects of their child’s life—including their socialization, education, and health. Be that as it may—as this ...