Schools are an integral part of society, supporting families in the education of children nationwide. But many school districts across the country have now adopted policies that require school officials to treat students according to their self-proclaimed “gender identity” rather than their biological sex. In many cases, no parental consent is necessary, and some policies even require that school officials hide these so-called “social transitions” from parents.
These policies aren’t isolated, either. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has noted, “We are told that more than 1,000 districts have adopted such policies.” Nationwide, this translates to thousands of schools—and thousands more students—affected by such policies. It seems as though these school districts are forgetting one important constitutional truth: parental rights do not end “at the schoolhouse gate.”
In multiple states, parents are pushing back against these secret transition policies and courageously standing up for their fundamental rights. Some are even challenging unconstitutional secret “social transitions” in court. Christin Heaps is one such father who is willing to stand against Delaware Valley Regional High School’s disregard for his fundamental right to direct his daughter’s upbringing, education, and healthcare.
