(DC Pundit) – In a move that’s left many parents stunned, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to let stand a controversial ruling on parental rights and school policies regarding gender transitions.
The 7th U.S. District Court of Appeals previously ruled that parents had no basis to stand on when challenging a school district’s policy of secretly encouraging children to explore transgender identities. The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the case effectively gives this ruling the green light, much to the chagrin of those who believe parents should be kept in the loop about such significant matters.
Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas were not on board with this decision. Alito stated, “This case presents a question of great and growing national importance: whether a public school district violates parents’ ‘fundamental constitutional right to make decisions concerning the rearing of’ their children…when, without parental knowledge or consent, it encourages a student to transition to a new gender or assists in that process.”
Thomas remarked, “We are told that more than 1,000 districts have adopted such policies.”
The case originated from the Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin, where parents took issue with a policy that helps facilitate gender identity transitions while keeping parents in the dark. The 7th Circuit, however, claimed the parents hadn’t been directly impacted by the policy.
The parents argued, “As any parent knows, parental authority includes the right (and the solemn responsibility) to say no to children’s often short-sighted desires when necessary to protect them from themselves.” It’s a sentiment that many parents across the country can likely relate to.
Alito further highlighted the crux of the issue, stating, “[T]he challenged policy and associated equity training specifically encourage school personnel to keep parents in the dark about the ‘identities’ of their children, especially if the school believes that the parents would not support what the school thinks is appropriate. Thus, the parents’ fear that the school district might make decisions for their children without their knowledge and consent is not ‘speculative.’ … They are merely taking the school district at its word.”
This decision comes at a time when the transgender ideology has been gaining traction, despite the scientific reality that biological sex is determined at the DNA level and doesn’t change. The issue has become a polarizing political topic, with the Biden-Harris administration promoting it both at home and abroad.
As it stands, the Supreme Court’s decision to sit this one out means that schools can continue to facilitate gender transitions without parental knowledge or consent. It’s a situation that’s likely to keep many parents up at night, wondering what’s really going on behind school doors.
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