Attorney Emily Rae of Liberty Justice Center says the Eau Claire Area School District prevents parents from knowing if their child wants to "socially transition genders" at school. According to the law firm, parents and guardians "are not entitled to know their kids' identities" and must instead earn access to that information from school employees.
"Liberty Justice Center has submitted multiple amicus briefs in the past on similar issues," Rae tells AFN.
While it could be weeks or months before the court decides whether to take the case, Rae encourages parents and taxpayers in Wisconsin and beyond to pay attention.
"This is something that's happening around the country," she notes. "I'm particularly involved in cases in California, but it's the issue of public schools keeping secrets from parents about kids wanting to socially transition their gender at school."
With polls showing that Californians on both sides of the aisle believe parents have the right to know what is happening with their kids in public schools, the attorney asserts that this is not a partisan issue.
"Yet school districts are continuing to pass policies that keep parents out of the loop," Rae continues.
This Wisconsin case, she says, is "just the latest in a long line of cases where parents are fighting back."
The Liberty Justice Center and Dr. Erica Anderson—a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience, focusing primarily on children and adolescents dealing with gender-identity-related issues—jointly filed the amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and hear Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District.
