{"id":167196,"date":"2025-03-05T08:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=167196"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:19:38","slug":"appeals-court-parental-rights-not-violated-if-school-transitions-children-without-parental-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=167196","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court: Parental rights not violated if school transitions children without parental consent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, a school that transitions a child without their parent’s knowledge does not violate parental rights. The court argued that parental rights are not unlimited. The court dismissed parental concerns in this area as trying to create a preferred educational experience for their child in public school. This court placed its faith regarding curricular and administration in the school to the school officials.<\/p>\n

From The Daily Wire:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By December 2020, B.F. told her teacher that she was “depressed and struggling with insecurity, low self-esteem, poor self-image, and a perceived lack of popularity.” The teacher told B.F.’s parents, Marissa Silvestri and Stephen Foote, what their daughter had said, and the parents agreed to get her the help she needed.<\/p>\n

But on February 28, 2021, B.F. announced to her teacher and other school officials that she was “genderqueer” and would use her preferred pronouns and go by a new name. B.F. told school officials that she hadn’t explained this all to her parents yet and asked that she be referred to by her birth name and proper pronouns when discussing things with her parents. Teachers immediately switched to the new name and pronouns, and the school librarian started meeting with the student to talk to her about gender identity and to give her “LGBTQ-related resources,” according to court documents. The school counselor also told the girl she could use whichever bathroom she wanted at the school.<\/p>\n

At the same time, B.F.’s 12-year-old sibling also suddenly decided to start using a different name and pronouns.<\/p>\n

The parents learned in early March 2021 — just days after B.F.’s declaration — learned about her new name and pronouns from her teacher. The parents spoke with the school principal and superintendent to express concern that school officials had ignored their request not to engage with their child “regarding mental health issues.” When the parents eventually sued the school and its officials, they argued that transitioning the child at school amounted to mental health treatment because social transitioning is “recognized as a medical\/mental health treatment for children with gender dysphoria.”<\/p>\n

Educators at Baird ignored the parents and continued to refer to B.F. by her new name and pronouns. The school counselor also contacted the student through text messages and online chat to keep encouraging B.F. to discuss any gender-related concerns on a weekly basis. At one point, the counselor asked B.F. if her parents were providing her “with appropriate care.” The counselor also asked if B.F. felt comfortable discussing these issues with the counselor her parents were paying for.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schow, A. (2025, March 3). Major court rules parents have no right to know a school is transitioning their child. The Daily Wire<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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