Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Maine Mom Who Sued School over Her Teen's Gender Expression

Supreme Court Declines Appeal About Parental Rights Over Child’s Gender Transition

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 30 turned away a mother’s appeal after a school district was alleged to have secretly aided her daughter’s so-called gender transition. The case is part of an ongoing national debate over whether school officials have an obligation to inform parents of a child’s efforts to adopt a gender identity different from sex at birth. Around 6,000 public schools across the country have policies that intentionally prevent pa…

Supreme Court won’t hear Maine case about parental rights on gender in schools

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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Maine mom who sued school over her teen's gender expression

Amber Lavigne claims school officials provided her child with a chest binder and used a new name and pronouns without consulting her.

US Supreme Court won't hear Maine case about parental rights on gender in schools

Amber Lavigne sued a Damariscotta-based school district in 2023, arguing it violated her rights by not informing her about her 13-year-old's gender expression.

Supreme Court declines to take Maine mom’s parental rights case

Amber Lavigne sued a Damariscotta-based school district in 2023, arguing it violated her rights by not informing her about her 13-year-old's gender expression.

US schools violate parental rights by hiding 'transitioning'

While cleaning her 13-year-old daughter's room in 2022, Amber Lavigne found a chest binder. A social worker at the eighth-grader's school in Maine had given the child the device, which flattens breasts to facilitate a masculine appearance. Unbeknownst to Lavigne,…