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Parents sue Michigan school district for hiding daughter’s gender transition
The parents of a Michigan student have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the school district of concealing their child’s gender transition from them, arguing that their parental rights trump student privacy as the battle over pronouns moves from the classroom to the courthouse.
Dan and Jennifer Mead said East Rockford Middle School staff referred to their daughter by a male name and pronouns at school for at least two months at her request, but that the staff kept the information hidden from them.
They said they only found out in October 2022 when a school psychologist failed to change their daughter’s masculine name in one section of an evaluation that was sent home. The girl’s name had been changed back to her birth name in the rest of the document.
“At first, the Meads thought this was a mistake — that another child’s information had been included in their daughter’s documents,” said the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents the Meads. “But they soon learned the truth. When the Meads asked district employees to refrain from using the masculine name and male pronouns, the district refused to comply with their wishes. District policy required such actions from the employees.”
Parents sue Michigan school district for hiding daughter’s gender transition
The parents of a Michigan student have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the school district of concealing their child’s gender transition from them, arguing that their parental rights trump student privacy as the battle over pronouns moves from the classroom to the courthouse.
Dan and Jennifer Mead said East Rockford Middle School staff referred to their daughter by a male name and pronouns at school for at least two months at her request, but that the staff kept the information hidden from them.
They said they only found out in October 2022 when a school psychologist failed to change their daughter’s masculine name in one section of an evaluation that was sent home. The girl’s name had been changed back to her birth name in the rest of the document.
“At first, the Meads thought this was a mistake — that another child’s information had been included in their daughter’s documents,” said the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents the Meads. “But they soon learned the truth. When the Meads asked district employees to refrain from using the masculine name and male pronouns, the district refused to comply with their wishes. District policy required such actions from the employees.”
