Madison School District put on notice to change gender identity policy or face lawsuit

[TexasTowelie]

By Logan Wroge


A conservative legal group is giving the Madison School District 45 days to change a policy the organization says unconstitutionally bars parents from finding out from school staff if their child is transitioning genders or it will sue the district.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, or WILL, sent a letter Wednesday to the district laying out its legal arguments against portions of a "guidance document" for working with transgender and non-binary students, which prohibits staff from revealing to parents if their child is transitioning genders unless the student gives permission.

"Parents have a constitutional right to be involved in significant decisions that affect their child's health and well-being," said Luke Berg, deputy counsel at WILL. "The decision to change gender identity, which should not be a surprise, is both highly controversial and potentially highly consequential, and that's exactly the type of decision that parents need to be involved in."

The "demand letter" from WILL — a type of legal document that typically seeks some resolution before a disagreement goes to court — claims the guidance document violates parental rights protected by due process and religious freedom clauses in both the state and federal constitutions.

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