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Major Court Rules Parents Have No Right To Know A School Is Transitioning Their Child

This is the first time a federal court of appeals has waded into parental rights when it comes to transgender issues.

Ashe Schow
Major Court Rules Parents Have No Right To Know A School Is Transitioning Their Child
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A major court has ruled that parents don’t have the right to know that their child is changing genders while at school.

The opinion, from the First Circuit Court of Appeals, determined that it does not violate parental rights for a school to transition a child without the parents’ knowledge.

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