A Pennsylvania federal district court held that a school district may have violated fundamental parental rights by not informing a parent of her child’s request to be considered transgender. In 2022, an eighth-grade...more
6/13/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
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Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
Parental Rights ,
Public Schools ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
State and Local Government ,
Transgender
Doe v. Boyertown Area School District, 2017 WL 3675418 (E.D. Pa. 2017) (A Pennsylvania federal court denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in a case brought by four students (plaintiffs) in opposition to school policy...more
Russell Bittendender, et ux. v. Bangor Area School District, Case No. 15-6465 (E.D. Pa. 2017). The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania refused to dismiss a complaint alleging that a school...more
The legal landscape regarding transgender student rights in public schools continues to evolve. Within the last week, several developments have occurred:
..On February 22, 2017, the U.S. Departments of Education and...more