Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Parents Required to Disclose Identities to Court, Opposing Attorneys in Lawsuit Over School Policy Protecting Transgender Students
"While gender exploration would ideally involve caregivers in the process, not all youth are fortunate enough to have such parental or guardian support," said one the school district's attorneys, Adam Prinsen, of Quarles & Brandy in Madison. "Some may feel that school is their only safe haven. The district's guidance allows them to express themselves without fear of being outed against their will."
July 12, 2022 at 04:14 PM
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- A split Supreme Court of Wisconsin denied the parents' request for a preliminary injunction against the policy because a motion for an injunction against the policy remains pending in circuit court.
- The court also rejected the plaintiff parents' request to keep their identity secret from opposing counsel in the case.
- The 27-page dissenting opinion highlighted the issue regarding the constitutional right parents have to raise their children as they see fit.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court concluded that the lower court didn't err in requiring plaintiff parents challenging a school district policy regarding pronouns to disclose their identities to opposing attorneys, though their names will be kept confidential from public view, the court's majority held on Friday.
A group of parents filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court in February 2020, alleging that the Madison Metropolitan School District policy entitled, "Guidance & Policies to Support Transgender, Non-binary & Gender Expansive Students," violated their right to parent their children under the state constitution, Article I, Section 1, as well as their right to exercise their religious beliefs under Article I, Section 18.
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