Attorney General Drummond has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold parents' fundamental rights in decisions concerning their children's welfare.
In 2021, a Wisconsin school district adopted guidelines permitting students to change their gender identity at school, including names, pronouns, and access to facilities such as locker rooms and bathrooms, without parental notification or consent. A group of concerned parents from the district filed a complaint, asserting that the policy infringed on their rights. However, both the district court and the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case, ruling that the parents lacked standing to bring federal claims.
A coalition comprising Oklahoma and 15 other states is now urging the Supreme Court to hear the case and affirm that parents have a right to be involved in their children's educational and personal development.
"I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider this case and to stand up for the fundamental rights of parents to care and protect their children," said Drummond. "It must be made clear that parents, not school administrators, be involved in major decisions impacting the lives of their children."
Oklahoma is joined by Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
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