Last week, in a win for educators, parents, and children across the country, a U.S. district court ruled in Mirabelli v. Olson that California's Parental Exclusion Policies are unconstitutional. The case was brought to the Court by two California teachers who, due to these policies, were forced to affirm their students' social gender transitions without parental knowledge or consent. This decision has set an important precedent for protecting the rights of parents in every state, including Wisconsin.
Educators should never withhold information from parents about their children. We are thankful that the court recognized that these parental exclusion policies are dangerous and unconstitutional. Parents, not policymakers, have the right to guide the education of their children.