The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from a Florida couple who alleged that their parental rights were violated by a now-revised school board policy that kept their daughter’s school from informing them about her request to use a different name and pronouns.
In rejecting the case, the high court again sidesteps a simmering battle that pits the right of parents to direct their child’s care against policies enacted in recent years that aim to protect students’ privacy and prevent public schools from outing transgender students to their families.
At least three of the justices, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, have already urged courts to address whether a school district violates parents’ rights when it affirms a student’s gender transition without their knowledge or consent, calling the issue of one of “great and growing national importance.”
