The U.S. Supreme Court turns down another LGBTQIA+ case following other recent denials concerning school policies on books, sports participation, and parental transparency.
A group of Montgomery County parents appealed a lawsuit to the Supreme Court of the United States, contending that a confidentiality clause in the transgender student policy, denies them the right to make decisions about the education and upbringing of their children. Additionally, they claimed that, by not forcibly outing transgender students to their parents, the guidelines violate both parental rights provisions in the Maryland Declaration of Rights and the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of due legal process under the 14th Amendment.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that the parents lacked standing to sue over the transgender policy guidelines because none of their children had gender-support plans, as defined by the school board, or had any discussions with school officials about gender transitioning or gender identity issues. Prior to that ruling a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the school district to find that the guidelines advance the Montgomery County Public School's goal of protecting students' safety and privacy. The U.S Supreme Court decision to not take up the case was announced without explanation and not based on the merits of the case.
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