America First Legal filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing Fairfax County Public Schools of violating parents' constitutional rights through a policy that allegedly allows school staff to withhold information about a student's gender transition from their parents.The lawsuit alleges that Fairfax County Public Schools' Regulation 2603.3 "directs school staff to support and facilitate a student’s social ‘gender transition’ at school without notifying parents or obtaining their consent."It also alleges that FCPS mandates that school staff use a student’s preferred pronouns and name, ability to use sex-segregated facilities based on a student’s self-identified "gender identity," and "participation in gendered classes, activities, and programs based on a student’s self-identified ‘gender identity.’"LOUDOUN COUNTY PARENTS NOT 'SATISFIED' AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS TESTIFY ON TRANSGENDER POLICIESFairfax County Public Schools is shown on March 4, 2019, in Merrifield, Virginia.(AP Photo/Matthew Barakat, File)It further alleges that FCPS does not make parents aware of students who are struggling with gender confusion, and does not give parents the ability to reject school-sponsored "support plans."The lawsuit argues that these policies infringe on the U.S.
and Virginia constitutions, which protect parents' right to direct their children's upbringing, education, and religious development, as well as argues that school employees overstep their authority by facilitating a student's gender transition without parental knowledge or consent.The lawsuit came after America First Legal’s May 1 demand letter, which referenced the alleged infractions and directed FCPS to completely remove the policies, or immediately stop their enforcement during revision, or make a parental notice and exemption mechanism by May 18.LOUDOUN COUNTY PARENTS NOT 'SATISFIED' AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS TESTIFY ON TRANSGENDER POLICIESFairfax County Public Schools Division Superintendent Dr.Michelle...