Portland Public Schools rescinds ban on woman who questioned childs gender identity assignment

Portland Public Schools rescinded its trespass order against an Oregon mother over her opposition to the district’s gender curriculum, according to a legal group representing the parent.In August, Allison Roberts sued Portland Public Schools after she expressed concern last year over Meriwether Lewis Elementary School’s decision to repaint its traditional rainbow pride flag into an “Intersex-Inclusive Progress” variant to include support for racial inclusion and transgender rights.Roberts also discovered an “identity flower” assignment given to her 11-year-old child that asked students to identify and discuss their gender identity with classmates and teachers. After receiving what she described as an unsatisfactory response from the school, Roberts wrote an open letter to the community criticizing the school’s policies, which she distributed on a public sidewalk outside school property.The school later accused Roberts of “harassment, intimidation and threatening behavior” as part of a pattern of “animus and harassment targeting vulnerable members of [the] community.” The district issued Roberts a one-year trespass order barring her from attending school events, including her child’s graduation ceremony.According to the Liberty Justice Center, which represented Roberts, Portland Public Schools agreed to several concessions before a scheduled hearing on Roberts’ motion for a preliminary injunction.These included rescinding her campus ban, exempting her children from certain LGBTQ2SIA+-related curriculum requirements and reviewing its nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policy.In a statement to Fox News Digital, Portland Public Schools confirmed the school district “agreed to rescind the trespass notice in mid-November.”“PPS has and will continue to comply with all laws that serve and protect children,” the district’s statement read.Timothy Snowball, lead attorney for the Liberty Justice Center’s PARENTS Initiative, called th...