Federal Appeals Court rules against Ludlow parents in gender identity lawsuit

A federal appeals Court has ruled that two Ludlow, Massachusetts parents were wronged by school officials who they claimed kept them in ignorance about their child’s gender identity.
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First Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed a ruling of a lower court dismissing the lawsuit in 2022. Parents sued after teachers at Baird Middle School began calling the 11-year old student by the name chosen by the child.
These employees used the given name of the child and the gender identity in their communications with parents.
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The defendants claimed they followed state guidelines to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender identity. However, plaintiffs claim their rights under the 14th Amendment as parents have been violated.
The court disagreed and said that the policy did not violate the rights of parents.
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