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Supreme Court rejects bid to punish school for respecting trans student’s identity (www.advocate.com)

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A Florida couple argued that school officials violated their rights by honoring their child’s request for a different name and pronouns without first informing them.

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The parents sued, calling it a “secret gender transition plan” and arguing the school violated their constitutional rights by withholding information about their child’s gender identity.

These parents are bad. If they were reasonable people their child would feel comfortable talking to them.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If a parent needs a state and courts to enforce their parenting, those aren't good parents.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta have state enforced child abuse!

[–] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

i don't know, there is a whole world out there with an interest to manipulate, exploit, and abuse children (and people generally). a few parents can only do so much to protect their children from that. they need support from a larger community.

of course parents in this case are horrible and abusive and not fighting some actual big evil, and states are a pretty bad replacement for actual community support.