Parents’ Rights
Title VI Toolkit
If you believe that you or others protected by Title VI have been discriminated against on the basis of race, color, or national origin, you may file a complaint with the Federal agency that provides funds for the program where you believe the discrimination is occurring. A signed, written complaint should be filed, generally, within 180 days.
Title IX Toolkit
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that parents of children who suffer discrimination “on the basis of sex” may sue immediately to enforce the law. Therefore, parents and guardians may file a Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, typically, within 180 days.
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
Though the Supreme Court has affirmed that parents have the authority over their children’s education, schools often ignore this right. The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) gives parents the legal right to review curricula and opt out of certain activities in federally funded schools, helping them hold schools accountable and protect their children’s privacy.
State Specific FOIA Templates
These state-specific templates are available if you need them to FOIA or ORR your local school officials for any information.
They’re a useful resource to help you obtain the records you’re looking for!
Pertinent Cases
Parental Rights
Platt et al. v. Mansfield et al.
During the public comment portion of a Loudoun County School Board meeting on October 8, 2024, parents expressed concern through public comment about reports of an illegal alien student w...
Parental Rights
City of Huntington Beach v. Gavin Newsom, et al.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB 1955) into law, which prohibits school districts from requiring parents to be informed if a student experiences gender confusion ...
Parental Rights
Jane Doe v. Pine-Richland School District
Pine-Richland School District has been hiding “gender transitions” of students from their parents under Administrative Regulation 103(B). The school district has also been providing stude...
Parental Rights
Rachel Walden v. Mesa Unified School District, et al.
Mesa Public Schools (MPS) policy (the “Trans Policy”) assists and encourages students to “transition” their gender while keeping this information hidden from parents. After this policy of...
Parental Rights
Matthew Foldi and Bethany Mandel v. Board of Education for Montgomery County, et al.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) denied Matthew Foldi and Bethany Mandel access to a June 27, 2023, school board meeting following community uproar against LGBT-themed books requir...
Parental Rights
International Partners for Ethical Care, et al. v. Jay Inslee, et al. (SB 5599)
Washington state’s Senate Bill 5599 is a new law that allows shelters to take in children struggling with gender dysphoria and potentially provide them with life-altering “care” (potentia...
Parental Rights
Montana, et al. v. Cardona, et al.
The Cedar Grove School District in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, began gathering information from young children about gender identity, same-sex unions, religious affiliation, and race/ethnici...
Parental Rights
Deanda v. Becerra, et al.
The Department of Health and Human Services has for decades provided “family planning services” to adolescents under a provision known as Title X. Our client has sought to raise his child...
Parental Rights
Brandl, et al. v. West Shore School District
The West Shore School District’s Social Emotion Learning curriculum teaches children “virtues and values” that go against the beliefs of Christian parents in the school district. The pare...
Parental Rights
Doe, et al. v. Bethel Local School District
For over a century, this school district has prohibited biological males and biological females from using the same intimate facilities, even disciplining students for violating this rule...
Parental Rights
Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District
The Eau Claire Area School District has implemented a policy that allows school administrators to facilitate a social transition for a child without informing or seeking consent from thei...
Parental Rights
AFL, et al. v. Cardona, et al.
The Biden Administration’s Department of Education created a “National Parents and Families Engagement Council” to serve as a partisan, hand-selected committee to mask the Biden Administr...
Parental Rights
Thomas, et al. v. Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools adopted Regulation 8040, which prohibits school staff from talking to parents about any issue related to the “gender identity” of their children, unless the ...
Parental Rights
Sargent, et al. v. School District of Philadelphia, et al.
In 2021, in the name of “antiracism” and “equity,” the School District of Philadelphia announced that starting with the 2022–23 school year, it was changing its selection process for crit...
Parental Rights
Auslander v. Tredyffrin/Easttown
Ben Auslander, a father, tried to review his child’s school district’s curriculum, which included divisive CRT instructional materials. Initially, the school district allowed him to inspe...
