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SCOTUS Rules on School Transgenderism Policies
Two of Wisconsin’s Republicans are heaping praise on the US Supreme Court after its ruling that gives parents a say about gender policies in schools.
State Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, and Sen. Andre Jacque, R-New Franken, introduced legislation in Wisconsin to outlaw secret gender policies in local schools. On Tuesday they said the Supreme Court got it right.
“What the US Supreme Court decision made irrefutable in its decision is that parents are the ultimate decision-makers when it comes to their children’s health and wellbeing,” Dittrich said in a statement. “In order to keep Wisconsin’s schools from further peril of litigation, Gov. Evers MUST do the right thing and sign Assembly Bill 103/Senate Bill 120 into law.”
The Assembly approved the plan in February, but the governor has not yet signed it or vetoed it.
Jacque said there’s no reason for the governor to wait, or veto the plans.
“The Supreme Court made clear what we all know, that school employees should never seek to hide critical information about children from their parents,” Jacque added. “I encourage Governor Evers to codify the court’s ruling by quickly signing Assembly Bill 103 into law, which will prohibit school boards from allowing deeply personal information about a child’s mental health and well-being to be concealed from parents.”
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty said there are at least 14 schools across Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, Madison, and Eau Claire, that have some kind of secret gender policy for their students.
WILL said if those schools don’t reverse course, and follow the Supreme Court’s ruling, there will be lawsuits.
“Parents cannot be a part of the solution with their child’s mental health challenges when they are prevented by the school from knowing of a student’s dysphoric condition,” Dittrich added.
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