Amicus Brief: Foote v. Ludlow School Committee We’ve seen across the country incidents where school officials secretly social-transition minor children in alternate gender identities without their parents’ consent or even knowledge Lawsuits have been ongoing across the country, with the first one now reaching the Supreme Court In this case, the school district in Ludlow, Massachusetts, disregarded parents’ instructions not to
Amicus Brief: Foote v. Ludlow School Committee An emerging issue in public education is school officials’ secret social-transitioning of minor children in alternate gender identities and deliberately withholding that information from parents In this case, the school district in Ludlow, Massachusetts, disregarded parents’ instructions to not discuss gender-identity issues with their children and interfered with the parents’ decision
The Legal Future of Gender Affirmation - manhattan. institute The U S Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit sided with schools over parents in Foote v Ludlow School Committee, a case involving the legality of school social transition policies that do not require parental notification when a student requests to be addressed by a cross-sex name or pronouns As the Federalist Society chronicles, the parents in Foote had standing: their daughter was seeing
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New Amicus Brief: Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County Schools have no right to encourage "social gender transition" for students, especially without parental consent NEW YORK, NY – The Manhattan Institute has filed an amicus brief to the U S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the case of Littlejohn v School Board of Leon County, which would curb schools’ abilities to facilitate social gender transition of students without the consent
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Elephant in the Room: Dysfunctional Inner-City Culture—Not “Systemic . . . Heather Mac Donald’s explosive new book WHEN RACE TRUMPS MERIT exposes the lie behind America’s equity obsession —and how it is destroying our culture NEW YORK, NY (April 18, 2023) — The death of George Floyd and ensuing riots were said to be a wake-up call: address America’s pervasive discrimination or face even greater disruption […]
Myth Debunked - Manhattan Institute A Latin conservative tidal wave is not coming The myth of the redemptive Hispanic is finally cracking For years, conservative open-borders advocates have touted Hispanic “family values” as a prime reason to increase immigration Hispanic immigrants, these conservatives say, will save America from itself At a time when Anglo and black families are disintegrating, when […]
Grading Schools Promotes Accountability and Improvement: Evidence from . . . During 2007–13, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) evaluated schools based on various factors related to both student performance on standardized tests and schools’ educational environment, and then conferred overall grades of A–F; Bill de Blasio became the new mayor on January 1, 2014, and his administration has moved sharply […]
SCOTUS Preview: 2024–25 - Campaign This event has reached capacity Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Panel Discussion Yale Club, Grand Ballroom 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York City Scroll down to see more details and register Last term, the Supreme Court addressed the Second Amendment, presidential immunity, social-media regulation, and Chevron deference Following that tumultuous year