FIRST ON FOX: One of the largest school districts in the country is facing allegations that it lets teachers decide if parents are sufficiently “supportive” enough to tell them about their child’s desire to switch genders.Trump-aligned America First Legal (AFL) filed a formal complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools, which is in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with the Departments of Justice and Education, alleging it has been violating the constitution and other federal law through its “Gender Identity in Montgomery County Public Schools” handbook. AFL goes on to allege the school district repeatedly instructs staff to condition parental involvement on whether a parent is deemed “supportive” enough. Under a section of the plan titled “Communication with Families,” the handbook instructs that faculty should talk with a student to “ascertain the level of support” they receive at home to help make decisions on whether to share with parents that their child requested to change their pronouns, be called by a different name, or even sleep with the opposite biological sex during overnight field trips. Part of the “system” AFL also describes in its complaint guidance from the handbook that instructs educators to leave such gender-related information out of documents federal law allows parents access to.GOP LAWMAKER VOWS TO GIVE PARENTS MORE POWER AS SCHOOLS ‘BLATANTLY’ VIOLATE STUDENTS’ RIGHTSThe watchdog claims Montgomery County Public Schools is violating the Free Exercise, Free Speech and Due Process Clauses in the Constitution, as well as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), with their policies…
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