By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News
LAS VEGAS — (April 20, 2026) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from anti-LGBTQ Massachusetts parents who argued that public schools must obtain parental consent before encouraging a student’s name or pronoun change in the classroom.
The petition claimed that school officials violated parents’ constitutional rights under the 14th Amendment’s due process protections, which guarantee parental authority over the upbringing of their children.
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This marks the second time the Court has recently refused to take up a similar dispute, following a comparable case involving a Wisconsin school district last December.
Although the Court chose not to intervene, several conservative justices have previously indicated interest in the broader legal questions surrounding parental rights and gender identity policies in public education. The decision also follows a recent emergency ruling involving California, where the Court suggested the state may have infringed on parental rights in a separate transgender-related case.
Legal observers note that the issue is likely to return to the Court as similar disputes continue to emerge across multiple states.
In a statement, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Chief Counsel Jim Campbell criticized the decision, calling it a missed opportunity to strengthen parental authority in education.
“No school district should make important mental health decisions on behalf of parents or conceal those decisions from them,” Campbell said, adding that families have a right to be informed about significant developments affecting their children.
The organization represented the Massachusetts parents in the case and has frequently brought religious liberty and LGBTQ-related disputes before the Supreme Court.
The lawsuit originated in Ludlow, Massachusetts, where parents of a middle school student alleged that school staff encouraged their child to identify as “genderqueer” without parental knowledge or consent.
However, the school district disputed the claims, arguing that the alleged policy does not exist. In its filing, the district stated that the case should be dismissed because it effectively asks the Court to rule on a policy that is not officially in place.
“The Court should deny the petition here because it has been asked to render an advisory opinion on a policy that does not exist,” the district wrote in its response.
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