#parental-rights

#parental-rights

One afternoon during her senior year in 2017, my 18-year-old high schooler, Baylie Grogan, spoke to me in a serious tone. "The only thing worse than dying is living in a body that doesn't work," she said. "Promise me you won't ever let me live that way." It was shortly before she left home to start college as a pre-med student. "I promise," I replied, agreeing that such a predicament would be horrifying, and I wouldn't want it either.

A Lexington father is suing the town's school district and some of its leaders, alleging they stonewalled his attempts to excuse his kindergartener from lessons featuring LGBTQ themes that conflict with his Christian values. The parent, referred to as "Alan L." in the Oct. 17 complaint, specifically pointed to picture books depicting same-sex couples and their children - classroom instruction he says is "unmistakably normative and contradicts his family's faith by normalizing and celebrating LGBTQ relationships and identities."

It's 2025 and I actually have parents trying to defend pulling their child out of school for vacation,

But even as the youth-including twenty- and thirtysomething podcasters and social media influencers, as well as student members of the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA- brought a high-energy vibe, stalwart members got a new assignment. Where past Moms for Liberty attendees were urged to run for school boards, this year they were encouraged to turn their grievances into legal challenges.

The Supreme Court has allowed states to determine the availability of gender-affirming care for minors, with the potential for state legislators to overrule parental decisions.

The couple's beliefs have drawn scrutiny, with their child expressing concerns about 'being cold, scared and removing the snake within us', raising alarms about parental fitness.

A petition calling for all parents of children in England to be allowed 10 days of term-time holiday leave has surpassed 180,000 signatures, prompting potential parliamentary debate.

The Constitution does not always know what to do with discomfort. It can name violence, punish censorship, protect belief. But discomfort lives in the shadows.