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Florida Parents File Lawsuit for Violation of Parental Rights to Stop Secret Transgender-Affirming ‘Guidance’

'This is a national agenda to drive a wedge between parents and their children'

Florida Parents File Lawsuit for Violation of Parental Rights to Stop Secret Transgender-Affirming ‘Guidance’
A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathrooms at Oval Park Grill in Durham, N.C., on May 11, 2016. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images
Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
Reporter
10/27/2021|Updated: 10/27/2021
The parents of a Leon County school student have filed a lawsuit against school officials for violation of parental rights in an effort to stop enforcement of the district’s transgender-affirming “guidance” for their minor-aged daughter that was kept secret from the parents.

The Plan

As reported by The Epoch Times in August, January Littlejohn of Tallahassee, Florida, was horrified to discover that school officials held a secret meeting with her 13-year-old daughter to discuss how the school would accommodate her decision to be acknowledged as non-binary and use an alternate name at school. The plan made it clear to staff that the parents were not “aware and supportive of their child’s gender transition.” Therefore, while the school psychologist/social worker, principal, assistant principal, counselor, student teachers, substitute teachers, and the child’s peer group were allowed to know what was going on, the use of “privacy when speaking to parents” was listed as one of the “considerations” that “must be accounted for in implementing this plan.”
Excerpt from the Leon County School District’s transgender gender nonconforming student support plan, directing staff to keep all guidance regarding a 13-year-old daughter's new "non-binary" status secret "when speaking to parents," filled out in a secret meeting on Sept. 8, 2020.  (Obtained by The Epoch Times from January and Jeffrey Littlejohn in August 2021.)
Excerpt from the Leon County School District’s transgender gender nonconforming student support plan, directing staff to keep all guidance regarding a 13-year-old daughter's new "non-binary" status secret "when speaking to parents," filled out in a secret meeting on Sept. 8, 2020.  Obtained by The Epoch Times from January and Jeffrey Littlejohn in August 2021.
Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
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Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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