A lawsuit that accused Montgomery County Public Schools of violating parents’ rights with their gender identity policy was dismissed in federal court.
The lawsuit, filed in late 2020 by two parents in the school district, argued that MCPS’ violated the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) when its 2019 policy allowed staff to not share a student’s chosen gender identity with parents unless the student approves, according to Bethesda Magazine.
Under the policy, staffers are not authorized to share a student’s gender identity with parents even if the student has already shared their different gender identity with other students and teachers.