America First Legal Sues Anne Arundel County Public Schools Over Gender Identity Policy
America First Legal (AFL) , in partnership with Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, has filed a federal lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), alleging the school system secretly facilitated a student's social gender transition without notifying or obtaining the consent of the child's parents. To read the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, click here . The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of two AACPS parents identified as John and Jane Doe, challenges the school system's Policy JQ, Regulation JQ-RA, and related guidance governing gender identity accommodations for students. According to the complaint, the parents allege AACPS staff supported their minor child in using a male name and presenting as male while at school without informing them or seeking their permission. The lawsuit claims the parents became aware of the situation only after two separate school employe...
