School district sued by parents for refusing to misgender children

Two pairs of parents are anonymously suing a school district over its policy to allow students to use their preferred names and pronouns.

On 24 November, the Kettle Moraine School District (KMSD) in Wisconsin had a 17-page lawsuit filed against it in the Waukesha County Circuit Court.

Acting on behalf of the angered parents, the anti-LGBTQ+ organisation Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) filed the complaint.

It claimed their constitutional rights have been violated by allowing children to be called by their chosen names and pronouns, regardless of parental approval.

The unnamed plaintiffs are seeking a declaration that KMSD violated their rights, as well as demanding that it be banned from referring “to students using a name or pronouns at odds with their biological sex” without the consent of parents.

“Nominal damages” have also been requested over the “violation of their constitutional rights as parents,” as well as legal fees.

According to the lawsuit, one of the plaintiff’s children “began to experience significant anxiety and depression, and also began questioning” their gender identity in December 2020.

The 12-year-old was then taken out of school to get mental health support which reportedly helped the child become more confident in their gender.

They then wished to be called a “new male name” with corresponding pronouns, which led to their parents contacting the school ordering them to disregard this.

When the headteacher responded explaining the policy of referring to children by their chosen name and pronouns, the student was withdrawn from the institution.

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