No. 23-1280October Term 2024Decided Dec 9, 2024
Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District
This case involves a challenge by a parents' organization against a school district's policy regarding gender identity support plans for students, arguing it infringes on parental rights.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Dec 9, 2024
- What it's about
This case involves a challenge by a parents' organization against a school district's policy regarding gender identity support plans for students, arguing it infringes on parental rights. The plaintiffs contend the policy violates their fundamental constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children by excluding them from decisions about their children's gender identity at school.
Question presented
Whether a public school district violates parents’ “fundamental constitutional right to make decisions concerning the rearing of ” their children?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released Dec 9, 2024
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Apr 30, 2026
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