Ohio Parents sue school district over pronoun policy, claiming child abuse

The Daily Caller

HILLIARD CITY, OH – Parents at an Ohio School District are suing over the district’s new pronoun policy.

“This is done, not only without parental consent and knowledge, but the teachers are taking specific actions to hide these conversations from parents,” the lawsuit stated. “Although, perhaps well-intentioned, this is a recipe for indoctrination and child abuse.”

The parents claimed the district failed to explain its policy on student privacy to the parents, according to the lawsuit. In addition to the private conversations, students were allegedly given a survey that asked them what their preferred pronouns were and if they can be shared with their parents.

“Hilliard City Schools is committed to a transparent and vigorous defense against this lawsuit, which is notably filled with misstatements of fact and mischaracterizations,” Hilliard Superintendent David Steward said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We look forward to filing our response with the court. In the meantime, the lawsuit makes certain accusations which have little to do with the legal arguments, but about which we believe it is important to set the record straight – with facts.”


In September, the Hilliard Education Association provided the school’s educators with LGBTQ-ally badges that say “I’m Here” next to a Pride flag. The badges featured QR codes that when scanned lead to a teachers union LGBTQ “Resource Toolkit” allegedly “linking to material giving instruction on sexual positions and suggested books that are not part of the District’s standards,” the lawsuit stated.

“The parents are not asking for any monetary damages,” a press release from the parents stated. “The parents are asking the Court for a declaratory judgment that would affirm their firmly established constitutional rights to direct the upbringing of their children.”

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