Horne applauds court ruling supporting parents on sex identity

AZ Appeals Court restores lawsuit against Mesa Unified District

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is cheering a state Court of Appeals ruling that allows parents to sue public schools that fail to inform parents when a child intends to identify as a sex other than the one to which they were born.

Horne said, “Schools are not substitutes for parents and they have zero right to withhold information that parents are entitled to know. Arizona law is very clear on the right of parents and they should be informed when a child expresses a desire to be identified as a sex other than the one to which they were born. The Court of Appeals was unanimous in their decision allowing a lawsuit filed against the Mesa school district by a parent to proceed. I am very pleased that the Court made the correct ruling to defend parental rights and remind schools they should follow the law or risk legal action.”