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Foote v. Ludlow School Committee

School officials fired me because I expressed genuine concern—as a parent—about a book in my kids' school

Summary

Public school officials in Ludlow, Massachusetts enacted a gender-identity policy that excludes parents from any knowledge or involvement in key decisions regarding their children’s care, blatantly violating parents’ fundamental right to direct their kids’ upbringing, health care, and education.

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March 21st, 2023
ADF to 1st Circuit: Protect parents' right to raise children without govt interference

Case Documents

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Appellate Court

Brief of Alliance Defending Freedom as amicus curiae in support of plaintiffs-appellants and reversal

3/20/2023

Case Profiles

Kate Anderson

Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Parental Rights

Kate Anderson serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Parental Rights.