West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with 15 other attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting parents challenging a school district’s gender transition guidelines. These guidelines allow students to change their gender identity at school, including names, pronouns, and access to facilities like locker rooms and bathrooms, without parental knowledge or consent. Morrisey argued that parents have a fundamental right to be involved in their children’s education, especially concerning significant decisions. He emphasized that withholding such information from parents is not only concerning but potentially harmful. The brief asserts that parents should have legal standing to challenge policies that impact their parental rights, and urges the Supreme Court to protect these rights by granting certiorari and reversing lower court decisions. This action follows Morrisey’s leadership in a previous brief opposing similar policies in Montgomery County, Maryland, demonstrating his commitment alongside a coalition of states to uphold parental involvement in educational decisions.
