ROCKFORD, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A case regarding parental rights and a middle school who allegedly concealed their daughter’s “social transition” at a west Michigan school can proceed in court.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan allowing the case Mead v. Rockford Public School District to move forward. Dan and Jennifer Mead claim the school district treated their autistic middle school daughter as a boy without their knowledge or consent, and took steps to keep those actions hidden from them.

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Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of ADF’s Center for Parental Rights, said parents have the right to raise their children without government interference.

“Schools should never hide vital information from parents, yet that’s exactly what the Rockford Public School District did,” Anderson said. “District employees didn’t even notify Dan and Jennifer Mead—let alone seek their consent—before beginning to call their young daughter by a masculine name and male pronouns.”

Anderson continued, saying “district policy required altering official records to conceal the district’s actions.” She said it is a violation of constitutional rights and she will be working with the Mead family until they win in court.

Michigan News Source previously reported the parents thought their daughter’s wrong name and pronouns were a mistake. When they asked the district to correct the masculine pronouns to feminine pronouns, the school district refused.