Between January 2021 and June 2023, 392 educational intimidation bills have been introduced in state legislatures
The opinion requires both school districts to continue to allow the plaintiffs access to the correct facilities while litigation continues
The appeal was filed last October by Americans United, an organization that advocates for separation of church and state
The Attorneys General implied that LGBTQ+ merchandise could be considered obscene and threatened Target for selling LGBTQ+ youth merchandise
The judge ruled that such a ban is likely unconstitutional & it likely violates constitutional rights of equal protection & harms trans kids
Some of those attackers had returned to school after serving their brief suspensions. The rest remain unpunished
“Indiana legislators have had one goal all along, to use our laws to control what youth can and cannot read, what they can and cannot learn"
Public school teachers do not have the right to misgender a trans student & religious accommodation could not justify the harm to students
The ACLU also states in the suit that SB 480 violates the federal requirements of the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act
The ruling clarifies that the parents' freedom of speech/religious beliefs do not trump the child's medical and/or psychological needs