OAN Staff Blake Wolf
11:29 AM – Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A Colorado couple is suing the state over its transgender law which allowed Brighton High School to encourage their daughter to transition without her parent’s knowledge or consent.
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The girl was also allegedly encouraged to have her breasts surgically removed and to take cross-sex hormones by a trans-therapist who was connected to the girl by a school counselor.
After being manipulated by the school, the student once again identifies as a girl and regrets her decision.
“It happened all in secret, for months and months without our clients knowing,” said Eric Sell, the couple’s lawyer.
The lawsuit, which was filed on August 7th against the Department of Education, as well as the Brighton School District, claims that the parents constitutional rights were violated.
“When we went to the well demanding HB23-1039 be stopped and they wouldn’t listen, we told the Dems there would be lawsuits and rightfully so. The counselors, teachers and schools have no right stepping into a parental role that takes kids down a path of no return,” wrote Republican Representative Brandi Bradley (R-Colo.).
The Colorado law in question requires its public schools to use a child’s “preferred name,” which would open up schools to litigation should they refuse
The lawsuit identified the couple as Jane and John Doe and their 16-year-old daughter as AD.
“Sadly, the state of Colorado and public schools across the state have erected barriers between these children and their parents – the very people who love and support them – leading to more isolation and harm,” the lawsuit stated. “And the government has violated parents’ constitutional rights in the process.”
The girl struggled with anxiety and depression which, with the school’s guidance, led her to identify as a boy as she started high school.
The school counselor guided AD in changing her pronouns and her name, which all teachers were informed of, as well as orders to keep the parents in the dark regarding the student’s new identity.
As AD continued through her freshman year, her parents began growing suspicious that the school was “socially [transitioning]” their daughter without their consent or knowledge.
“But by then, AD’s trust of her parents had deteriorated due to the school’s action,” the lawsuit said. “The Does are loving and supportive parents, and they wanted their daughter to explore the root of her distress through therapy rather than view transitioning as a panacea that would solve all problems. But because AD was convinced that transitioning was the only answer, her parents’ alternative approach appeared unsupportive. While the Does informed the counselor they did not want AD to be socially transitioned, the school nevertheless continued to treat AD as if she were a boy.”
In the transgender therapist sessions, the therapist reportedly told AD, “You are a boy.” The two then “discussed taking testosterone and having a mastectomy as the next steps,” the lawsuit stated.
The lawsuit aims to change state law and school transgender policies to avoid future harm, along with damages and legal fees paid.
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