Advancing American Freedom led a coalition of 47 amici in Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County, Florida, a case in which parents January and Jeffrey Littlejohn are seeking damages against a school that secretly socially transitioned their then 13-year-old daughter and actively sought to hide that transition from the Littlejohns. A three-judge panel declined to reverse the district court’s ruling against the parents, who are now seeking an en banc rehearing of their case. AAF’s amicus brief argues that the district court and panel decisions violate a century of Supreme Court precedent recognizing parental rights.
“In school districts across America, parents like the Littlejohns are being rolled in the service of a radical and secretive social agenda as the state usurps their parental rights,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “Every child is unique. Only parents know what is best for their children, not ideologues that use school districts as tools for their social engineering pet projects. We urge the Eleventh Circuit to grant the Littlejohns’ petition for rehearing en banc and rule in their favor.”
