Overview

• The court denied review of Lee v. Poudre School District R-1, leaving intact lower-court rulings that dismissed the case on procedural grounds.
• Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, warned that courts are avoiding the question of whether schools may encourage or assist a student's gender transition without informing parents.
• The lawsuit stemmed from middle-school GSA meetings where students discussed gender identity and were told it might not be safe to share the conversations at home, prompting both families to withdraw their children.
• Poudre School District urged the justices to reject the petition, arguing the parents sought an advisory opinion and that the Constitution does not require disclosure of discussions in voluntary after-school clubs.
• America First Policy Institute, which supported the parents, called the denial disappointing and said it will pursue similar cases, as observers point to other parental-rights petitions that could present the issue to the court.