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AFL Sues Maryland Schools Over Gender Transition Policies

4/17/2026

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AFL Sues MCPS

America First Legal (AFL) filed a federal complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland.
The suit alleges violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments by MCPS.
It targets a district handbook AFL says facilitates social gender transitions while concealing them from parents.
The filing follows a Supreme Court ruling on similar policies in California, and MCPS has not commented on the complaint.

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AFL Urges Trump

America First Legal (AFL) urged U.S. President Donald Trump to investigate Hoonah City School District in Alaska over a policy allowing staff to withhold students' gender identity information from parents.
AFL claims the policy deceives parents about their children's identities.
The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that questioned California's similar policies and temporarily blocked that policy, while AFL's complaint signals a growing trend of legal challenges to transgender policies.

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AFL Sues MCPS

America First Legal (AFL) filed a federal complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland.
The suit alleges violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments by MCPS.
It targets a district handbook AFL says facilitates social gender transitions while concealing them from parents.
The filing follows a Supreme Court ruling on similar policies in California, and MCPS has not commented on the complaint.

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