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Chathams School District Drops Gender Expression Policy After Settlement

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC · How we work

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The Chathams School District in New Jersey permanently scrapped its gender-expression policy after settlement.
Board of Education approved the settlement by a 7-0 vote on Oct. 12.
Moms for Liberty and two parents sued in August, citing Supreme Court’s 6-3 Mirabelli decision.
The settlement bars the district from reinstating the policy or a similar version and mandates a manual.
The suing parents said they faced doxxing and harassment after opposing policy.

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The Chathams School District in New Jersey permanently scrapped its gender-expression policy after settlement.
Board of Education approved the settlement by a 7-0 vote on Oct. 12.
Moms for Liberty and two parents sued in August, citing Supreme Court’s 6-3 Mirabelli decision.
The settlement bars the district from reinstating the policy or a similar version and mandates a manual.
The suing parents said they faced doxxing and harassment after opposing policy.