The Colts Neck Township Schools went against the political grain of The Garden State and unanimously passed the policy affirming that parents are the primary decision-makers in their children's education and care.
Greg Quinlan is the founder of the Center for Garden State Families.
“We’re very grateful for what they did. It was the responsible thing to do, and it was done so well and clearly vetted by lawyers that this policy needs to be enacted in every school district all across the state."
Quinlan says it's a step forward but he's not hopeful anything concerning parental rights can be done in the predominately left-leaning legislature.
Among other things, the Colts Neck policy gives parents the right to know if their child changes pronouns and gender identity while at school, Asbury Park Press reported.
The district offers grades preschool through eighth and serves roughly 1,000 students.
"Parental rights will remain at the forefront of every decision we make," board President Angelique Volpe said at the group’s meeting last week. "Parents are the primary authority in their children's education… and we will not permit any sexual content, ideology or identity to take priority over the rights of our families and the educational mission of our schools."
Quinlan expects a few other districts to adopt this policy, adding that when they do they can expect opposition from leftists.
“We’re looking for them to harass these school districts to sue these school districts for which we're hoping that the public interest law firms will be able to come in and help us advocate and win on the ground of parental rights."
