A New Jersey school district won’t out trans students. Moms for Liberty is suing to expose the kids

Moms for Liberty has sued a New Jersey school district over policies protecting transgender students’ privacy.

The anti-LGBTQ organization, represented by the conservative Thomas More Society, filed the federal lawsuit against the School District of the Chathams Board of Education over its student privacy policies, according to the New Jersey Globe.

In its complaint, Moms for Liberty cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court action in Mirabelli v. Bonta. The justices allowed a lower-court injunction restricting student confidentiality to take effect while parents continue to challenge similar policies in California. The Thomas More Society also represents the parents in that case.

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“When Thomas More Society prevailed at the Supreme Court, we made a promise: any school board or district that kept hiding a child's so-called ‘gender transition’ from parents, or that punished kids for refusing to bow down to an ideology they don't believe, would be held accountable,” said Christopher Ferrara, senior counsel for the Thomas More Society.

The Supreme Court’s action was not a final ruling in Mirabelli. The justices instead vacated a stay imposed by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing the injunction to take effect while the litigation continues. The court’s majority nevertheless signaled that the parent plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the merits.

The New Jersey district has maintained that the Supreme Court’s interim action does not bind the state’s public schools. “The United States Supreme Court decision, Mirabelli, is not binding on public school districts in New Jersey,” board President Ann Ciccarelli said at a June 15 meeting.

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Moms for Liberty argues that the district should end its policy and notify parents if a student socially transitions at school, even if the student does not want school officials to tell their family.

“Parents are the primary educators and caregivers of their children, not school boards, not counselors, and not ideologues pushing secret gender transitions behind closed doors,” said Moms for Liberty CEO Tina Descovich. Descovich also cited the Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which required a Maryland school district to allow parents with religious objections to opt their children out of instruction using LGBTQ-inclusive storybooks.

“The Chathams Board of Education’s open defiance of the Supreme Court’s clear rulings in Mirabelli and Mahmoud is an assault on the constitutional rights of every family in that district. Moms for Liberty will not stand by while schools hide life-altering decisions from parents or persuade children to affirm an ideology that violates their conscience and faith. We are proud to partner with the Thomas More Society to defend parental rights in New Jersey and across America.”