Dear John,

Parents today face unprecedented challenges to their authority.

Many once-trusted professionals like doctors, teachers and administrators are no longer allies in raising our children.

Thankfully, they don’t have the final word in how we raise our children.

You and I have God-given rights to direct the healthcare, education, and spiritual development of our kids.

But while these parental rights are protected by the Constitution, some schools still don’t see it that way.

Right now, a school in Encinitas, California is forcing 5th graders to teach impressionable kindergarteners that their gender is determined by how they feel–not biology.

Even if the kids involved believe that boys are boys and girls are girls.

Worse still, the principal and teachers involved are keeping parents completely in the dark about these types of lessons.

And when they were confronted by our clients, the Encinas family, they refused to agree to notify them or any other parents about upcoming lessons that might conflict with their religious beliefs. They also refused to allow any students to opt out.

Instead, they treated the parents with hostility. Listen to Carlos Encinas learn firsthand about his family’s experiences dealing with the school:

Unfortunately, the issues being faced by the Encinases are not unique to the Encinases.

Schools in states like California, Washington and New York continue to trample on the rights of parents to raise their children according to sincerely-held religious beliefs.

That’s why First Liberty is fighting for dads like Carlos and his kids. A victory in their case could help set a precedent that would force schools to respect the religious beliefs of parents and students.

But for that to happen, we need your support to win this fight.

Your gift today means our attorneys will have the resources they need to win and that the Encinas family will never receive a bill for our services.

Will you fight to defend parental rights for families of faith?

Together, we can make sure the God-given rights of parents are protected for generations to come.

Grateful for you, 

Kelly

Kelly Shackelford, Esq.
President, CEO & Chief Counsel
First Liberty Institute