Dear Jack,
Fifteen days.
That’s how long a group of Wake County parents is giving the Wake County Public School System to protect their religious freedom—or face a lawsuit.
You may have seen the story making headlines this week.
A group of parents organized as Middle Creek Parental Rights has asked Wake County Schools for accommodations after the district hired a biological male music teacher who dresses as a woman and wants to be addressed as a woman.
To be clear: What these parents are asking for is the freedom to raise their children according to their faith.
They have asked that parents be allowed to opt their children out of classes taught by the teacher, that students not be disciplined for using male pronouns, that parents receive notice and the opportunity to opt out of discussions about gender identity, and that families not face retaliation for asserting these rights.
The district initially refused, but these parents decided they would not simply back down.
They stood their ground.
Because religious freedom means parents should be free to teach their children the truth about God’s design for human sexuality without them being introduced to ideas that are unhealthy, confusing, and opposed to their values at school.
But here's the problem:
Rights on paper don't protect families by themselves. And Wake County is violating those rights.
