Rick Claybrook News Today

A federal judge in Maryland has dismissed a lawsuit brought by three parents against Montgomery County Public Schools to stop a policy of hiding students' gender transitions from "unsupportive" caregivers.

"Kids have their parents to protect them because they're not able to do so until they reach maturity, and I think often will misunderstand whether the parents are supportive or not," one attorney for parents said.

Florida has recently banned sex education before fourth grade, but Maryland is a different world: For years, the state school system has directed teachers not to inform parents about gender-transitioning students.

Some administrators say outing a student could lead to child abuse or self-harm. Parents in court filings say they have a right to know.

Florida has recently banned sex education before fourth grade, but Maryland is a different world: For years, the state school system has directed teachers not to inform parents about gender-transitioning students.

A lawyer in the case says that policies that are prompting schools to enable secretive gender transitions are in place across the country.