WILL FILES PARENTAL RIGHTS COMPLAINT AGAINST MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Case Name: MPS FERPA and PPRA Complaint

Type of Case: Individual Liberties

Court: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice

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Filed On: April 2, 2025

Current Status: Complaint filed April 2, 2025.

WILL, alongside Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Parents Defending Education (PDE), filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice against Milwaukee Public Schools for its secret gender transition policy.

Background

MPS allows school staff to create Gender Support Plan and Gender Communication Plan documents for minor students without parental notification, and conceals these plans from educational records. The complaint argues this violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).

WILL Deputy Counsel Luke Berg said: “Parents have the right and solemn responsibility to raise their own children. Federal law recognizes the parental role.”

Lawyers

Luke Berg, Deputy Counsel

CASE DOCUMENTS

• Complaint, April 2, 2025