I’m running short on time, and this Quiz is another good “back to the basics” question. Let’s see how you do. According to the Supreme Court, who has the primary authority with respect to “the upbringing and education of children.”?
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Answer: The parents. Here’s what the Supreme Court said in that regard.
The same is true for the subclass of parents who object to those policies on due process grounds. Under long-established precedent, parents—not the State—have primary authority with respect to “the upbringing and education of children.” Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510, 534–535, 45 S.Ct. 571, 69 L.Ed. 1070 (1925); accord, Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390, 399–400, 43 S.Ct. 625, 67 L.Ed. 1042 (1923). The right protected by these precedents includes the right not to be shut out of participation in decisions regarding their children's mental health. Parham v. J. R., 442 U.S. 584, 602, 99 S.Ct. 2493, 61 L.Ed.2d 101 (1979). Gender dysphoria is a condition that has an important bearing on a child's mental health, but when a child exhibits symptoms of gender dysphoria at school, California's policies conceal that information from parents and facilitate a degree of gender transitioning during school hours. These policies likely violate parents’ rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children.
Mirabelli v. Bonta, 607 U.S. 492, 497, 146 S. Ct. 797, 803, 224 L. Ed. 2d 310 (2026)
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