Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is advocating for parents’ rights again, aiming to shield children from what he sees as a radical transgender ideology in public schools.

Marshall, who is also running for the U.S. Senate, has submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting parental rights. He has joined a coalition of 22 states opposing the Massachusetts School District’s policies that permit children to undergo “social transitions” without parental approval.

“Parents don’t lose their constitutional rights when their children enter public schools,” Marshall stated. “It’s unacceptable for government officials to keep significant decisions regarding children’s lives hidden from their parents.”

This case, Foote v. The Ludlow School Committee, involves Ludlow Public Schools in Massachusetts and parents Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri. The school allegedly facilitated a “social transition” for students without informing their parents, changing the children’s names and pronouns in secret.

It was reported that school counselors had private conversations with students and implied their safety was at risk with their parents.

Marshall expressed concern that such actions are alarming, especially in light of recent revelations about the healthcare industry and radical advocacy groups aiming to influence child healthcare. “The Supreme Court should assert its authority to protect children, not support schools promoting ideological agendas at the expense of parents,” he remarked.

The coalition’s brief urges the Supreme Court to review the case, challenging a ruling from the First Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld a 2023 district court decision favoring the school’s policy.

Marshall contended that the First Circuit’s decisions should be overturned, emphasizing that historical traditions uphold parental rights in guiding the upbringing and care of children. Schools, he believes, cannot make decisions that traditionally fall under parental authority without their consent.

Parental rights are constitutionally protected in all states and should not be disregarded in matters concerning a child’s health and education. The Supreme Court has long acknowledged these rights legally.

Marshall remains a staunch advocate for parental rights. Earlier in the year, he spearheaded an Amicus brief support filed in response to President Trump’s order banning federal funding for gender transition procedures for minors in the Fourth and Ninth Circuits.

He has also been involved in legal efforts to uphold protections for vulnerable children in Alabama.

Other attorneys general from states including West Virginia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, and more are part of this initiative.