Illinois Quick Hits: Group says secret gender policies violate parents’ rights

(The Center Square) – The Liberty Justice Center has sent letters to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and attorneys general in three other states, warning that school districts’ decisions to withhold information from parents regarding students’ purported gender transitions violate the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

The LJC said parents have a right under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to direct the education of their children. The group said the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act guarantees parents the right to access their children’s education records at schools that receive federal funds.

In addition to Illinois, the LJC sent letters to attorneys general in New York, New Jersey and Washington.

MISSOURI INCOME TAX MEASURE FAILS

Missouri voters have emphatically rejected a ballot amendment that could have phased out the state’s income tax by allowing the state legislature to raise sales taxes and other revenue sources.

83.3% of those who cast ballots in the Mis...