An Illinois mother has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Community Unit School District 300 of secretly socially transitioning her child at school, withholding key information from her, and cutting her out of a “gender support” plan even after the student had been hospitalized for suicidal ideation.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, names Community Unit School District 300 and Superintendent Dr. Martina Smith as defendants. 

The mother, identified in the complaint only as S.K., alleges that the Algonquin-based district violated her constitutional rights by allowing school officials to make major identity and mental-health-related decisions involving her minor child without parental consent.

“This case challenges a public school district’s policies, practices, and customs of subjecting minor students to psychological and identity-based interventions, while deliberately excluding their parents from participation, consent, and even knowledge,” the complaint states.

The complaint alleges that District 300 officials “socially transitioned minor students at school,” developed “gender support” plans, coordinated with mental-health providers, and withheld material information from parents. 

The lawsuit argues that these actions were “not routine educational judgments,” but rather “state-directed psychological intervention into a minor’s identity, mental health, and familial relationships.”

According to the lawsuit, school personnel began using an alternate name and pronouns for S.K.’s child, T.K., in certain classes in 2022 without informing the mother. 

During that same period, the child was allegedly experiencing declining mental health and difficulty completing schoolwork. On Feb. 14, 2023, the child was admitted to a hospital for suicidal ideation, according to the complaint.

The most disturbing allegation comes from a reintegration meeting held at the school after the hospitalization. The lawsuit claims S.K. attended the meeting with her child on Feb. 27, 2023, but was escorted out of the room by a staff member to use the restroom. 

While she was gone, the complaint alleges, school officials discussed and initiated the development of a “gender support” plan with the child.

S.K. allegedly asked the school to postpone the meeting because of the child’s mental health condition and inability to make informed decisions about such supports. The complaint says the district delayed the formal meeting until 2024, but continued the social transition in the meantime without informing the mother.

The lawsuit further alleges that S.K. repeatedly told school personnel she did not consent to any gender support plan and requested information about the school’s actions. According to the complaint, school personnel then “ceased communication” with her on the matter. 

By fall 2023, the lawsuit alleges, the district had expanded the alternate name and pronouns to all classes without informing the mother.

On Feb. 6, 2024, school personnel allegedly completed a formal plan with the child regarding a social gender transition at school without notifying S.K. in advance or inviting her to the meeting. 

In February 2025, the mother requested a copy of the plan, but the district allegedly did not produce it. She later filed a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaint and received a copy of the plan in September 2025, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit also alleges that when S.K. asked to modify the plan to address her child’s needs, the district denied the request. In March 2025, the mother allegedly requested that no further meetings or decisions regarding the child’s social transition occur without her presence, but the district indicated it would continue to communicate with the child about the plan.

By fall 2025, the district allegedly began using an additional alternate name and alternate pronouns for the child in all classes without informing the mother.

The mother is seeking class-action status on behalf of other District 300 parents who have allegedly been affected by, or may be affected by, similar policies and practices. District 300 serves more than 20,000 students, according to the complaint and public district information. 

Niche lists the district as having 20,705 students, with 38% proficient in math and 50% proficient in reading, based on state test scores.

The lawsuit asks the court to prohibit the district from initiating gender support plans or similar psychological and identity-based interventions without timely parental notice and informed consent. The complaint also seeks to stop the district from withholding material information from parents, excluding parents from decisions affecting their children’s identity and mental health, and retaliating against families who object.

The lawsuit comes as parental rights and gender ideology in schools have become a major national flashpoint. On April 30, the Department of Justice announced investigations into 36 Illinois public school districts to determine whether they have included sexual orientation and gender ideology content in pre-K-12 classrooms and whether parents are being notified of opt-out rights. 

The DOJ said the investigations would also examine access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and girls’ sports teams based on biological sex.

District 300’s own website also gives a revealing look at the district’s priorities. On its “Immigration Resources” page, the district declares, “We are a community built on the strength of our collective diversity, and we want every student, family, and staff member to know: you belong here.” 

The page includes a section explaining ICE and links to immigration-related community organizations, legal resources, “Know Your Rights” materials, and government websites.

One organization linked on the district’s page, Casa Michoacán, advertises free psychological therapy in Spanish and English, available in person and virtually, for individuals, families, or groups. Its website says therapy is available to those who identify as LGBTQ, live in Illinois, are over 12, or live in Kane County, and adds that “priority” will be given to the LGBTQ population.

In other words, District 300 presents itself as a system built around “diversity,” immigrant support, and emotional affirmation. 

But according to this lawsuit, when one mother tried to find out what school officials were doing with her own child, the district allegedly put bureaucracy first and the parent last.

For parents across the country, the case raises a simple but explosive question: If a public school can allegedly change how a child is identified, hide information from the parent, and continue after the parent objects, who is really in charge of the child—the family or the state?

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Democrats don’t want to admit it publicly, but they are still the same party that tried to ‘Defund the Police’ a few years ago.

We know this because last week was National Police Week, and a Republican rep. from Iowa named Zach Nunn introduced a resolution to honor law enforcement officers. 173 Democrats voted against it. Every single Republican voted for it.

This would seem to indicate that the Democrats have not changed at all. How else can their behavior be interpreted?

FOX News reported:

173 House Democrats vote against resolution honoring police amid rising attacks

House Democrats split over a resolution backing law enforcement as assaults on officers surged last year.

Just 29 House Democrats on Wednesday voted for a GOP-authored measure paying tribute to the “extraordinary sacrifice” law enforcement officers make and criticizing the defund the police movement for jeopardizing public safety.

Meanwhile, 173 Democrats voted with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., against the resolution, while every GOP lawmaker present supported it.

“We want to take that best practice of respecting law enforcement in Iowa to the nation’s capital, and I was thrilled that we got bipartisan support,” Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, who introduced the measure, said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

But the Iowa Republican said he expected his resolution to receive unanimous backing.

“I think it unfortunately puts a real spotlight on a chasm we have between those who support law and order and those who are supporting those who undermine it,” Nunn said.

The vote comes as assaults against law enforcement officers climbed to a 10-year high last year, according to an FBI report released Monday. The number of officers killed saw a slight decrease between 2024 and 2025.

Zach Nunn put out this statement:

“It shouldn’t be controversial to stand with the men and women who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe,” said Rep. Nunn. “But from the ‘defund the police’ radicalism to sanctuary city policies that prevent cooperation with federal law enforcement, too many politicians have put ideology ahead of public safety — and Americans are paying the price. This Police Week, the House sent a clear message: we back the blue. I’m proud to have led that effort.”

This is all about the base. The Democrat base.

The far left, radical faction of the Democrat party is in charge and the House members who voted against this resolution are absolutely terrified of them.

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has confirmed that illegal aliens are responsible for approximately 50% of all murders in the affluent, and deep blue, Northern Virginia suburb of Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C.

Mullin made the revelation during a Thursday Fox News interview while on the ground with ICE agents in Virginia.

The DHS Secretary was accompanying ICE in an early-morning operation in Manassas that resulted in the arrest of a repeat criminal illegal alien who had been deported multiple times but still managed to sneak back into the country.

“Just use Fairfax, Virginia, for example. Roughly 50% of the murders in Fairfax, Virginia… the perps are illegal, shouldn’t even be in the country to begin with. That’s just in Fairfax. You think about what’s happening in Virginia. When you make Virginia a sanctuary city, you encourage more illegal activities,” Mullin stated.

Mullin directly blamed sanctuary-style policies pushed by Virginia Democrats, including Governor Abigail Spanberger, for turning the state into a magnet for criminal illegal aliens.

“Well, unfortunately, we’re not working with [Spanberger] at all. She’s criminalized us to some degree. She went out there, she’s warned all law enforcement not to work with us,” Mullin told Fox News.

“This individual right here that we just arrested, this is his third time being deported. He self-deported once; he was deported again. He’s snuck back across; he’s been living here in this country again, with a history of criminal activity. This shouldn’t be happening in our streets, in our neighborhood,” he added.

WATCH:

WTF?! DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin confirms 50% PERCENT of *ALL* murders in deep-blue Fairfax County, Virginia were committed by illegal aliens

Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Democrat officials are RUINING their own state!

“Roughly 50% of the murders in Fairfax, Virginia, the… pic.twitter.com/jytPUCEZuD

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 17, 2026

There has been a string of high-profile murders in Fairfax County involving illegal immigrants, including the February stabbing death of Stephanie Minter at a bus stop.

The suspect in that case, Abdul Jalloh, a Sierra Leone national, had more than two dozen prior charges, many of which were dropped under local policies that limit cooperation with ICE.

Fairfax County has long been criticized for its lenient approach to immigration enforcement.

Mullin praised ICE and President Donald Trump’s leadership for working to make American streets safer.

“Right now, what you’re seeing is ICE doing its job. I mean, it’s early in the morning, and these guys are out there working every day, protecting their roads, protecting their streets,” Mullin said. “We have 22,000 ICE officers, 80,000 officers throughout DHS, and they’re doing their jobs.”

“They’re doing exactly what President Trump said he wanted to. Get America’s streets safe again, the previous administration let them run amok that these are criminals. Even when we have you know politicians that want to protect the criminals, President Trump is still protecting all our neighborhoods, and these guys around here are doing their job even early in the morning.”

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WATCH: Lawyer Who Took Louisiana Redistricting Fight to SCOTUS Warns of “Rampant Racial Discrimination”

An MSNOW interview on Saturday turned into another perfect example of how the left discusses elections when courts stop Democrats from using race as a political weapon.

The interview featured Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, who argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais. The case centered on Louisiana’s congressional map and whether the state could draw districts with race as a driving factor under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. 

On April 29, the Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s race-based map and held that compliance with the Voting Rights Act could not justify race-based districting in the way lower courts had allowed.

Nelson went on MSNOW as protests were taking place in Alabama and other parts of the country over the ruling. She claimed the decision would lead to “catastrophic” consequences, “rampant disenfranchisement,” and “rampant racial discrimination” across the South.

But the left’s outrage exposes the real issue.

Democrats are not angry because voters are being denied the right to vote. They are angry because the Supreme Court rejected the idea that Americans should be sorted into congressional districts by race. 

When Democrats benefit from race-based maps, they call it “representation.” When Republicans challenge those maps, Democrats call it “voter suppression.”

The Supreme Court did not take away anyone’s ballot. It did not stop anyone from voting. It pushed back against the idea that race should dominate how states draw political boundaries. The National Constitution Center described the decision as one that narrowed states’ ability to use race as a determining factor in redistricting.

That should be common sense.

America is not supposed to divide citizens by skin color, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, or any other identity category. Yet Democrats increasingly view every political question through race. If one district becomes more competitive, they call it racism. 

If one racial group does not produce the exact electoral outcome Democrats want, they call it discrimination. If courts stop race-based districting, they accuse the judiciary of destroying democracy.

Nelson even argued that the justice system needs “dire reform.” 

Democrats have spent years threatening to pack the Supreme Court when they cannot win cases under the current Constitution. Court packing would not save democracy. It would destroy the independence of the judiciary by turning the Supreme Court into another partisan branch of government.

Gerrymandering has always been political. Democrats have drawn aggressive maps in states such as Illinois, Maryland, New York, and California for years. But when Republicans fight back, the left suddenly pretends the republic is collapsing.

The Supreme Court stood for a basic principle: Americans should not be divided by race for political power. The left is furious because that principle threatens one of its favorite electoral weapons.

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Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy missed the runoff in the state’s GOP Senate primary Saturday, ending the reelection hopes of one of the few Senate Republicans who voted to convict President Donald Trump after the January 6 Capitol protest.

Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming are now set to advance after no candidate received the majority needed to avoid a June 27 runoff.

Cassidy’s defeat is not complicated.

In 2021, Cassidy joined Democrats and a small group of establishment Republicans in voting to convict Trump during the second impeachment trial. That vote followed him for years and turned what should have been a safe Republican reelection campaign into a political disaster.

Before Saturday’s primary, Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who supported conviction and one of only three still serving in office.

Trump made clear where he stood before voters cast their ballots. In a Truth Social post ahead of the election, he called Cassidy a “disloyal disaster” and warned Louisiana voters that the senator was “BAD FOR LOUISIANA.”

The message clearly resonated.

Cassidy had the backing of Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, but establishment support and campaign cash were not enough to save him from a conservative base that never forgot his impeachment vote.

Letlow built much of her campaign around Trump’s endorsement and argued Louisiana needed a senator aligned with the president’s America First agenda. Fleming, a former congressman and Trump administration official, also competed aggressively for conservative voters.

Together, both challengers left Cassidy politically stranded between an energized MAGA base and a Republican establishment that could not deliver enough support to rescue him.

Cassidy attempted to frame himself as a practical Republican focused on Louisiana issues, but voters remained focused on the issue that defined his national reputation.

Republican voters were asked whether a senator could vote with Democrats to convict Trump and then expect conservatives to simply move on years later. Louisiana voters delivered a decisive answer.

After the results became clear Saturday night, Trump celebrated Cassidy’s political downfall in a blistering Truth Social post.

“Bill Cassidy, after falsely using his ‘relationship’ with me during his political career, and winning Elections because of it, voted to impeach me on preposterous charges that were fake then, and now, are criminally insane!” Trump wrote.

“His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!”

Trump also thanked Louisiana voters for delivering what he called a “Big Victory,” adding, “I LOVE YOU ALL. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

For Trump, Saturday’s result sent a clear message across the Republican Party: lawmakers who side with Democrats against the voters who built the America First movement may eventually face consequences at the ballot box.

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