A Christian couple is suing the Rockford, Michigan, Public School District, alleging that teachers secretly used a different name and male pronouns for their autistic daughter.
Dan and Jennifer Mead’s lawsuit — filed by Alliance Defending Freedom on Monday — alleges that staff at East Rockford Middle School began referring to their 13-year-old daughter with male pronouns and a masculine name beginning in the fall of 2022. Earlier that year, the girl, referred to as G.M. in court documents, met with a school counselor and allegedly said she identified as a boy.
“The Meads were stunned when they discovered that the District had—without seeking their consent and while actively concealing information from them—begun to treat G.M. as a boy, referring to her with male pronouns and a masculine name at school,” the lawsuit says.
“As directed by the District’s policy, District…
