Attorney General Chris Carr joined 19 other attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education to support a federal complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Rockville, Maryland.
The complaint alleges that the district pushed students to ‘socially transition’ without parental consent. The attorneys general also noted how MCPS staff concealed those transitions from parents anytime they were deemed 'insufficiently supportive.'
AG Carr commented on this case, pointing out the fundamental issue at hand: parental rights. According to him, MCPS policies are not only unconstitutional but completely unthinkable.
“Parents have a fundamental right to direct their child’s care, and we will fight to protect that right every time,” said AG Carr. “For any school to secretly ‘transition’ a student isn’t just unconstitutional, it’s unconscionable. The classroom must be preserved for education, not indoctrination.”
The Complaint and its Context
For context, the America First Legal (AFL) Foundation submitted the initial complaint in April 2026.
Now, 20 attorneys general are joining the organization in urging Federal Departments to investigate these allegations, including potential violations of parents' constitutional rights to free exercise of religion, speech, and due process.
As alleged in the coalition’s letter to the Departments, MCPS’s secret transition policies:
- put students' health, safety, and well-being at risk;
- infringe upon parents' and students' First Amendment Rights to practice their religion;
- violate parents' fundamental rights to raise their children; and
- deprive parents of procedural due process.
Along with requesting an investigation, the attorneys general also urged the Departments to consider issuing joint guidance to school districts nationwide.
This guidance would clarify that policies systematically excluding parents from knowledge of their child's ‘social gender transition’ may violate federal law and parents' constitutional rights.
NEW: Along with 19 AGs, we’re backing @America1stLegal’s complaint against a Maryland school district accused of secretly “transitioning” students while keeping parents in the dark.
You have a fundamental right to direct your child’s care & that right MUST be protected. pic.twitter.com/Ab1Dy5aAcq
— GA AG Chris Carr (@Georgia_AG) May 6, 2026
