Home News Parents’ lawsuit against Michigan school district over hiding daughter's trans identity can proceed: courtA court has ruled that a couple’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district over concealing their daughter’s gender identity change from them can proceed. Dan and Jennifer Mead filed a complaint against Rockford Public School District officials over its policy of keeping their daughter’s self-declared gender identity a secret from her parents. “By intentionally concealing this information from the Meads, the school district violated their constitutional right as parents to make decisions about their daughter’s upbringing, education, and healthcare. According to the parents, the school then hid their daughter's social transition from them by deceptively changing her records before they were sent home. When Dan Mead asked school officials to stop referring to his daughter by a male name and pronouns, they refused to do so, citing the school district's policy on gender identity.