HOUSTON, Texas – The Houston Independent School District has settled a lawsuit that was filed by two parents who accused Bellaire High School and the district of violating their constitutional rights by referring to their daughter as a boy at school without their knowledge or consent.

The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this year by Alliance Defending Freedom, accused HISD of violating the parents’ constitutional rights by supporting what they describe as the “social transitioning” of their child, referred to in court records as Jane Doe.

Parents sue HISD over gender identity policy, allege violation of parental and religious rights

The parents say HISD employees began using a masculine name and male pronouns to refer to their daughter starting in her freshman year and continued doing

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