Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
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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