‘Trans’ music teacher: Parents give school 15 days to protect religious freedom or else

A group of parents has given a North Carolina school district 15 days to provide religious accommodations related to a transgender teacher or face a lawsuit, according to a demand letter obtained by the Daily Signal.

Thomas More Society attorneys argue that recent Supreme Court precedents require the Wake County Public School System to accommodate parents who object on religious grounds to policies involving gender identity, pronoun usage, and related instruction.

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When they first requested accommodations, the district refused. The letter states that music is a required weekly class and that parents were told removing their children from the class would result in unexcused absences.

According to the letter, the parents asked the school district to guarantee in writing that parents may opt their children out of any class taught by the teacher; that no student will be disciplined for referring to the teacher using male pronouns; that parents will be given advance notice and the right to opt their kids out of discussions regarding gender identity; that the teacher will not share a bathroom or locker room with students; and that no family will face retaliation for asserting these rights.

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Legal Background

The letter cites three major Supreme Court cases dealing with these contentious issues.

It cites Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), in which the Supreme Court ruled that employers may not fire staff over their gender identity or sexual orientation, because such an act would violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars firing on the basis of sex.

The letter also cites Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025), in which the Supreme Court upheld parents’ right to opt their kids out of instruction regarding LGBTQ materials and instruction. The court ruled that such instruction “burdens the religious exercise of parents” because it “requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses ‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill.”

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Doxxing Concerns

The letter also cites worrisome developments in Wake County. After members of Middle Creek Parental Rights raised concerns about how the school will handle the transgender issue, a speaker at a Wake County Board of Education meeting called these parents bigots and advocated for expelling their children from the school system.

The letter claims that a person who occasionally works for the school district sent a profane text message to one of the concerned parents, and that critics posted information about a concerned parent’s employer online.

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The Daily Signal reached out to the Wake County Public School System for comment and will update this story with any response.

(*) Full article: https://www.wnd.com/2026/09/trans-music-teacher-parents-give-school-15-days/