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Educational Freedom

freedom to learn

Defending Student Rights, Empowering Families

At the Liberty Justice Center, we believe that every child deserves access to an education that aligns with their unique needs, values, and aspirations. Our commitment to educational freedom ensures that families, not bureaucracies, make critical decisions about their children’s learning paths.

Championing Parental Choice

Parents are best positioned to determine the educational environment that suits their children. Whether it’s public, private, charter, homeschool, or innovative models like microschooling, we advocate for policies that expand educational options. Our legal team defends school choice programs nationwide, ensuring that families have the freedom to select the best educational setting for their children.

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Protecting Rights Within Public Schools

Educational freedom means more than choosing schools—it’s also about protecting rights within them. We defend students’ free speech and shield them from discrimination, while ensuring parents stay informed and engaged. Our work promotes transparency and accountability in public education.

6 Educational Rights Parents Should Know

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Our Educational Freedom Attorney

Dean McGee leads our educational freedom initiatives, bringing a wealth of legal experience and a passion for empowering families. His dedication ensures that parental rights and student freedoms remain protected across the nation.

Dean McGee

Our Cases

Fighting for Educational Freedom
The Liberty Justice Center is representing the Rocklin Unified School District at no cost as it defends its parental notification policy against a lawsuit by the California Department of Education.
Filed April 10, 2024
Victory for Parents' Rights: The Liberty Justice Center successfully defended the Chino Valley Unified School District's parental notification policy against a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Filed August 28, 2023
Victory for Educational Freedom: MAIS, representing 125 schools and 45,000 students in Mississippi, successfully urged the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow federal COVID-19 relief funds to reach the independent schools they were meant for.
Filed August 11, 2022
Children have a right to be learning in a classroom environment. All students deserve equal access to in-person learning, especially when it is guaranteed by law.
Filed May 3, 2021
Students and schools should not suffer the loss of relief funds because of outdated language. Educational equity is essential to the American way.
Filed April 14, 2021
A group of parents are standing up to the Chicago Teachers Union after 300,000+ students were locked out of in-person learning at Chicago Public Schools.
Filed January 7, 2022

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Spreading Word About Your Rights
Defense of Freedom Institute

On Fifth Anniversary of DeVos Rule, DFI Releases Its Model Title IX Law, the ‘RESPECT Title IX Act’

May 19, 2025

(Defense of Freedom Institute)—On the fifth anniversary of the DeVos Title IX regulations, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) today released a comprehensive model Title IX law, the Respect Equality in Sports, Privacy, and Education and Campus Transparency Act (RESPECT Title IX Act), that would codify core...

Opinion: Fight For School Choice in Texas Isn’t Over. The Next Front Will Be the Courts

May 15, 2025

(Fort Worth Star Telegram)—Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed a historical school choice bill into law, making Texas the latest — and largest — state to embrace school choice. The new education savings accounts, or ESAs, will empower the parents of some of the state’s six million school-aged children to choose...

FOX News

States Support Parents in Legal Case Over School’s Secret Gender Transition of Child

May 10, 2025

(FOX News)—Nearly two dozen states have banded together, filing an amicus brief to defend the constitutional rights of a Florida family, whose public middle school is accused of secretly “socially transitioning” their 13-year-old daughter without their consent. The brief, filed on April 30, involves January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, parents in...

The Center Square

Three Groups File Amicus Briefs in Florida Child Transition Case

May 2, 2025

(The Center Square)—A parental rights group and two constitutional liberty groups have filed “friend of the court” briefs in a case involving a Florida family suing a school district over the “social” transition of their daughter without their knowledge or approval. The case, Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County,...

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Educational freedom requires all of us. By supporting the Liberty Justice Center, you help build a future where every child can access an education that honors their individuality and potential. Together, we can keep families at the center of educational decisions.