Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) and Senator Andre Jacque (R – New Franken) released the following statements in response to the United States’ Supreme Court decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta:
“What the US Supreme Court decision made irrefutable in its decision is that parents are the ultimate decision-makers when it comes to their children’s health and wellbeing. Therefore, in order to keep Wisconsin’s schools from further peril of litigation, Gov. Evers MUST do the right thing and sign Assembly Bill 103/Senate Bill 120 into law. Parents cannot be a part of the solution with their child’s mental health challenges when they are prevented by the school from knowing of a student’s dysphoric condition,” says Rep. Dittrich.
“The Supreme Court made clear what we all know, that school employees should never seek to hide critical information about children from their parents,” said Jacque. “I encourage Governor Evers to codify the court’s ruling by quickly signing Assembly Bill 103 into law, which will prohibit school boards from allowing deeply personal information about a child’s mental health and well-being to be concealed from parents.”
Assembly Bill 103/Senate Bill 120, which would require school boards to put in place a policy that notifies parents when a student wishes to change the name and pronouns they are called in school, was passed out of the Assembly on 03/20/25 with a 50-43 majority and in the Senate on 02/11/26 with a 18-15 majority.