A Wisconsin elementary school has called off a planned reading of a children's book about a transgender girl after it was threatened with a lawsuit.
The uproar began after the principal of Mount Horeb Primary Center sent a letter to parents saying the book, I Am Jazz, written by transgender teen Jazz Jennings, who stars in a TLC reality TV show of the same name, would be read and talked about because there is a student at the school who was born male but identifies as a girl.
The letter said, "We believe all students deserve respect and support regardless of their gender identity and expression, and the best way to foster that respect and support is through educating students about the issue of being transgender."
But the conservative legal group Liberty Counsel said it was contacted by concerned parents and threatened to sue, charging that the book is "false and misleading" and that having the children read it would violate parental rights.
The Florida-based Liberty Counsel indicated that "concerned parents" of some of the school's children contacted them and asked them to intervene. The organization decided that the threat of a lawsuit would be the most effective choice in preventing the scheduled reading, despite the principal telling parents that their children had the option of skipping the reading. (Inquisitr)
Book author Jazz Jennings talks about her book "I am Jazz."
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