New Jersey Department of Education

Uh, got a degree in mathematics from New Jersey City University.

Um, and my last semester there, I got sort of recruited by the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of Special Education and, um, was asked to begin doing work with the state to empower young people who are in special education here.

Um, and so that was sort of, uh, one of the real core beginnings of, of my advocacy work.

I stayed here in the state of New Jersey for two years and then began connecting with organizations and agencies all over the US.

You know, in other words, the, the f- both of those cases hold that parents have the right to opt out of things that violate their religious beliefs or their moral beliefs.

Um, this lawsuit now, the one that's currently a- against Chatham, um, was triggered, um, after the June 15th school board meeting, when Ann Ciccarelli, that woman I was telling you about who's the president of the school board district, said that she was not bound by the Supreme Court, and instead was required to follow the New Jersey Department of Education's guidance for, uh, for transgender students.

I find that shocking, um, to be honest with you.

Um, the policy she's referring to is not a mandatory policy, and that's according to the New Jersey Attorney General, Matthew Platkin.