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States support parents in legal case over school’s secret gender transition of child
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 Leon County, Florida, who allege school officials met privately with their child about using a new name and pronouns, and did not inform or involve them as parents.
School staff allegedly asked the Littlejohns’ daughter which bathroom and locker rooms she wanted to use, which gender she wanted to room with during overnight trips, and if she wanted her parents to be notified.
A three-judge panel from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta sided 2-1 with the school district in a ruling on March 12, finding school officials «did not act with intent to injure» or «force the child to attend a student support plan meeting,» thus not meeting the «shock the conscience» standard.
The Littlejohns appealed, requesting the court hear the case in full.
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Parents display signs at a parental rights rally. (Courtesy of Becket)
The «shock the conscience» standard is often used in due process cases and refers to «egregious and unjust actions» that violate principles of fairness and decency, according to the Liberty Justice Center, which, in addition to the brief filed by the states’ attorneys general, joined the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and Dr. Erica Anderson, Ph.D., in filing a brief in support of the parents’ position.
«The issue of parental notification policy, or, in this case, the lack of notification policies, is something we’re seeing around the country,» Emily Rae, senior counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, told Fox News Digital. «There are dozens of cases at the state level and federal level juggling this issue, trying to determine what parents’ rights are in this situation.»
States’ attorneys general called the court’s decision «disastrous for parents everywhere,» according to the brief that includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Arizona.
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The school district allegedly met with the Littlejohns’ daughter without notifying them. (Courtesy of Becket)
«Purposefully withholding from a parent critical information about supposed medical treatment that a school is providing a student not only violates that right, but does so to a disturbing and constitutionally intolerable degree,» the states’ attorneys general added.
«Parents – not the government – know what’s best for their children,» Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a statement. «We will always stand for parental rights and Georgia families.»
The Liberty Justice Center, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and Anderson, wrote that school officials are not experts and should not aid in students’ transition.
«To summarize, no professional association recommends that teachers and school officials, who have no expertise whatsoever in these issues, should facilitate a social transition while at school, treating minors as if they are really the opposite sex, in secret from their parents,» the Liberty Justice Center wrote. «Usurping the parents in this way is conscience-shocking.»
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A parents’ rights supporter holds up a sign after a California judge halted a school district policy requiring parents be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. (Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images)
In an interview earlier this year, January Littlejohn, who was one of President Donald Trump’s guests at his address to a joint session of Congress, said the school’s actions had a «destructive» effect on her entire family.
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Ultimately, she said her daughter worked through the gender confusion, but the issue created a family rift that «took many years to repair.»
The Leon County School District and Carr did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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La ciencia desmiente mitos sobre gamers y salud psicológica en relación a los videojuegos
Frente a una computadora, muchos jóvenes encuentran en los videojuegos una parte central de su vida cotidiana. Lejos de las pantallas, surgen dudas y advertencias en la sociedad sobre los posibles efectos psicológicos de pasar tantas horas ante un juego.
Sin embargo, una investigación reciente aporta claridad al debate y demuestra que los gamers no presentan desventajas psicológicas significativas frente a quienes no juegan. Los resultados señalan que la práctica habitual de los videojuegos no implica un daño o alteración relevante en la salud mental.
Según un trabajo publicado en Psychological Reports, expertos analizaron aspectos fundamentales como la regulación de las emociones, las relaciones interpersonales y los mecanismos de defensa de personas que destinan tiempo a jugar videojuegos. El objetivo consistió en responder si se diferencian de quienes no participan en esa actividad bajo parámetros clínicos.
De acuerdo con los autores, el interés por el tema surgió ante la percepción social que asocia los videojuegos con adicción, aislamiento y dificultades emocionales, una visión que genera preocupación y debate.
La investigación incluyó a 762 personas de entre 18 y 44 años. Se clasificó como gamers a quienes jugaban ocho horas o más por semana y consideraban el juego parte importante de su vida. El grupo de no gamers estaba compuesto por quienes jugaban menos de ocho horas semanales, o bien no atribuían relevancia a esa práctica.
Para evaluar las características psicológicas, los investigadores utilizaron tests reconocidos que miden trastornos de personalidad, dificultades en la gestión emocional y estilos de defensa ante el estrés o conflictos internos.
De acuerdo con los resultados, solo se advirtieron diferencias pequeñas en la frecuencia de ciertos rasgos de personalidad. Los no gamers presentaron puntajes levemente más altos en indicadores vinculados con rasgos paranoides, histriónicos, narcisistas, evitativos y dependientes.
Por otra parte, los gamers mostraron niveles un poco superiores en rasgos antisociales y esquizotípicos. Sin embargo, una vez ajustados los resultados por edad —ya que los gamers eran en promedio dos años mayores—, la mayoría de esas diferencias perdió relevancia estadística.
Según detallaron los autores, tras el ajuste por edad persistieron tres diferencias: los gamers mantuvieron leves aumentos en rasgos antisociales y esquizotípicos, mientras que los no gamers conservaron una tendencia mayor hacia rasgos evitativos y dependientes. Estas variaciones fueron consideradas menores y no alcanzan a definir perfiles patológicos.
Además, la edad se mostró como un factor relevante, dado que algunos rasgos tienden a disminuir con el paso del tiempo, como la impulsividad o la sensibilidad en las relaciones interpersonales.
Los investigadores también analizaron el área de las relaciones con otras personas, un punto esencial para el desarrollo emocional sano. De acuerdo con el estudio, no existen diferencias significativas entre gamers y no gamers en dimensiones como la capacidad de vincularse, el sentimiento de alienación o la seguridad afectiva. Este hallazgo resulta relevante, ya que sugiere que el contacto regular con videojuegos no provoca aislamiento social ni dificulta la construcción de relaciones sanas, al menos en los parámetros medidos.
El estudio observó los mecanismos de defensa, es decir, las estrategias inconscientes que las personas usan para enfrentar el malestar interno. Según los datos, los gamers emplean mecanismos maduros con mayor frecuencia, estrategias consideradas sanas como el humor, la anticipación y la sublimación.
Los no gamers, en cambio, manifestaron más uso de mecanismos de defensa de tipo neurótico, como la represión o la formación reactiva. No hubo diferencias entre grupos en los mecanismos de tipo inmaduro, como la negación o la proyección.
Respecto a la regulación emocional, tanto gamers como no gamers mostraron niveles similares de capacidad para manejar sus emociones. Según los autores, la gestión emocional suele mejorar al llegar a la adultez joven, lo que habría influido en los resultados observados.
El estudio fue llevado a cabo por el profesor Ekin Emiral y Yıldız Bilge, quienes, según sus declaraciones difundidas por Psypost, buscaron cuestionar la tendencia a patologizar comportamientos que se alejan de las normas tradicionales. El objetivo no fue identificar a los videojuegos como causa de problemas de salud mental, sino explorar si las personas que dedican mucho tiempo a esta práctica presentan diferencias estructurales notorias frente a quienes no lo hacen.
Según Emiral, “los gamers no presentan más problemas psicológicos que quienes no juegan”, y en determinadas dimensiones, demuestran incluso una mayor capacidad de adaptación.
Los autores reconocen algunas limitaciones en su trabajo. Según el informe, el grupo de gamers incluyó más hombres que mujeres, lo que podría haber influido en los resultados relacionados con el perfil de personalidad y el uso de mecanismos de defensa.
Además, la división entre gamers y no gamers dependió del auto-reporte, por lo que pueden existir matices o situaciones no contempladas. El diseño transversal del estudio tampoco permite establecer causas o efectos a largo plazo.
De acuerdo con los investigadores, los futuros estudios deberían incorporar una muestra más equilibrada en relación al género y generar clasificaciones más detalladas en función de los tipos de juegos y las motivaciones de cada participante.
También sugieren realizar seguimientos prolongados para observar si determinados rasgos de personalidad se desarrollan debido a la experiencia de jugar, o si quienes ya tienen esos rasgos optan por los videojuegos.
A pesar de estos puntos, el estudio representa uno de los análisis más integrales sobre las funciones psicológicas de gamers y no gamers. Según sus conclusiones, la participación frecuente en videojuegos no altera el desarrollo psicológico normal y puede asociarse, en algunos casos, con estrategias de afrontamiento más maduras. Los resultados invitan a abandonar miradas simplistas y considerar al gaming como un espacio de expresión y desarrollo similar a otras actividades culturales.
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Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine hitting Kyiv, other targets throughout country
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Russian forces launched a massive barrage of drones and missiles into Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least four people.
The strike, mostly targeting the capital city of Kyiv, was the first major aerial assault since Russia launched its largest barrage of the war last month. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Administration, confirmed Sunday’s casualties via Telegram and said 10 people were also wounded in the attack. One of those killed was a 12-year-old girl, he said.
«The Russians have restarted the child death counter,» Tkachenko wrote.
Russia fired a total of 595 exploding drones and decoys and 48 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Sunday. Of those, air defenses shot down or jammed 566 drones and 45 missiles, they said.
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Rescuers work at the site of an apartment buildings damaged during a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the bombardment targeted the regions of Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa in addition to Kyiv. He said at least 70 people were injured nationwide.
«This vile attack came virtually (at) the close of UN General Assembly week, and this is exactly how Russia declares its true position. Moscow wants to keep fighting and killing, and it deserves the toughest pressure from the world,» Zelenskyy wrote in a statement on social media.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that Russia’s attack landed on the end of the United Nations’ general assembly week. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Image)
Sunday’s barrage comes after President Donald Trump displayed a shift in tone toward Ukraine during the United Nations General Assembly last week. Rather than emphasizing a peace deal with Putin, Trump instead urged Ukraine to go after Russia in whatever ways possible.
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«I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back in its original form,» he said Tuesday on social media.
«With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original borders from where this war started, is very much an option,» Trump added. «Why not?»
U.S. President Donald Trump shifted his tone on the Ukraine war during the United Nations general assembly. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Trump’s comments present a stark reversal from where he stood when he first re-entered office and, in an infamous February Oval Office meeting told Zelenskyy he «[didn’t] have the cards» to take on Russia, and repeatedly suggested Kyiv would need to make significant concessions to end the war.
Fox News’ Caitlin McFall and The Associated Press contributed to this report
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Harris recalls stun over Biden’s botched debate response about fallen service members in Afghanistan
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris revealed in her new political memoir, «107 Days,» that she was stunned by then-President Joe Biden’s debate response about his administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, which left 13 service members dead.
Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump in 2024 was viewed as an abject failure, with the Democratic president tripping over his words, losing his train of thought and displaying a raspy voice attributed to a cold during the event.
Harris argued that Biden whiffed an easy question on the military and omitted any acknowledgment of the 13 U.S. service members who died during the Afghanistan withdrawal. She also pointed to his claims that he was «the only president this century» and «this decade» who did not have any troops «dying anywhere in the world.»
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Harris in her book, however, identified those who were killed as «13 marines,» — except it was not all Marines who died during the withdrawal. Eleven Marines, one soldier and one Navy corpsman were killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul Airport’s Abbey Gate.
Harris explained in her book that Biden first faced a question on the economy during his debate in June 2024, which she said was rushed, with Biden showing «no light in his eyes, no expression in his voice.»
Former Vice President Kamala Harris published a book Sept. 23, 2025, recapping her experiences on the 2024 campaign trail while also taking shots at former President Joe Biden. (Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The next question was on the military, and included Biden omitting an acknowledgment of the horrific attack that plagued his administration as one of its greatest failures.
«He’s got so much material on this—Trump calling our fallen soldiers ‘suckers and losers,’» Harris wrote of what ran through her head when Biden was asked about his role as commander-in-chief.
KAMALA HARRIS BREAKS SILENCE ON BIDEN DROPOUT, ADMITS SHE HAS REGRETS ABOUT HER HANDLING OF SITUATION
President Joe Biden during his debate against President Donald Trump June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«He managed to get off that line but had stepped on it earlier by saying no one had died in wars overseas on his watch, seeming to forget the thirteen marines who died in the bomb blast at the airport during the evacuation of Afghanistan. I’d been on Air Force Two when it happened, and we had to change our flight plan to get back to DC in the face of that tragedy. How could he overlook that day?» she wrote, expressing her surprise over the response, but misidentifying those who were all killed as members of the Marines Corps.
«I know his deep feelings for those men and women. It’s personal to him,» she added.
KAMALA HARRIS REVEALS WHAT BIDEN TOLD HER JUST BEFORE CRUCIAL DEBATE WITH TRUMP THAT LEFT HER ‘ANGRY’
Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kabul, Aug. 14, 2024. (Siddiqullah Alizai/The Associated Press)
The Biden administration repeatedly came under fire for its handling of the Afghan withdrawal. It was viewed as paving the road for adversaries such as Russia to invade Ukraine, as the U.S. looked weak on the international stage, critics such as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said at the time. The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan upon the U.S.’ withdrawal.
The families who lost loved ones during the botched withdrawal previously slammed Biden and Harris for their deaths, including launching a scathing defense attack against Harris when she was running for president. Parents and other loved ones claimed that the «administration killed my son» and that they «have not seen any support from you or your administration.»
KAMALA HARRIS COMPLAINS ABOUT ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ LACK OF SUPPORT FROM BIDEN’S COMMS TEAM, INNER CIRCLE
Biden added fuel to the fire of the botched withdrawal criticisms when he appeared on a tarmac during a dignified transfer ceremony of those killed in 2021 and was seen looking at his watch.
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris’ office for comment on the section of the book, including a response as to why Harris stated the 13 service members were all identified as «marines,» but did not immediately receive responses. Biden’s office declined to comment.
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris listens during an event with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sept. 26, 2024. (Susan Walsh, File/AP Photo)
Harris’ book, «107 Days,» hit store shelves Tuesday and reflects on the former vice president’s truncated presidential campaign cycle after Biden dropped out of the race amid mounting concern over his mental acuity.
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Harris is set to go on tour promoting her book in cities such as New York, San Francisco and London.
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