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Tag: parental rights

Anne Arundel Schools Face Federal Investigation Over Policy That Let Staff Withhold a Student’s Gender Transition From Her Parents

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Anne Arundel County Public Schools is now the subject of a federal investigation that could...

Michael Phillips
July 27, 2026

One Signature, No Judge: How Maryland Lets a Single Accusation Freeze a Custody Case

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A commissioner — not a judge — can issue a protective order in Maryland based on one...

Michael Phillips
July 22, 2026

Montgomery County Schools Faces Supreme Court Petition After Barring Teacher for Refusing to Keep Parents in the Dark

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The cert petition landed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. Kimberly Ann Polk, a...

Michael Phillips
June 27, 2026

Frederick County’s School Board Race: 14 Candidates, 4 Seats, and a Clear Ideological Divide

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Early voting is open through June 18, and the primary is June 23. Frederick County voters...

Michael Phillips
June 12, 2026

MCPS Curriculum Tied to SPLC Standards as Federal Fraud Charges Loom Over Organization

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At a Montgomery County Board of Education work session last week, Moms for Liberty chapter...

Michael Phillips
May 13, 2026

Disabled Father’s Explosive ADA Lawsuit Slams Maryland Court for Systemic Discrimination—Will AG Brown Defend the Indefensible?

By Michael Phillips | Thunder Report | MDBayNews In a blistering federal lawsuit that exposes the ugly underbelly of...

Michael Phillips
March 11, 2026

How Criminal Charges Can Be Filed in Maryland Without a Judge

By MDBayNews Staff When most Americans imagine someone being charged with a crime, they picture a judge reviewing evidence...

Staff Writer
March 11, 2026

MDBayNews Files Public Records Requests Seeking Government Communications About Reichert Federal Lawsuits

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews MDBayNews has filed a series of public records requests with multiple Maryland government...

Michael Phillips
March 9, 2026

Maryland HB 942: Criminalizing Custody Interference Is Necessary — But Without Structural Enforcement Reform, It Will Not Fix Maryland’s Family Court Crisis

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For years, separated parents in Maryland have lived with a painful contradiction: custody...

Michael Phillips
February 24, 2026

When Classrooms Become Campaign Headquarters, Parents Should Push Back

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion There is a line between teaching students how to think and telling them what to...

Michael Phillips
February 24, 2026

LD-17 Lawmaker Defends ICE Protests During School Hours as Reelection Looms, Attacks Parents Instead

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — With a reelection campaign approaching, a Maryland state legislator...

Michael Phillips
February 22, 2026

From “Evidence-Based Decisions” to CPS Referrals: The Nancy Krause Contradiction

By MDBayNews Staff The controversy surrounding Nancy Krause’s testimony in Calvert County is not just about political...

Staff Writer
February 14, 2026

Maryland AG Backs Federal Kids Online Safety Act — But Will It Protect Children or Expand Bureaucracy?

By MDBayNews Staff Anthony Brown is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), joining a coalition of state...

Michael Phillips
February 12, 2026

How Maryland Family Courts Can Build Case Records Without a Parent Present

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Father & Co. A recent federal disability-rights ruling involving a Maryland parent...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Analysis: What Maryland Could Change to Prevent ADA Access Failures in Family Court

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Policy Analysis The recent federal ruling granting disability accommodations to a...

Michael Phillips
January 23, 2026

Federal Court Grants ADA Accommodations as Maryland Family Court Proceedings Continue Without Disabled Parent

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent federal court ruling granting disability accommodations to a Maryland parent has...

Michael Phillips
January 23, 2026

Maryland Lawmakers Push “Child Protection” Bills—But Gaps in Custody Law Remain Unaddressed

Maryland lawmakers are advancing a new round of child protection legislation during the 2026 General Assembly session,...

Michael Phillips
January 23, 2026

Delegate Robin Grammer Enters 2026 Session Pledging Cost Relief, Public Safety, and Accountability

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 Maryland General Assembly convenes amid budget pressures and rising costs of...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

Baltimore County Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Protective Orders and Years-Long Separation of Father and Son

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A civil lawsuit filed on December 2, 2025, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County...

Michael Phillips
January 10, 2026

Pennsylvania Custody Exchange Ends in Tragedy, Raising Questions About Family Court Safety Failures

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews UPPER DARBY, Pa. — A post-Christmas child custody exchange turned deadly Friday afternoon...

Michael Phillips
December 27, 2025

Maryland’s Transcript Trap: How Miller v. Smith and Feng v. Chen Expose Access-to-Justice Failures

When Americans think about “access to justice,” most assume it means having a fair chance to appeal if a court gets...

Michael Phillips
December 20, 2025

Montgomery County Public Schools’ Enrollment Decline: A Wake-Up Call for Maryland’s Education Priorities

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Maryland’s largest district and once a national model for suburban education, is...

Michael Phillips
October 27, 2025

Doritos, Drones, and Doubt: Baltimore’s AI Safety Experiment Just Pointed a Gun at Common Sense

In the age of artificial intelligence, it seems even a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos can get you held at gunpoint. That’s...

Michael Phillips
October 24, 2025

The Silence of the System: How Frederick County Public Schools Failed Its Most Vulnerable Students

When a 22-year-old special education aide stands accused of sexually abusing disabled and non-verbal children inside a...

Michael Phillips
October 16, 2025

Maryland Family Courts vs. Invisible Disabilities: Rights Denied, Families Punished

In Maryland, family court is supposed to protect children and preserve parental rights. Instead, it’s become the one...

Michael Phillips
September 28, 2025

The Loudoun County Baby Strangling Case: When Open Borders Kill the Innocent

On September 17, 2025, tragedy struck Leesburg, Virginia, when police arrested 21-year-old Alvaro Mejia-Ayala for allegedly...

Michael Phillips
September 24, 2025

Fairfax County’s War on Girls’ Privacy: When “Gender Inclusion” Becomes Harassment

On September 2, 2025, a 14-year-old freshman girl at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, walked into...

Michael Phillips
September 24, 2025

Half a Billion for Failure: Maryland’s Foster Care Expansion Ignores the Real Crisis

On September 10, 2025, Maryland Matters ran a glowing report about the Maryland Board of Public Works approving a $465...

Michael Phillips
September 18, 2025

Virginia Education Association’s Shameful Response to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

When the Virginia Education Association (VEA) finally addressed the assassination of Charlie Kirk, their message revealed...

Michael Phillips
September 15, 2025

The Gatekeepers No One Elected: How Maryland’s District Court Commissioners Shape Justice Before a Judge Ever Looks

Maryland’s justice system runs on a 24/7 hinge: District Court commissioners. These are not judges and, by law, they...

Michael Phillips
September 14, 2025

Concordia Preparatory School: A Tarnished Legacy of Misconduct and Misplaced Priorities

When I went to Bishop McNamara earlier this month expecting a football game, I did not expect the fight that ended it...

Michael Phillips
September 10, 2025

Maryland Punishes Parents Harder Than Criminals — And It’s a National Shame

In Maryland today, parents seeking to see their children face harsher repercussions than actual criminals. Violent...

Michael Phillips
September 10, 2025

Democrats’ “State of Play” in NJ and VA: Media Spin Meets Hard Reality

Politico’s latest “State of Play” on the 2025 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia is exactly what...

Michael Phillips
September 8, 2025

Anne Arundel County Schools Put Girls Last with Bathroom Policy

A follower sent us this photo from Old Mill High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Hanging in the girls’ bathroom...

Michael Phillips
September 4, 2025

Maryland’s Homeschool Families Brace for Possible Regulatory Overreach

As of August 2025, Maryland has not enacted any new restrictions on homeschooling, but the atmosphere among parents...

Michael Phillips
September 2, 2025

Maryland Dumbs Down Math: Why Dropping Times Tables Dooms Students

🚨 Maryland has just adopted new math standards that remove the requirement for students to know their multiplication...

Michael Phillips
August 30, 2025

Are Maryland Schools Failing Children?

A teacher who imposes his or her ideology onto children is failing the most basic requirements of the job. Parents entrust...

Michael Phillips
August 30, 2025

Chris Van Hollen: More Passion for Politics Than His Constituents

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has no shortage of opinions on national and international issues. Scroll through his...

Michael Phillips
August 27, 2025

Passport to Nowhere: How Child Support Enforcement Blocks Parents from Working

In an age where we’re told that work is the path to independence, one Virginia parent discovered that the very attempt to...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Family Court as Legalized Child Trafficking: The Case of Reichert v. Hornbeck

America has spent decades wagging its finger at the rest of the world about “human trafficking,” while right here at...

Michael Phillips
August 21, 2025

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