A New York school district socially transitioned a girl without her mother’s consent, repeatedly lying to the mother about the child’s mental health and social struggles, according to a new lawsuit.

Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, Jennifer Vitsaxaki of New York filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Skaneateles Central School District and Board of Education, accusing them of violating her constitutional rights through their deception and their social transitioning of her 12-year-old daughter, Jane.

[At the heart of this conflict is the core value: Who is best positioned to determine the interests of a child — the parents or the state? Before a decade or more ago, the consensus answer would have been ‘parents.’ Now the answer depends on ideology and partisanship far more. — Ed]