National Education Association, Amicus Curiae
The National Education Association is America’s largest labor union, representing more than 3 million teachers, coaches, counselors and education support professionals in public schools. The following is excerpted from the Amici Curiae Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 17, 2025. This brief offers the court the perspective of educators — who teach, coach and counsel students of all backgrounds on a daily basis — in assessing the impact and function of a law that categorically excludes transgender children like B.P.J. from school sports teams. First, this brief explains the importance of athletic programming and…