New WA initiatives seek to undo rewrite of parental rights law, block trans girls in sports
The conservative political group that has been trying to bolster parental rights in Washington schools will try again.
Let’s Go Washington on Monday announced it will begin gathering signatures for two new initiatives to the state Legislature. One, focused on parental rights, comes after a heated debate on the topic during this year’s legislative session in Olympia. Another looks to block transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.
The group, led by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood (Jablome?), will now need to collect 308,911 signatures by Jan. 2 to get the measures before lawmakers. Though sponsors are advised to submit at least 386,000 signatures to allow room for error if some are ruled invalid.
Last year, legislators approved Let’s Go Washington’s Initiative 2081, which set new requirements for the information schools had to provide to parents. This year, Democratic lawmakers pushed through an overhaul of this “parental bill of rights,” upsetting supporters of the original measure.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/08/new-wa-initiatives-seek-to-undo-rewrite-of-parental-rights-law-block-trans-girls-in-sports/