(Radio Iowa) – Former Vice President Mike Pence is hosting an event in Cedar Rapids this (Wednesday) afternoon focused on parental rights. Pence says a radical gender ideology has seeped into classrooms. Pence is voicing support for a group of Iowa parents who’ve filed a lawsuit in federal court. They’re challenging a Linn-Mar school district policy that lets students ask for a gender support plan at school without notifying parents.

Pence addressed the lawsuit during a speech in Minneapolis this (Wednesday) morning. He says in America, parents should guide the choices of their children at home and at school. A coalition of groups are holding a counter rally in Cedar Rapids this (Wednesday) afternoon in support of transgender students. Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says Pence is pushing a harmful agenda that bullies the most vulnerable in our communities.