What happens when pride in schools and kindergartens is no longer just a celebration, but becomes something children, parents and staff are expected to adhere to?
We have now started a fundraising campaign to secure legal help for parents and students who experience their rights being ignored in the face of pride celebrations in schools and kindergartens. The goal of the campaign is to collect 500,000 kroner or more for legal assistance. The funds will be used to take cases forward in meetings with bureaucracy, state administrators and courts - so that parental rights, freedom of conscience and children's integrity do not just become nice words, but rights that are actually taken seriously.
Kristent Ressurssenter is contributing 100,000 kroner to get the work started. Over 400,000 kroner was raised during the Pentecost weekend, which shows that many share the concern and want to contribute to concrete action.
Since 2025, we at Kristent Ressurssenter have created letter templates and legal resources for parents who want exemptions from pride-related activities in school and kindergarten. In April, we also launched a legal memorandum written by lawyer Tor-Henry Spjelkevik and signed by the Kristent Advokatnetvetter (KAN), which consists of around 30 lawyers. The memorandum is available for free at StopPride.no, and many have already put it to use.
Nevertheless, we see that many parents still feel that they are not heard when they express concerns or ask for exemption. Several say that pride in school is no longer just experienced as information or voluntary celebrations, but as expectations of participation, support and adaptation. That is also why we now want to raise issues legally. We believe that parental rights, freedom of conscience and children's integrity must be taken seriously - even when pride celebrations and activities create conflict in schools and kindergartens.
This is not a fight against people. It is a fight for children's integrity, parental rights, freedom of conscience, and real freedom of religion and belief in schools.
