California school district forces teachers to out trans kids to their parents
California school district forces teachers to out trans kids to their parents
A Southern California school district has approved a new policy requiring staff to inform parents if their child identifies as trans or gender-nonconforming, the second district to do so in the conservative-leaning Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.
The contentious proposal passed the school board in Murrieta Valley by a vote of 3-2, after a marathon meeting that drew cheers and jeers from the overflow crowd. The copycat policy is modeled on new notification guidelines recently adopted by nearby Chino Valley Unified School District.
The policy requires school officials to notify parents and guardians in writing within three days of their child’s request to use a name, pronouns, or bathrooms that don’t match the sex they were assigned at birth.
The approval comes despite advice from the board’s legal counsel warning the proposal may run afoul of state regulations and the California constitution.
As the meeting got underway, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond emailed a letter to the school board asking that the agenda item be withdrawn. Thurmond used the same tactic in June to address the Chino Valley proposal.
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