California parents’ war with state over right to know their kids are transBy Kirsten Fleming
September 5, 2023
Coming to a school board near you: a battle over whether parents have the right to know if their child is identifying as transgender at school.
The fight has now spread to two coasts.
As a legal battle rages in New Jersey over parental rights to know if their child is identifying as transgender in school, a nearly identical scenario is playing out just outside Los Angeles.
It appears certain to be followed by many more, as school boards and districts that want parents to be informed that a child is identifying as transgender face off with state authorities — usually Democrats — who want the opposite.
In the latest case, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, is suing to block Chino Valley Unified School District’s policy to inform parents if their child socially transitions.
The policy, which was passed in July by a vote of 4 to 1, requires employees to notify parents if their children ask to use a different name or pronoun or seek to use bathrooms and programs that don’t align with their birth gender while at school.
In a press conference, Bonta called the policy, “forced outing” adding that it compels the school to tell the parents, “even if the student doesn’t grant them permission to do so.
“And it goes against their expressed wishes, even if the school staff member thinks they may be putting the student in danger,” he said, adding that it violated “the privacy rights of LGBTQ+ students.”
But parents who spoke to The Post said there are already child welfare safeguards in place — and the state is targeting Chino to scare off other California districts who have already adopted similar policies or are considering them.* * *
Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/california-parents-war-with-state-over-right-to-know-their-kids-are-trans/
