Supreme Court backs CA parents' right to be told about trans students

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Supreme Court backs CA parents' right to be told about trans students
One set of parents said they weren't told their junior-high daughter was being treated as male at school. Others said teachers lied to them about how their daughter was referred to as at school.
Maureen Groppe
   USA TODAY
March 2, 2026

The Supreme Court on March 2 backed parents' right to be told if their child changes their name, or pronouns they're using in school, blocking California rules aimed at preventing teachers from outing transgender students to their parents.

"Under long-established precedent, parents − not the State − have primary authority with respect to 'the upbringing and education of children,'" the majority said in an unsigned opinion. "The right protected by these precedents includes the right not to be shut out of participation in decisions regarding their children’s mental health."

The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the decision to grant the parents' emergency request. ...

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Laura Powell
@LauraPowellEsq
🚨BREAKING
Huge win for parents delivered by the US Supreme Court.
In a 6-3 opinion, the Court ruled that California’s policies that prohibit schools from disclosing a child’s gender transition to parents without the child’s consent are likely unconstitutional.
This is the case that will send this insane secrecy policies to the dustbin of history.
7:08 PM · Mar 2, 2026

Laura Powell
@LauraPowellEsq
A lot of people are upset that three justices dissented. But keep in mind that this was not a full opinion on the merits of the case. If you read the dissent, it focused primarily on procedural issues related to how to handle an emergency docket case like this one.
1:19 AM · Mar 3, 2026

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Greasy Gov. Gav backed this evil law. Is Newsom going to pretend like he never supported unconstitutional policies that harm children and parents?

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