California investigates school district's parental notification policy on children's gender identity

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California's attorney general is investigating whether a school district infringed on students' civil rights by adopting a policy that requires teachers to notify parents if their child wants to use a name or pronoun different from their birth certificate.

FILE - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, left, speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on May 1, 2023. Bonta announced Friday, Aug. 4, an investigation into"potential legal violations" in a local school district's policy that requires teachers to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender or wants to use a name or pronoun different from what's on their birth certificate.

“Students should never fear going to school for simply being who they are,” Bonta said in a statement, adding that the “forced outing policy threatens the safety and well-being of A spokesperson for the school district said that Bonta did not notify them about the investigation. The board has argued that parents have the right to know. The school district is about 35 miles east of Los Angeles.The school board adopted the policy following a heated hearing that drew a crowd of a few hundred people, including state Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond, who spoke out against the proposal and was escorted out of the meeting.

 

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