The Supreme Court has just blocked a law in California that prevents schools from telling the parents if their child is identifying as transgender or has changed their pronouns.
Here’s more form KCRA:
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.
It comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families. Two sets of Catholic parents represented by the Thomas More Society say it caused schools to mislead them and secretly facilitate the children’s social transition despite their objections.
California argued that students have the right to privacy about their gender expression, especially if they fear rejection from their families, and school policies are aimed at striking a balance with parents’ rights.
The high court, though, sided with the parents and reinstated a lower-court order blocking the law and school policies while the case continues to play out.
This law is absolutely absurd on all counts and I’m glad the Supreme Court blocked it. Parents have a right to know about the welfare of their children and the state has no business preventing this kind of notification.