California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued to stop the Chino Valley Unified School District from notifying parents when their children seek to change their gender identity, calling the rule a “forced outing policy.”
from notifying parents when their children seek to change their gender identity, calling the rule a “forced outing policy.”the lawsuit Monday, the same day that Protect Our Kids launched three transgender-related ballot initiatives, including one requiring schools to alert parents about their children changing their gender identity.
The state’s legal action sent a message to other school districts, including Anderson Union, Murrieta Valley Unified and Temecula Valley Unified, which followed Chino Valley in passing policies mandating parental notification when children seek to change their names, pronouns, records and other markers as part of their gender transition.
“We will stand our ground and protect our children with all we can because we are not breaking the law,” she told The Associated Press. “Parents have a constitutional right in the upbringing of their children. Period.” The lawsuit filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the district from enforcing the rule, which was passed last month. The district is located about 35 miles east of Los Angeles.accused the district of violating the state’s Equal Protection Clause, saying the rule “unlawfully discriminates and singles out students who request to identify with or use names or pronouns different from those on their birth certificates.
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