California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino school district, ordering an end to a policy that requires notifying parents if their children change their gender identity, alleging it is discriminatory and violates civil rights and privacy laws.

The “parental notification” policy, which has been proposed by a handful of conservative-leaning districts in California, puts transgender and gender-nonconforming students in “danger of imminent, irreparable harm” by potentially forcibly “outing” them at home before they’re ready, according to the lawsuit.

  • darq@kbin.social
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    Crazy. Schools are there to work for the parents, not hide things from them.

    If the child felt safe at home, their parents would likely already know.

    If child abuse is suspected they are required to report it to police.

    Firstly, the abuse could start after the parent’s are notified, at which point it is too late. But secondly you and I both know that this is absolutely not how things actually shake out in the real world. Parents regularly get away with abusing their children, even more so when the abuse is not physical.

    If any teacher tried to hide something like this from me about my kid I’d report them for child abuse.

    Then I hope you face consequences for spurious reporting.

    (edit: apostrophe’s!)