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Newsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is not over
California is the first state to pass a law prohibiting school boards from requiring staff to notify parents if their child could be transgender.
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"It will prohibit school districts from requiring staff to disclose to parents information related to a student's sexual orientation or gender identity, and will protect school staff from retaliation if they refuse to notify parents of a child's gender preference.
By Tuesday evening, the conservative nonprofit Liberty Justice Center said it had filed a lawsuit challenging the new law on behalf of Chino Valley Unified, which passed a parental notification policy last year.
“School officials do not have the right to keep secrets from parents, but parents do have a constitutional right to know what their minor children are doing at school,” said Emily Rae, senior counsel at the Liberty Justice Center in a press release. “Parents are the legal guardians of their children, not Governor Newsom, Attorney General (Rob) Bonta, or Superintendent (Tony) Thurmond. We will continue to defend parents’ rights and children’s well-being by challenging invasive laws like AB 1955 in court, at no cost to taxpayers.”"