Protecting Parental Rights from Public School Overreach
School districts have responded to such events by passing new rules: more than 1,021 public school districts operating 17,904 public schools now allow educators to withhold a student’s medical information from their parents. Specifically, these policies either prohibit school personnel from informing parents when the parents’ child tells an educator that the child wants to assume a different gender while at school or recommends that school personnel do not inform parents of a child’s request. In July 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that prohibits school districts from requiring school officials to inform parents when their child reports gender-dysphoric symptoms while at school. (Source: Regulatory Transparency Project -- Read more ...)
