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Appeals Court Blocks California Policy Limiting Parental Notification of Student Gender Transitions

The panel said the law likely violates parents’ constitutional rights and cited a Supreme Court ruling that backed similar claims.

  • On Friday, The Ninth Circuit Court issued a preliminary injunction halting California's enforcement of a policy barring school employees from disclosing students' gender transitions to Parents without consent.
  • The three-judge panel reconsidered their initial rejection after The Supreme Court signaled support for parental rights in the separate Mirabelli and Bonta case, finding the policy "likely deprives of their constitutional rights."
  • Huntington Beach Residents, represented by The America First Legal Group, sued the State, alleging violations of the 14th Amendment; AFL Senior Counsel Nick Barry argued the State cannot legally force teachers into a "conspiracy of silence."
  • Education Secretary Linda McMahon celebrated the ruling on Friday, stating the Court "reaffirmed parents' right to access their child's education records" and that "Children don't belong to the State — they belong to parents."
  • The Supreme Court is expected to address school gender transition policies in future terms as litigation continues, though the high court punted on two similar cases earlier this year.
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