District administrators are advised to tell parents if a student under 12 requests to identity as a gender opposite their biological sex.
A California school district is defying impending state law by allowing administrators to notify some parents of their children's gender identity.
Under the resolution, district officials are advised to notify parents if a student under 12 requests to be "identified or treated consistent" with a gender which does not align with their biological sex. Parents should be made aware within three school days of an administrator learning of the request, according to the resolution.
requiring employees to notify parents of their children's gender identity, as well as prevents districts from retaliating against staffHowever, Cajon Valley Union board president James Miller"Parents have an absolute right to their children's records associated with their mental health and their physical health until age 12. Not 18, but through age 12," Miller, who is also a family law attorney, said.
Some parents echoed Miller's sentiments, including Scott Ludwig, who argued "no teacher, administrator or district should withhold anything related to my child’s health, welfare or education from me." However, some still raised concerns over potentially violating the new law.
Gender Identity School District State Law Parents Resolution Cajon Valley Union School District AB 1955
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