SCOTUS forces California to out trans students

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https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-forces-california-to-out-trans-students/


WASHINGTON (CN) — Granting an emergency request, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled California schools must disclose confidential information about students’ gender identity without their consent.

Late last year, a lower court judge ruled that the rights of parents to direct the medical care and religious upbringing of their kids outweighed the state’s responsibility over children in its care.

California said that the judge misunderstood the scope of its law. Known as AB 1955, the law prohibits policies requiring school employees to disclose the sexual orientation or gender identity of students without their consent, unless the disclosure is required by state or federal law.

“Far from categorically forbidding disclosure of information about students’ gender identities to parents, the challenged state laws allow, and even require, disclosure in certain circumstances — in particular, where there is a risk of serious harm to the student,” the state wrote. “And in striking down those laws, the district court relied on dubious legal propositions that far exceed anything previously established by this court.”

The Ninth Circuit agreed with the state, blocking the lower court ruling. The parents turned to the Supreme Court for emergency relief.

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