Federal Judge ‘Fully and Permanently Dismantled Gender Secrecy Policies’ in California |
A federal judge ruled Monday against a California school district’s policy ordering teachers to hide kids’ transgender identities from their parents, in a ruling that a lawyer hails as the definitive end to gender secrecy policies in the Golden State.
“The court has fully and permanently dismantled gender secrecy policies across the state of California,” Paul Jonna, a partner at LiMandri and Jonna LLP and special counsel to the Thomas More Society, told The Daily Signal on Tuesday.
The office of Attorney General Rob Bonta, D-Calif., told The Daily Signal that it filed an application to stay the injunction.
“We believe that the district court misapplied the law and that the decision will ultimately be reversed on appeal,” the AG’s office said. “We are committed to securing school environments that allow transgender students to safely participate as their authentic selves while recognizing the important role that parents play in students’ lives.”
Jonna represents Elizabeth Mirabelli and Lori Ann West, two teachers who sued their Escondido Union School District over Administrative Regulation 5145.3. The policy mandates that teachers and school staff will immediately accept a student’s expressed gender identity and bars teachers from revealing the student’s claimed gender identity to parents or guardians........