A public school district in an idyllic beach town north of San Diego is finally acknowledging a Supreme Court decision to allow opt-outs for parents and students when schools are promoting leftist gender ideology.

The Encinitas Union School District was sued by a fifth-grade student, Shea Encinas, who was forced to teach a fellow student an ideology that conflicted with his and his family’s religious beliefs on sex and gender. Last year, Shea’s fifth-grade teacher read him the book My Shadow is Pink, a story about a young boy who wants to be a girl. Then the school instructed Shea to show a video version of the book to his “buddy,” a kindergarten student, and prompt the younger boy to decide if he felt like his shadows were pink or blue.

Since the incident, Shea has traveled to speak with President Donald Trump about religious liberties and parental rights. Last month, the school district

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