California School Board Defies State, Keeps Parent Notification Policy for Trans Students

‘We have a right as a board to defy a dictatorial governor and bureaucracy … that tries to take away our rights as parents and as citizens,’ a trustee said.

Murrieta Valley Unified schools must notify parents if their child wishes to identify as transgender under a new policy approved by the district’s board at a board meeting in Murrieta, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2023. Micaela Ricaforte/The Epoch Times

A Southern California school district is defying a state order to reverse a controversial policy requiring parents to be notified if their child wishes to identify as transgender.

After the California Department of Education ordered the Murrieta Valley Unified School Board to rescind the policy on April 10, district officials announced that they would no longer enforce the policy, in a letter to the school community on April 12.