Gender Notification Policy, CRT Ban at California School District Can Remain During Trial

A Superior Court judge denied a preliminary injunction in the case against Temecula Valley, allowing the district to continue enforcing its policies.

Parents demonstrate at a school board meeting amid controversy surrounding school curriculum in Temecula, Calif., on June 13, 2023. Micaela Ricaforte/The Epoch Times

A judge has allowed a parental notification policy and a ban on critical race theory enacted by the board of education in the Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) to stand during trial in a Feb. 23 ruling.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Eric Keen denied a request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the school board’s directive mandating school personnel inform parents if students change their gender identity. Additionally, the ruling lets stand the prohibition on teaching critical race theory (CRT), an ideology that divides people into oppressors and oppressed based on race.