Newsom, Bonta Dismissed From Teacher Suit Over Transgender Disclosure Policy

Two San Diego County teachers had included the state leaders as defendants in their suit claiming the policy violated their religious freedom.

A Worldwide Stop the War Against Children Rally to protest the sexualization of children, secret gender transitions of minors and pornographic books at schools, and other issues in San Diego on Oct. 21, 2023. Brad Jones/The Epoch Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta have been removed as defendants in a lawsuit brought by two teachers over a policy that bans teachers from notifying parents of a student’s gender transition.

Elizabeth Mirabelli and Lori Ann West, two teachers in the Escondido School District in San Diego County, sued the district and several administration members over the policy in April 2023, claiming it violated their religious freedom and free speech.