California School District Scraps Parent Notification Policy for Trans Students

The state ordered Murietta Valley Unified to rescind the policy. A dozen SoCal districts have adopted similar rules; one was sued by the attorney general.

The Glendale Unified School Board’s final meeting of the school year draws dozens of parents, community members, and activists protesting over the district’s policies on LGBT content in schools in Glendale, Calif., on June 20, 2023. Hasmik Bezirdzhyan

The Murietta Valley Unified school board announced last week it will no longer enforce its controversial policy requiring parents to be notified if their child wishes to identify as transgender.

District officials announced the reversal of the policy, which it approved in a 3-2 vote last August, in a letter to the school community on April 12.