"As The Advocate reports, this week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration over its threat to withhold $4.9 billion in annual federal education funding unless the state allows local school districts to notify parents of students' social gender transitions, which would violate California law. Last month, U.S. Department of Education (ED)"
"In a statement, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said CDE had "egregiously" abused its authority by "pressuring school officials to withhold information about students' so-called 'gender transitions' from their parents," under the state's Support Academic Futures & Educators for Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act. The 2024 law prohibits "parental notification" policies in school districts and protects teachers and administrators from retaliation if they choose not to follow district directives to out LGBTQ+ students to their parents."
A U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order preventing federal officials from withholding billions in education funding from California. California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration over a threatened loss of $4.9 billion tied to parental notification of students' social gender transitions. The Department of Education accused the California Department of Education of violating FERPA by denying parents access to student records. The SAFETY Act forbids parental-notification policies and shields school staff from retaliation. Advocates warn that outing transgender students to unsupportive parents can be dangerous. California officials argue students have a state constitutional privacy right from parents.
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