"The policy also forces [plaintiff] Elizabeth [Mirabelli] and others like her to violate faith,"
"She has constitutional rights that are being violated by this policy, which is forcing teachers to lie and participate in deception."
"This case is about the right to speak freely, the right to exercise my own religious beliefs,"
"When it comes to a student's change in gender identity, California state policymakers apparently do not trust parents to do the right thing for their child,"
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez granted summary judgment for two Rincon Middle School teachers who sued Escondido Union School District over policies requiring respect for transgender students' chosen names and pronouns and confidentiality of student disclosures absent consent or safety concerns. The teachers, citing religious objections, previously received a temporary injunction blocking policy enforcement. Their attorney argued the policy forces teachers to violate faith and lie. Judge Benitez wrote that California policymakers apparently do not trust parents and found the policy infringes parents' Fourteenth Amendment rights, while noting risks to youth if outed prematurely.
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